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December 2009
12/30/09Comparison Shopping: Surveying the masses for last-minute New Year's Eve parties in ChicagoA few weeks ago, while listlessly discussing options for seeing off 2009, my sister, Claire, proclaimed the following: “Other than marriage, New Year’s Eve is the biggest scam ever perpetrated on the American public.” I posted her observation as my status update on Facebook and received no fewer than 15 comments echoing... Posted at 03:33 PM in The Chaser | Permalink | Comments (2) |
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12/17/09The Whole Enchilada: Drinking and Schmoozing at the Mammoth Whole FoodsIf there’s one place in Chicago—other than my nearby haunt, the River Shannon—that’s like my own personal Cheers, it would have to be the new Whole Foods in Lincoln Park. Maybe everybody doesn't know my name—it’s a 75,000-square-foot store, after all, with a staff to match—but I’m pretty sure they’ve all seen me giving informal... Posted at 04:13 PM in The Chaser | Permalink | Comments (9) |
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12/10/09Live from the Palace: Running the numbers on Bernard's Bar, the Gold Coast's new haute hangout in the Elysian Hotel
The Peninsula? The Four Seasons? The Ritz? Get me there, get me on a velvet couch—oh, and somebody get me a cocktail, please. Posted at 03:03 PM in The Chaser | Permalink | Comments (3) |
12/03/09First Big Star I See Tonight: A campout at Wicker Park's new honky-tonk; plus, what's up with the CharlestonAs I stood in the rain last night, waiting to cross the street to Big Star (1531 N. Damen Ave.; 773-235-4039), I could already see them on the blacktop out front: the Wicker Park hipsters, hunched coolly in vintage peacoats and smoking cigarettes on the same patio where, not long ago, people with tattoos and big dogs used to... Posted at 05:39 PM in The Chaser | Permalink | Comments (2) |
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About The Chaser
The freelance life keeps writer Amalie Drury ensconced in her home office most days, but by the time cocktail hour rolls around, she’s more than ready to snap her laptop shut and hit Chicago's bar scene in search of the good, the bad, and the gossipy. A native Kentuckian, Amalie has been nursing a taste for bourbon practically since birth. Leave her tips on where to sip in the comments section below, then check back each Thursday for tales of her exploits and the latest in nightlife news.
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