FROM PERKS
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AS THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
Today, on this most whatever of holidays, give them the gift they really want: an oversized fortune cookie hand-painted to honor the Chinese New Year and filled with a cheeky fortune written by the team from Cards Against Humanity. It’s totally doable at the Bakery at Fat Rice. Super specific, but doable.
HUSTLE AND BOW
Your Valentine’s Day essentials include, but are not limited to: pink marshmallows, gold-dusted chocolate bars and a rainbow of French macarons. Check them all off with one trip to the Bows & Eros pop-up at Chicago Athletic Association Hotel. And drink some Champagne while you’re at it.
TRUE LOVE
What happens when two of the country’s finest meat-slingers join forces? Presumably, very long lines. Also, a hybrid burger creation that combines the cured perfection of Katz’s pastrami with the griddled goodness of an Au Cheval cheeseburger. It’s available for two days only, so maybe get in line now.
CHEERS
Pink flamingos. Cutout bartenders. A young Bill Murray cameo. That’s just a taste of the Light Times Club, a conceptual watering hole created by street artist Don’t Fret. But there was more than met the eye at the former Logan Square pop-up bar, and one writer attempted to find out just what that was. Grab a conceptual beer and take a look.
HARD PRESSED
180 bottles and cans of cider representing 13 states and seven countries. That’s what you’ll find at this year’s Cider Summit in Navy Pier’s Grand Ballroom. That, and a whiskey-filled cider cocktail lounge. And you, in the middle of it all, just trying to live your best life.
PRIVATE PARTS
Go to them. Go to them now. Oh, and here’s a gentleman’s guide to grand romantic gestures, in case you had one planned for later tonight. Plus: if you’re planning on seeing Black Panther on Friday, but have no idea what’s going on in the world of Black Panther, this will make for a good primer.
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.
