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02/01/10
Afternoon Delights
Your Valentine's Day Brunch Has Arrived
This year, Valentine's Day falls on Sunday, so it will be tempting—very tempting, in fact—to spend the day lazing under the rose-petal-strewn sheets with your sweetheart. But at some point you'll need more sustenance than a box of conversation hearts can provide. So we promise these Valentine's Day brunches will make getting out of bed worthwhile.
LOVE ELIXIRS
Brunch Cocktails at Hearty
We're all for exotic aphrodisiacs, but rhino horn presents so many issues (potential bedroom messes, for
one). So rely on an old standby: booze. Crazy cocktails like the Tuscan French 75 (fennel-infused
gin and bubbly) and Rose Water Sparkler (sparkling Riesling and rose water) are just the thing to
pair with a crepe built for two—though a fork built for two would be kind of cool.
- 411:
- Feb 14, 9am-2pm, Hearty Restaurant, 3819 N Broadway, 773-868-9866
HEART CLOGGERS
Burger Brunch at DMK Burger Bar
Yes, this preset menu of deviled eggs, lobster soup, burgers, truffle fries, a pair of chocolate cupcakes
and (the coup de grâce) a strawberry shake that comes with two straws is really more lunch than
brunch. But they're accepting limited reservations for Sunday (secret word: Aphrodite), so we think
it's well worth blurring the brunch-lunch boundary.
- 411:
- Feb 14, 11am, $48 per couple, DMK Burger Bar, 2954 N Sheffield, 773-360-8686
EX'D OUT
Shred Your Ex Party at Bar Louie
Ah, new love. You're thinking of moving it to the next level. So first things first: get rid of evidence of
those who came before. Bring those snaps of your respective former suitors to Bar Louie on Sunday. They're
offering a two-for-one brunch deal, and if you allow them to shred a picture of that ex, you'll score a free
cocktail. See, everyone wins.
- 411:
- Feb 14, 10am-3pm, Bar Louie, 226 W Chicago Ave, 312-337-3313
AMORE, UNLIMITED
Prosecco Brunch at Tocco
Italians: fine people, fine beverages, heroic when it comes to romantic brunches. Tocco, that
pink-and-black, Milan-by-way-of-Wicker Park spot proves that they have a sparkle too: they're debuting a new
brunch featuring Nutella and marmalade crepes, ricotta and eggs, and Italian sausage omelets. And to wash it
down, you'll finally have access to their fine prosecco collection before dinner.
- 411:
- Feb 14, 9am-2pm, Tocco, 1266 N Milwaukee Ave, 773-687-8895
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