It was a multisensory extravaganza Saturday afternoon when Drinking & Writing Theater held its fifth annual Beerfly Alleyfight in Haymarket Pub & Brewery’s back bar. The event—part of Chicago Craft Beer Week, which continues through May 27—paired homebrewed beer with homecooked food and homemade art, but if that all sounds a little complicated, really, the operative word here is “beer”…
The Abbey Pub’s office manager, Leslie Galambos, spotted the casting call on Craigslist and thought, Why not? The next thing she knew, film crews and producers from the new Spike TV show Bar Rescue (brought to you by the makers of The Biggest Loser and hosted by the bar and restaurant consultant Jon Taffer) had descended on the ripe-for-revamping pub and live-music venue in Old Irving Park…
A sold-out crowd tasted samples from 27 breweries at Thursday night’s Beer Under Glass, the official opening bash for Chicago Craft Beer Week 2011 at Garfield Park Conservatory…
What would I do right now if I worked downtown? I’d knock off a little early and head over to The Terrace at Trump, where I’d be among the first drinkers of the year—on an almost-gorgeous afternoon, no less—to take in the best views in the city. Today is the Terrace’s soft opening for the spring and summer season, and in a phone call this morning to the bar’s manager, Kamilah Mahon, I got the scoop on its new Polynesian-chic theme…
Double Boiler
Sue Kim-Drohomyrecky and Peter Drohomyrecky, who own Custom House Tavern in the South Loop, announced their plans to open two restaurants in the Lakeshore East area…
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You read it here first (in English, at least): A new Chicago brewery, 5 Rabbit Cerveceria, will preview its beer lineup during the second-annual Chicago Craft Beer Week, which kicks off Thursday and runs through May 27 (check The 312 on Friday for photos from the opening-night party at Garfield Park Conservatory)…
Dion Antic—Remember him? Iggy’s? Harry’s Velvet Room? The more recent but shorter-lived Shady Lady?—is back with a new nightspot, Porkchop, in the West Loop…
Chef Evan Percoco talks about the new dish at the acclaimed Italian restaurant, and their new desserts from a new pastry chef.
