Amalie Drury

Since I moved north to Lincoln Square last summer, I’ve walked past a bar every morning on my way to the Brown Line that, quite honestly, hasn’t looked like it needed to be on my must-try list. I mean, for Pete’s sake, there’s a piece of paper taped to the window that reads, “For your protection, these premises are being video recorded”... Read more

I think my executive cocktail did me in. Have you ever ordered one of those glorious beasts at any of the bars in The Drake hotel? If you ask for an executive Maker’s Mark with a splash of Diet Coke, like I did last night, this is what you’ll get... Read more

Ever wondered what $10,000 in Halloween decorations looks like? Neither had I, until I got an alert last week from the Lincoln Park bar and cover band venue Uncle Fatty’s Rum Resort claiming that’s how much the spot had spent to lure this year’s faux Snookis and Antoine Dodsons away from their Halloween house parties... Read more

The Chicago Marathon—which begins this Sunday, October 10th, at 7:30 a.m. in Grant Park—has taken over my life, and I’m not even running it. The Creative Director is, though, and over the course of his seven months of training I’ve found myself engaged in the following activities... Read more