FROM PERKS
Winter means layers—the most important of which are your blazers and button-ups. And these ones were literally made for each other by the sartorial gurus at Maceoo. Their name roughly translates to “gift from the gods,” by the way. And this Perk roughly translates to “60-61% off all of the above.”
BEAN SPIRIT
Part café, park coffee roaster and part caffeinate lab, all inside some refurbished shipping containers. That’s exactly what Caffè Umbria’s new location in Logan Square is, and that’s exactly what you need. Don’t act like you don’t need shipping containers.
FINE STOCK
You’ll start with some spicy fried potatoes before moving onto a pot roast tartine. You’ll smile and repeat as necessary. You’re at Stock and Ledger, a new restaurant that wants to modernize classic American dishes and is doing just that in the Loop. All you have to specialize in is bringing a date there.
USE THE FORCE
So you want to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi this weekend. But maybe you’d rather do it at a private screening. And then maybe stay in a nice hotel room for a couple nights at a snow-covered resort in Wisconsin. Sure, Grand Geneva can make that happen.
ROLL ON
The merry sound of Christmas music in your ears, a cold toddy in your hand and four-wheeled skates on your feet. That’s what you’re in for at Holiday Skate Night at the Chicago Athletic Association hotel. It’s okay if all you read was “cold toddy.”
PEARL JAM
The newest drinkable innovation at Forbidden Root comes in the form of a cookie-inspired beer called Me Drink Cookie. Not only is this oatmeal raisin brown ale infused with cinnamon and vanilla, but it’s also served with chocolate boba pearls. So, that’s different.
NO MOORE
The GOP senate candidate/creepy mall rat may’ve lost yesterday, but his horse, Sassy, won. In other news: we present you with luxury watches made with recycled parts from old Ford Mustangs, as well as a case against some of the backlash towards the viral New Yorker short story, “Cat Person.” Enjoy.
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.
