The weekend is your power ballad.
There's no better place to start Valentine's Day weekend than somewhere where everyone seems to be saying, "Hey, let's hit the sheets." Servers and bartenders will be decked out in their silky bedtime finest during this pink, pillow-laden party. Bunny slippers are up to you.
You've moved on. You're through. You're being very mature about the whole thing. Still, if you bring a picture of your ex, you'll receive a voodoo doll to pin it to and—what do you know—a bonfire for you to throw it into. They say fire heals all wounds.
The Cook County Board wouldn't do it, but at least someone in the city is willing to repeal taxes. Participating shops at 900 N Michigan are discounting prices 10.25% to offset sales tax this weekend. So you can finally buy that lacy La Perla two-piece at lingerie shop Enchanté for that Tea Party woman in your life.
True story: Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was born on the Greek island of Cypriot. (We swear to Zeus.) That's why Taxim has prepared a special menu featuring aphrodisiacs from her birthplace. Feast on dishes laden with libido-enhancing ingredients like figs, honey, almonds, pine nuts...plus a martini, wine and a red rose just to cover your bases.
If Presidents' Day stands for anything, it's the right to enjoy a traditional five-course feast where your braised pork belly, lavender-scented eggplant and pheasant potpies arrive with a different Bell's Beer. Though the event is sold out, we managed to stash a few last-minute reservations for you. Yet, still no holiday in our honor.
