FROM PERKS
The fine people at Standard Deviation spent years trying on pair after pair of pants, so you don’t have to. The result: a new formula for premium denim—designed in New York, sourced from historic American mills and constructed by seasoned craftsmen. Oh, and then we took 25% off each pair.
SEEING RED
Maybe you’ve never heard of Perman Wine, the longstanding West Loop retailer. Well, allow us to introduce you to its big, beautiful wine shop and tasting room that just opened off Division with a couple hundred hand-selected bottles of wine, beer and spirits. Which doesn’t feel un-timely for your impending holiday parties.
RAISE THE DEAD
If you insist on going to a haunted house this year, it should probably serve cocktails. Enter House of the Dead, the latest Emporium-adjacent pop-up. It’s basically a faux decrepit watering hole that serves punch in skulls and spikes slushies with mezcal. So as far as faux decrepit watering holes go…
DAN BAND
Meet Dan and Dan. They make Chinese food in their Milwaukee restaurant appropriately named DanDan, and they’ll be serving it at Longman & Eagle on Saturday. Also, meet bourbon. It’s the thing you’ll be drinking while carving pumpkins at Longman & Eagle on Sunday. Basically, you’re going to Longman & Eagle this weekend.
DARK ARTS
Welcome to the Arts in the Dark Halloween parade, where artists from all over the city will line the streets, from Lookingglass Theater actors donning Alice in Wonderland costumes to the Art Institute’s medieval knights. And it all ends with a House Party at the Bean, of course.
HOT DAMN
When the decision of where to eat brunch this weekend arrives, take note that the Delta recently threw its hat in the ring with red hot tamale chilaquiles and Korean-style chicken wing-topped waffles. We’ll let you mull that over for a few days.
WINDS OF CHANGE
That’s because we selected them specifically based on their versatility (and, you know, general handsomeness). We’ve also created a working Curb Your Enthusiasm glossary to document the show’s most useful phrases and terms. And look at that: the Trump administration power rankings are back.
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.
