Ever Heard of a Northwest Indiana–Style Burger? Come, Let Us Explore… By Sarah Freeman
Wednesday
FROM PERKS
Wednesday Boots. Friday Loafers. 29% Off.
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TASTE OF INDIANA
A Very Specific New Burger in Roscoe Village
A trip to Roscoe Village’s new burger shop will reveal two things: 1) Northwest Indiana–style burgers exist. They’re griddled, served crispy around the edges and covered in secret sauce. 2) Northwest Indiana–style burgers are delicious.
Thursday
BREW DATE
This Is Another Brewpub, and That’s Okay
There’s a new brewpub in town. You know the drill. Sit at the bar with some fun people and admire the 20 taps surrounded by moss (point being the beers, not the moss). Order a burger and a Rue Envoy IPA. Get that new yet familiar feeling. Leave. We’re still working on the ending.
Friday
FEST LAID PLANS
The Festival With All the Bacon
That salty, smoky fragrance wafting north can only mean one thing: Baconfest is back with 150 chefs paying tribute to the magnificent meat strips. There will be unlimited bacon. There will be beer. There will be cocktails. There will be no more listing of things right now.
Saturday
YES WE VAN
Paul Kahan’s Skate Park Shoe Party
Just a punk-rock concert with an open bar and food from Avec and Publican Quality Meats in an indoor skate park. What’s the occasion, you might ask? Resident cool guy/chef/restaurateur Paul Kahan is launching his new shoe collaboration with Vans. It’s also important to note that you’re invited.
Sunday
SPIRITED AWAY
Class Is in Session. Related: Class Is About Alcohol.
The Chicago Cocktail Summit is coming back this weekend, and you’re in for two days of seminars, tastings and demos that’ll turn the Logan Theatre into what essentially amounts to a boozy university. Which is less redundant than it sounds.
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.
