The Drinker's Guide: Duchamp's Kris von Dopek on His Wintry New Cocktail
LET AN EXPERT INSPIRE YOU: The Bucktown bar’s spirits guru explains how created “The Colonial.”
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The Drinker's Guide: Nine Stylish Items for Your Home Bar
MORE IS MORE: Tasteful bottle openers, whiskey decanters, cocktail napkins, and other flourishes for the happy home bar
The Drinker's Guide to Chicago: Best Wines, Cocktails, Beers, and More
Thanks to a booming cocktail scene, new wine boutiques in many neighborhoods, and our obsession with craft brewing, Chicago has become a veritable haven for the discriminating drinker. And there’s no better time to check it all out than right now, when staying cozy in a bar or at home is priority number one. In … Read more
The Drinker's Guide: 20 Best Cocktails in Chicago
SAMPLE GREATNESS: From The Aviary’s Rum Manhattan to Sable’s Transfinite Induction, we picked the 20 best cocktails in town—and lined them up from bitter to sweet.
The Drinker's Guide: How to Build a Home Bar
PRACTICE AT HOME: Mixologist Paul McGee and his wife, Shelby Allison McGee, show us how to build a bar cart that rivals their own in style and practicality.
The Drinker's Guide: Best Wines at Every Price
UPGRADE YOUR WINE CELLAR: You can find an amazing bottle at virtually any price. We asked the wine buyers at 12 of our favorite stores to pick their best.
The Drinker's Guide: Winter Cocktail Recipe Challenge
Are you a budding mixologist? Compete against other mix masters by sending us your best cold-weather cocktail recipe by Friday, February 3rd.
Weekend Photos: Theophilus London @ Lincoln Hall
On a frigid Friday night, a young crowd warmed up and cut loose in Lincoln Hall during a performance by hip-hop-meets-eighties-pop artist Theophilus London…
The Ogden: Tip-off Time at the United Center’s New Sports Bar Neighbor
Blackhawks fans walking from their parking spots to the United Center for last night’s game peered with interest into the windows of The Ogden (1659 W. Ogden Ave.), a new upscale sports bar and restaurant that is currently in soft-open mode…
John Manion to Open La Sirena Clandestina on Fulton Market
The Descent of Manion
After what he describes as three years in the wilderness, John Manion (Mas, Branch 27) has settled, like seemingly everyone else these days, in the West Loop…