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Home » The Violet Hour

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Posted inBest of Chicago

Best cocktail list

by Chicago Reader June 24, 2015August 18, 2021

The Violet Hour Runner-Up: Scofflaw

Posted inBlogs

Chicago produces a James Beard award show that honors the producers

by Michael Gebert May 5, 2015August 18, 2021

How Chicago fared competing for—and running—the James Beard Foundation awards.

Posted inFood & Drink

What six Chicago bartenders would drink if they were stranded on a desert island

by Chicago Reader March 12, 2015August 18, 2021

Paul McGee and five other local drink slingers pick a favorite libation—and where in Chicago they like it best.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best cocktail list

by Chicago Reader June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

The Violet Hour

Posted inArts & Culture

The natural selection of Jenny Kendler

by Sam Worley June 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Jenny Kendler, first-ever artist in residence for the Natural Resources Defense Council, makes complex work about the weird relationship between humans and the natural world.

Posted inFood & Drink

What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food?

by Mike Sula March 5, 2014August 18, 2021

Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestlé, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.

Posted inBlogs

Street View 114: Black and white at the Violet Hour

by Isa Giallorenzo August 19, 2013August 19, 2021

Isa Giallorenzo’s Street View 114

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Cocktail List

by Chicago Reader June 19, 2013August 19, 2021

The Violet Hour

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Cocktail

by Chicago Reader June 19, 2013August 19, 2021

Tie

Posted inBlogs

Street View 094: Skulls and cutouts in Wicker Park

by Isa Giallorenzo May 1, 2013August 19, 2021

Isa Giallorenzo’s Street View 094

A lineup of Scofflaw's cocktails
Posted inFood & Drink

A collection of curious cocktails

by Mike Sula March 14, 2013August 19, 2021

A collection of curious cocktails: eight bartenders contribute an unusual creation to our dream cocktail list.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Cocktail

by Chicago Reader June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Juliet and Romeo (the Violet Hour)

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Cocktail List

by Chicago Reader June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

The Violet Hour

Posted inBlogs

Gin and juiceless?

by Mike Sula March 23, 2012August 19, 2021

Is Chicago lagging New York because we have no spirit-exclusive cocktail bars. That’s just horsefeathers.

Gin cocktails from Logan Square’s Scofflaw: Rocket Frost, Martinez, Saint Charles
Posted inFood & Drink

Mother’s ruin

by Lauren Viera March 21, 2012August 19, 2021

Chicago has no excuse for lagging in the world of competitive cocktailing. We’re just too nice.

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