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In true Brendan Sodikoff fashion, the man behind Gilt Bar and Bavette's quietly opened a new coffee shop between the two last week. Sawada Matcha takes its cues from its West Loop sister with Military Lattes and Doughnut Vault donuts in a perfectly handsome space, plus a rainbow of French macarons. A rainbow, people.
It's all things Prairie School as the team from the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired bar travels to nearby Low Res studio for a documentary screening of Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America, along with cocktail-fueled discussions about him. That other man, barman Jim Meehan, will be there, too.
It's that magical time of year when you get to watch hours of college basketball. Or hey, maybe opt for hours of live comedy instead. It's March Sadness at Chicago Athletic Association hotel, featuring the likes of Odinaka Ezeokoli, who you may recognize from Netflix's Easy. Much funnier than basketball.
From the minds behind creative duo GRLS comes an oversized, flower-having Barbie Dream House of sorts. Yep. It's there, inside Emporium's latest pop-up, where you'll drink cocktails and attend parties benefiting various women's organizations throughout Chicago. So, the best kind of Barbie Dream House.
You came, you saw, you slid down a mountain on carbon fiber planks. If not, your last chance to do that at Grand Geneva is this weekend, as ski season comes to a close there on Sunday. Then, toast your final run with a cocktail by the fire and some live music at the hilltop Leinenkugel's Lodge. Or maybe skip the skiing part.
Find out in our investigation of some of the weirder Instagram subcultures. Speaking of weird subcultures, we tried to figure out why Flamin' Hot Cheetos are everywhere right now. And because we thought you'd like to know, Steve McQueen's iconic Persol sunglasses are up for auction.
