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Drink This: Essential Monsters, a funky Malort cocktail at The Drifter

June 15, 2018 at 11:41 a.m.

Speak-easies are enticing by the clandestine nature of their histories alone, but The Drifter holds a special allure. Inside, a time capsule of early 20th-century Chicago awaits, with an impressive...

Head to Zizi's Cafe in Lakeview for some serious baklava.

Eat This: Baklava is the real deal at ZiZi’s

May 2, 2019 at 12:26 p.m.

The origins of baklava can be traced to the earliest years of the Ottoman Empire, when only the wealthy could afford the simple luxury of flaky, unleavened pastry dough layered...

Brighten your morning with the salty and sweet CB+J smoothie at 24Karrots in Bucktown.

Drink This! CB+J smoothie at 24Karrots

June 15, 2018 at 12:21 p.m.

Smoothie season is here, and with it, the in-line deliberation over which of the many fruit, vegetable, milk, yogurt, juice and/or boost combinations to select. Fortunately, choosing the right shop...

Eat This! Smoked salmon hash brown Benedict at Summer House

May 2, 2019 at 12:26 p.m.

From the white-accented decor reminiscent of a contemporary beach house to the bevy of cool California wines, Summer House Santa Monica offers a taste of the West Coast in Lincoln...

Why play with a menu favorite? Because you can. The breakfast sandwich at Birchwood Kitchen has added house-made giardiniera and pimento cheese to the eggs and arugula.

Eat this: Breakfast sandwich at Birchwood Kitchen

May 2, 2019 at 12:25 p.m.

Breakfast is never boring at Birchwood Kitchen, the bright and convivial Wicker Park cafe with a rotating seasonal menu of locally sourced fare, a generous BYOB policy and queues that...

Pool Rules at Lost Lake comes in a puffer fish Tiki mug, garnished with a swirly straw, stir stick, citrus rind and umbrella.

Drink this: Jump into the party with Pool Rules cocktail

June 15, 2018 at 1:47 p.m.

The Tiki-themed Lost Lake is a holiday in a bar. The Logan Square hideaway is all about dreamy, 1930s South Pacific-inspired kitsch, complete with tropically dressed staff and exotic cocktails....

The Weston cocktail at the Berkshire Room combines Old Weller 107 bourbon, coffee essence from Dark Matter and a touch of pipe tobacco.

Drink this: The Weston cocktail at Berkshire Room

June 15, 2018 at 12:47 p.m.

For cocktail connoisseurs, The Berkshire Room is a utopia of riches. Tucked inside the ACME Hotel in River North, this striking craft cocktail lounge — set off by a retro...

Cafe Vienna's pretzel croissant sandwich overflows with scrambled eggs.

Eat This: Pretzel croissant is bread of choice at Cafe Vienna

May 2, 2019 at 12:24 p.m.

The German soft pretzel is a delectable invention, as is its French cousin, the flaky croissant. So why not combine the two into one magnificent superbread? Providentially, a cozy Austrian...

Vermillion in Chicago has launched a number of new menu items, including tiffin butter chicken, which features a creamy tomato-accented gravy.

Vermilion owner Rohini Dey: What it’s like to tape a reality show

May 2, 2019 at 12:23 p.m.

When Rohini Dey opened Vermilion in 2004, she wanted to bring the flavors of her childhood in India to River North — with a Latin twist. Enter dishes like lobster...

The Cubby Crunch ice cream at Bobtail in Lakeview comprises vanilla ice cream, Oreo crumbles, rainbow sprinkles, toffee and chocolate chips.

Eat this: Cubby Crunch ice cream packs hometown punch

June 15, 2018 at 2:26 p.m.

At long last, ice cream season has come to Chicago, and with it, the joyful task of choosing from one of the many eclectic ice cream shops native to each...

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