Burt’s Place Is Back, and Now You Desperately Need Pizza

Burt’s Place Is Back, and Now You Desperately Need Pizza
There Are Also Matters of Martinis, Meatloaf and Espionage to Contend With
By Sarah Freeman

Wednesday

FROM PERKS

            Your New Lucky Underwear, 25% Off

You could use a new pair of well-designed, luxuriously crafted, go-to undies. Don’t ask how we know that.
We just do. Which is why we’re setting you up with 25% off a selection of handsome underthings from Mr & Muse. It can be our little
secret.

Thursday

PIER PRESSURE

            Yes, You’ll Want to Go to Navy Pier for This

A fire dancer, a burlesque duo and a trio of clowns walk into the swanky new South Corridor of Navy Pier.
Then you also walk in and realize that you’re at the launch party for a 10-week art exhibition dubbed
Thawalls. Sorry if you thought that was about to be a joke.

NICKY SITUATION

            Welcome to Studio 54. Kind Of.

1977: Studio 54 opens its doors and Nicky Siano is on the ones and twos.
2017: Nicky Siano celebrates his birthday by screening his documentary, Love Is the
Message, on the roof of Celeste, then hops back into the DJ booth for a set at Disco. This time,
you’re invited.

Friday

THE NEED FOR MEAD

            Looks Like It’s Time to Start Drinking Mead

Mead probably won’t replace your happy hour beverage anytime soon. Still, Wild Blossom—the state’s
first meadery—makes a strong case with its new Washington Heights tasting room. It offers a dozen
varieties, from classic wildflower mead to S’mores Bochet. S’mores mead. Just seemed worth repeating, is
all.

Saturday

SPY GAMES

            Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It, Is to Drink Here

Espionage and vodka. There. Now the stage is set for SafeHouse, the beloved Milwaukee drinkery that just
opened a second location behind a red door marked “International Exports” in River North. We’re not
saying you’ll be drinking shaken martinis while eating Mata Hari’s meatloaf there, but we’re also not
not saying that.

Sunday

PIE IN WAITING

            Very Important Words About Very Important Pizza

File under: Critical Pizza News. Burt’s Place is back in business after the loss of its fearless leader
and pizza savant, Burt Katz. Expect the same caramelized crust filled with gooey cheese and tangy tomato
sauce, studied and perfected by two of Katz’s successors. See. Critical.

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.

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