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01/26/12
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PERK ALERT
Your Super Bowl Essentials: Right Here
Our eyes are set on one thing: the Super Bowl. For your snacking pleasure, Perks is hooking you up with
bacon bourbon caramel
corn (yes, it’s as delicious as it sounds) and your choice of three moonshine-infused salsas or barbecue
sauces. And to complete your experience: surround sound speakers.
GRAND TASTE
Five Course, Six Wines, One You
When Randy Zweiban introduces a new menu, you want to know about it. You may also want to eat it. So start
with some cava and duck meatballs before sitting down for five courses with wine pairings before finishing
with the traditional cinnamon churros and sherry course.
- 411:
- Jan 26, 6pm, $70, Province, 161 N Jefferson St (between Lake and Randolph), 312-669-9900
SEIS SOMETHING
Meet People Who Like People
People Lounge has been around for six years. Impressive. But not quite as impressive as a party that starts
with an hour of free rum and beer, followed by tapas, $4 drafts, $10 tequila flights and one
rumba-tango-flamenco-funk band. Basically P-Funk meets the Gipsy Kings.
- 411:
- Jan 26, gratis reception 10-11pm, People Lounge, 1560 N Milwaukee Ave (near North), 773-227-9339
FLEXING MUSSELS
Tuman’s Gives You an Upgrade
The former Tuman’s Alcohol Abuse Center seems to be coming up in the world. It just gave itself a makeover
by polishing up the interior, trading in its shot-and-wings menu for Amish chicken, Belgian ale mussels and
28 drafts. This is your kind of rehab.
- 411:
- Now open, Tuman’s Tap & Grill, 2159 W Chicago Ave (at Leavitt), 773-782-1400, see the menu
SOUTH SIDER
The Best Way to Meet Southpaw
Ozzie’s gone. Ventura is in. As for you: if you can start the season knowing you gave Southpaw—or at
least Frank Thomas—a great big bear hug, things are going to be okay for the White Sox. The fan expo is
your best chance for peace of mind.
- 411:
- Jan 27-29, $35-$70, Palmer House Hilton, 17 E Monroe St (between State and Wabash), 312-726-7500, tickets here
DIVE, DIVE, DIVE
A Mystery Tour of Dive Bars
There’s a time for housemade bitters and wasabi tinctures. Then there’s a time for piling into an old
yellow school bus, putting a road pop in your hand and experiencing three of this town’s best old-man
bars. That time is this Sunday. And when you get back to Lottie’s, it’s karaoke time.
- 411:
- Jan 29, 7pm (registration begins at 2pm), $15, Lottie’s Pub, 1925 W Cortland St (at Winchester), 773-489-0738
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