The weekend is always a fresh start.
Procrastination is something to worry about next year. For now, if you haven't made dinner reservations yet, we've saved some tables for you at the nearly booked Trader Vic's four-course Polynesian feast. They're even throwing in a bottle of good bubbly for couples. The champagne tiki gods must be happy.
This country-fried brunch is a veritable New Year's first aid station, with fried chicken, corn-flake-crusted French toast and that traditional first-day-of-January good luck dish, Hoppin' John (cheesy black beans and rice) to whip you into shape—if the spicy Bloody Marys don't do it first.
The first day of the year should be no more stressful than it has to be—so you don't even have to get out of your PJs for this brunch of sausage-packed Irish Breakfasts, mini breakfast sliders (read: little bacon-and-sausage croissants) and crab-cake benedicts. And the make-your-own-Bloody Mary bar ensures you will get some work done today.
Here it is, the first week of 2010 and your favorite nest of samba music, Latin cocktailing and spicy cuisine is already trying to seduce you. This three-course dinner includes options like suckling pig, smoked chicken empanadas and skirt steak—plus, a free glass of sangria to loosen your inhibitions.
Right when you need it most—January—Sola brings a little island love to North Center. This Hawaii-inspired family-style feast lets everyone dig into Kalua Pork or Truffle Teriyaki Roasted Chicken, but desserts are strictly individual. You and that macadamia-topped hot fudge sundae need your privacy.
