Weekend Photos: Derby
And they’re off! Last week, our nightlife reporter previewed Derby, a new racing-themed watering hole that opened Friday near DePaul…
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What’s Coming and What’s Cheap in Chicago Dining
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Saddle Up at Derby, Lincoln Park’s Racing-Themed Bar Opens Tomorrow
On Friday, the old Charlie’s on Webster will make its debut as Derby, a new bar that endorses three of my favorite things in life: horse racing, bourbon, and Kentucky. Derby is another project from the folks at Big Onion Tavern Group (404 Wine Bar Co., Jack’s Bar and Grill, the Irish Oak), and word has it that a couple of the silent investors have a special affinity for the South…
Q&A with Phineas Jones, the Man Behind Half Acre's Big Hugs Beer Label
Half Acre Beer Company’s annual Christmas stout, Big Hugs, is back. With the beer’s upcoming release this Friday, we caught up with the Chicago screen printer who designed the label’s infamous mascot.
Curtis Duffy Answers Our Questions About His Upcoming New Restaurant, Grace
Six Questions for Curtis Duffy
Duffy announced this past Monday that the haute-cuisine restaurant he plans to open this summer in the West Loop will be called Grace. He has yet to announce the address…
Weekend Photos: Kamehachi
The sushi standby Kamehachi opened a new Wells Street location in November, and while we had heard the scene in the upstairs bar—featuring an updated cocktail list…
Things to Do This Winter in Chicago: Five Hot Drinks Worth Sipping
HOT SHOTS: From Owen & Engine’s hot cider to Rustic House’s spiced rum nog, our favorite concoctions of the season
Highball Lounge: A Blast from the Past in River North
I’ve heard a lot of buzz about Highball Lounge, which opened the week I was out of town for Thanksgiving. Judging by the photos taken by our Scene on the Scene photographer last Saturday, it has become an overnight hit…
Menu Items for Brendan Sodikoff’s Diner, Au Cheval, Revealed
I’m So Hungry I Could Eat a Horse
It started with the name Ox Diner, then it was Sweeney’s Diner, and now, as Au Cheval, it’s about a month and a half from opening…
Weekend Photos: Highball Lounge
Frou-frou cocktails, begone! On Saturday night, natty folks in search of simpler drinks—scotch and sodas, anyone?—headed en masse to the recently opened Highball Lounge in River North…