While you could order a glass of wine or a seasonal cocktail at Owen & Engine, the new Brit-style pub that opened last Thursday down the block from its (somewhat incongruous) sibling, Fat Willy’s Rib Shack, we’d like to direct your attention toward the beer... Read more
Tag: Seen on the Scene
The underground lair Watershed officially opened last week in the basement of Pops for Champagne. What was once a groovy jazz room is now an artisanal cocktail and craft beer den that our nightlife scout likens to her grandparents’ rural rec room—in a good way. With a drink list of 40-something... Read more
Richard Dent, Richard Roeper, a fan in a furry bear costume: All three were on-site Sunday morning when Harry Caray’s Tavern on Navy Pier hosted tailgating with Dent, the legendary Bears defensive end, in advance of the team’s season opener. Despite the early hour, fans flocked to meet the Super Bowl XX MVP, then boarded a water taxi—christened by Dent with a bottle of bubbly—bound for Soldier Field... Read more
It almost seemed as though the dark cloud was lifting: On Saturday—the day our photographer stopped by The Curse, the new Wrigleyville sports bar dedicated to various low points in sports history, most notably the misadventures of Chicago’s own North Siders—the Cubs won the second game in their weekend series against the Mets... Read more
The last we'd heard of Ed Swiderski, the winner of The Bachelorette (starring Jillian Harris), was that he had split from his fiancée and was seen lighting a firecracker on a friend's head on the Fourth of July. The Chicagoan resurfaced on Thursday night at Bull & Bear for a fundraiser for his new... Read more
We haven’t seen so much red since the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. Spotted Saturday: another outfit well acquainted with the cold and the ice, the University of Wisconsin Marching Band, at Will’s Northwoods Inn in Lake View... Read more
Seen: lots of late brunchers enjoying the brilliant blue sky and cold beer. Not seen: any spiraling flyovers from the Chicago Air and Water Show. No matter. The crowd at this brand new Old Town bar from the Four Corners Tavern Group (Kirkwood, West End, et cetera) seemed more into Sunday-afternoon socializing than aeronautical derring-do... Read more
Loads of cardigan sweaters, mullets, headbands, and cleavage—and that was just the guys. When our photographer visited Debonair Social Club Thursday for the first in the bar’s string of Lollapalooza afterparties, he spotted a veritable style parade... Read more
A full house of 500-plus—some concertgoers, some curious fans who simply came to ogle—showed up Friday at Crimson Lounge, where Kid Rock relaxed following his busy evening schedule: After throwing out the first pitch for Mullet Night at the Cell, Rock opened for Bon Jovi at Soldier Field... Read more