A Clandestine Cocktail Lounge for Vespers and Blue Cheese Gougeres

            Your Wrist Thanks You in Advance

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Perks. That’s who’s getting you up to 26% off of them. Now that’s some excellent teamwork right there.

Thursday

RAISING THE BAR

            Beatrix Market Is Here to Save Lunch

From the fine people behind Beatrix comes the most beautiful salad bar you’ve ever seen. The first
stand-alone location of Beatrix Market is now open in the Loop with fresh greens, cold salads and hot foods
as far as the eye can see. Such majesty.

Friday

LET’S FRANCE

            There's a Secret Cocktail Bar Behind Chez Moi

We’re going to let you in on a little secret. Longtime French brasserie Chez Moi is now home to a
clandestine cocktail lounge that lets you drink Vespers and eat blue cheese gougeres under crystal
chandeliers. So you should probably do all those things.

Saturday

‘TIS THE SEASON

            A Beer-Fueled Celebration of All Things Fall

All your favorite Chicago chefs are conveniently gathering in one place to celebrate the fall bounty.
Harvest Fest combines the likes of Stephanie Izard and Paul Kahan with food from over a dozen West Loop
restaurants, plus some beer-filled concerts. And no pumpkin spice in sight.

ALL HAIL THE KINGS

            Whose Punch Bowl Reigns Supreme?

With the finale of Cochon 555 also comes the national championship of Punch Kings. Hope you’re thirsty,
because 14 bartenders from coast-to-coast are about to show you what they can do with a lot of bourbon and a
punch bowl. Spoiler: it’s all good things.

Sunday

COME SAIL AWAY

            Rum and High-Speed Catamaran Action at Navy Pier

This weekend, the world’s best sailors gather off Navy Pier to battle on high-performance catamarans at the
Chicago Match Cup. And then there’s you, enjoying a leisurely lunch on a boat in Lake Michigan or sipping on
rum in the Dark ‘n’ Stormy Lounge. You’re all excellent people.

What Else Is New

POLITICAL SCIENCE

            Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump and "Staying in Your Lane"

Those are a few of the subjects broached in this exploration of who gets
to be political, and who doesn’t, in the wake of recent events. Shifting gears, we returned this week to
discuss Maggie Gyllenhaal and The Deuce. And because there’s never a bad time to take in some
literary quotes on love and relationships, we rounded up twelve of our favorites and put them right here for you. Use them wisely.

Sarah Freeman is often accused of hiding secrets in her hair. She can make any cocktail, as long as that cocktail is a rye Old Fashioned, and has never met a saison she didn’t like.