The Neon Wilderness will try, but the phrase “Algren-inspired bar” makes Algren scholar Bill Savage groan.
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Wrigley Field will host the MLB All-Star Game in the ‘near future,’ and other Chicago news
Also, a Mexican immigrant scheduled for deportation is suing CPD for an alleged gang database error.
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International Anthem brings punk idealism to progressive jazz
Chicago label International Anthem puts in the sweat to bring progressive jazz the audience it deserves.
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A former Chicago bartender returns from Cambodia to mix cocktails from her Phnom Penh bar
Annemarie Sagoi brings drinks from Le Boutier, her craft cocktail bar that celebrates Cambodia’s “golden age” of rock, to Bar DeVille for one night only.
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The Comedy Exposition stand-up fest stands in for Just for Laughs
Locals at the ground floor of Chicago’s stand-up scene launch the Comedy Exposition to help replace the absent Just for Laughs.
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 1/7: At Berkeley, Michael Zerang and Tuesday Funk
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, January 7
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2013: Ballsy babes, potted meat, and bartenders who can tackle just about anything
The third year of the Reader‘s Cocktail Challenge brought nonfoodstuffs and the nastiest ingredient yet.
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Cocktail Challenge: Potted meat
Austin Skiles of Lone Wolf uses the processed foodstuff in a twist on the negroni.
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Cocktail Challenge: Sardines
Rachael Smith of Bar DeVille “doubles down on fish” in a pink-and-blue margarita.
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Experimental trio Good Stuff House almost reunites
The Zelienople side project almost gets back together to play its first show in four years as its eponymous 2006 debut gets reissued.
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One bourbon, one scotch, and 20 new hipster bars
One bourbon, one scotch, and 20 new hipster bars
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Parlour Car stand-up at Bar DeVille is worth leaving the couch for
Parlour Car stand-up at Bar DeVille is worth leaving the couch for.
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Ben Schiller leaving Boka Restaurant Group
The illustrious barman is partnering in the Berkshire Room and opening his own “old-man bar.”
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In praise of Fat Phil’s Last Stand
Don’t hate this hot dog stand because it’s obnoxious
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The Philly cheesesteak makes good
In this week’s Food & Drink: Monti’s redeems the Philadelphia cheesesteak for Chicagoans, Cocktail Challenge canned tuna