Lady Gaga's show at the United Center tonight may be sold out, but The Kit Kat Lounge, 3700 N. Halsted St., has the next best thing: a night-long celebration of the queen of the monsters. Diva Aurora Sexton performs as Lady Gaga throughout the evening, and the club's sound system and big screens will be showing her greatest hits. Both the food and drink menus will be half price, and three Gaga-themed cocktails will be served. No reservations required; 21+ ...
Posted by Phil Vettel Carol Wallack has canceled her plans to move Sola (3868 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-327-3868) to River North. Instead, the Hawaiian-accented contemporary American restaurant will stick with its North Center home. "I decided to stay where I ...
Posted by Phil Vettel I hadn't been to Coco Pazzo since chef Tony Priolo left in 2008 to open Piccolo Sogno. But after an impressive weekend dinner, as part of my Chicago Restaurant Week travels, I can confidently say that, ...
The day before Election Day, Rev. Jesse Jackson decided to have a little fun with mayoral front-runner Rahm Emanuel — crashing an Emanuel lunch at Chicago’s Chicken & Waffles.When Emanuel walked into the popular restaurant in Bronzeville, supporters of former Sen Carol Moseley Braun, who had just come from her … ...
Posted by Phil Vettel Yesterday may have been the Father of our Country's birthday as far as the Post Office and schools are concerned, but Ai Japanese Restaurant & Lounge (358 W. Ontario St., 312-335-9888) is celebrating on Feb. 22, ...
The day before Election Day, Rev. Jesse Jackson decided to have a little fun with mayoral front-runner Rahm Emanuel -- crashing an Emanuel lunch at Chicago’s Chicken & Waffles.When Emanuel walked into the popular restaurant in ___, supporters of former Sen Carol Moseley Braun, who had just come from her … ...
In a twist that probably shouldn’t surprise us in these increasingly health-conscious times, the fast-food burger joint Five Guys is out and Weight Watchers is in at the new Wilson Yard development in Uptown. The developers weren’t making any kind of a statement, though. It’s just that negotiations to bring … ...
Posted by the Stew staff Today is Presidents Day, and since many of you are now preparing for your annual president's day dinner (come on, admit it!), we thought some inspiration would be in order. We wondered about our favorite ...