Contact: mail@happyhourinternational.comDon’t miss out on The Regent
The Regent successfully pulls off the tricky task of balancing its job as a modern bar while also giving a good nod to the past.
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No ties allowed at Intrepid Fox
Soho’s rocker hangout the Intrepid Fox has moved to a new venue in Tottenham Court Road, taking over the under-performing Conservatory bar.
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Here for the Game? Or the Flirting? 
The Place: The Hill, a new sports bar in Murray Hill. The Time: A recent Saturday night, 8:36. The Mission: Talk to every college-football obsessive in the house.
47. Because Anyone Can Have Their Fifteen Minutes 
Even This Guy.
Bad boy chef of Vietnam shares war stories from behind the stove
It’s more than fitting that Anthony Bourdain wrote the introduction to Bobby Chinn’s “Wild, Wild East: Recipes and Stories From Vietnam” (Barron’s, 224 pages, $29.99). The recipes are liberally doused in fish sauce and the prose is equally pungent – the most…
Dining Out: Vibrant tastes from Oaxaca
A few feet from the maitre d’s podium at the Oaxacan Kitchen, which opened in August in Palo Alto, a worker squeezes balls of masa dough into tortillas and slaps them on a griddle. Much like a fish tank at a seafood restaurant, it’s a not-so-subtle hint that…
A paean to Peruvian pachamanca
“Pa-cha-man-ca,” I sing to myself when I’m alone in the kitchen, shaking my hips to go with the melody. “Pachamanca, pachamancahhh,” I sing to the dog when we’re out walking. “Pachamanca!” I cry out with glee when I jump into the pool. “Pacha-mancahhhhh,” I…
Classic Italian food in close quarters at Scopa
Just about everyone who comes through the door at Scopa gets a pat on the back or a quick kiss from Dawnelise Regnery Rosen, who likes to make her customers feel like family. She’s the backbone of the efficient service. Her husband, Ari Rosen, stays in the…
Three-Course Prix Fixe Dinner @ Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet introduces a weeknight three-course prix fixe dinner menu, a pared down version of its decadent nine-course spontane tasting menu. Start with spot prawn ravioli with pea tendrils, asparagus, and ruby red grapefruit. For an entre, choose between hormone-free veal with summer corn…
Valentino 35th Anniversary menu
Valentino is celebrating its 35th anniversary all year long. A three course primi menu will be offered nightly at V-vin bar for a prix-fixe of?you guessed it?$35. Weekly changing selections will highlight Valentino’s exceptional Italian cuisine: antipasti of crudo from new “Crudo” chef Taku…
9th Hour Happy Hour @ Katsuya
Shake off the previous 8 hours of work at Katsuyas 9th Hour Happy Hour.From 5 p.m.-7 p.m. weekdays, a menu of cocktails and small bites is available for $9. Munch on baked crab hand rolls, rock shrimp tempura, or a selection of sushi. Wash it all down with a bellini or watermelon cucumber…
Bistro Burger Nights @ blue on blue
It?s all about burgers Monday nights at blue on blue with a build-your-own format for Bistro Burger Night. Go decadent with a 100% angus beef burger topped with tempura onion rings, maytag bleu cheese, heirloom tomato, arugula, and garlic aioli accompanied by truffled fries. Or stay healthy…
CATALINA Rose Bay – See the famous Catalina fireworks at midnight! Early and late bookings avai…
See the famous Catalina fireworks at midnight! Early and late bookings available. Early (out by 8.30): $150 p.p. plus drinks; late (from 9.00): $250 p.p. plus drinks.
ARIA – Kitchen Table – Up Close and Personal with the Chef at ARIA Restaurant. Tab…
Kitchen Table – Up Close and Personal with the Chef at ARIA Restaurant. Tables 4-8 people. 8 course tasting menu-$300 with wine or $425 for premium menu. Bookings absolutely essential.
Hello everyone, I know you foodies like to hear about random little places around Miami to try out!
Last night (Sept 5), my boyfriend and I decided to go to to Brosia in the Design District off of 39th and ne 2nd ave and we liked it a lot.
Try the meze platter, tabouli and gazpacho soup. I loved them. We went for tapas so I didn?t try the main entrees buuuttttt it?s a really cool and chill place. Especially outside with the lounging area.
The baklava was pretty yummy too. Not very traditional tasting with the chunks of apple inside but it was great with the caramel flavored ice cream.
Try it out!
ps- It?s good on the pockets. Helpful with this wonderful economic state we are in.
Enjoy.
Can anyone give me their favorite Italian restaurant in Miami or South Beach? We shall be in South Beach before a cruise and need some advice. Not too pricey, please.
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Plum presents SNOW a la Mode, an unusual fashion show showcasing the newest and hottest trends to be found in the ski world, where it snows along the beach, and models wear jackets over bikinis.
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Where to party during Christmas holidays?
Hi, im 20 years old and from Quebec. im going to Miami from dec 26 to jan 4 and i wanted to know if there?s some party or clubs or w/e place i could get in to have fun. And if there?s a place am i gonna be able to drink? Thank you very much for your answers.
Holiday Sports Festival
An indoor recreation extravaganza includes interactive zones, classes, tournaments, performances, fitness tips and more.
Nothing gets a celebration going like the distinctive “pop!” of a champagne bottle, but why resign yourself to an evening of drinking boring, unadorned bubbly? After a few glasses, even the good stuff loses that effervescent glow, but champagne cocktails can be a delightfully retro alternative to the standard New Year’s toast. Not just for brunch?although we couldn’t resist recommending a few morning sparklers to stave off your January 1 hangover?champagne added with fruit, bitters or even beer can turn an ordinary flute into a lively party guest.
Mimosa flight at Bin Wine Cafe
Is there a better way to start your day? This quintessential cocktail is typically associated with the hangover brunch. While there has been some squabbling over the origins of this sweet, effervescent “hair of the dog” tipple (the Paris Ritz claims to have invented it in 1925, but a bartender at Buck’s Pub of London was pouring the drink three years prior), one thing is certain: No New Year’s Day brunch is complete without one. Bin Wine Cafe takes the classic further, giving it the ever-chic flight treatment. Featuring four three-ounce tasting portions, in flavors like pomegranate, pineapple, bellini and Madras (classic OJ with just a splash of cranberry), Bin’s mimosa flight ($12) is ideal for the indecisive. Bellini at Pops for Champagne
Who would have thought it would take so long for bellinis to get some props? This currently popular drink dates back to a Venetian bar, circa 1935. Frequented by literary giants like Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles, Harry’s Bar began offering the drink seasonally to stave off the warm weather blahs. When owner Harry Cipriani opened a New York location, bellini fever spread like wildfire, but the excitement was short lived. So, why all the fuss now? Maybe people just wanted a return to simplicity; Harry’s original recipe, like the one Pops uses, calls for nothing other than fresh peach puree and prosecco. It’s hard to imagine how anyone can improve upon such perfection, but Pops has figured it out: It serves the cocktail in a pitcher, for only $17. Positano at Vinci
Although Vinci is a mainstay for the theatre crowd, coming earlier in the day opens up a whole new menu from this rustic Italian eatery. While Hemingway was busy knocking back bellinis at Harry’s Bar, another American writer was becoming intimately familiar with Italy’s Amalfi Coast. John Steinbeck later raved about the wonders of Positano, adding that his impulse was to conceal such a beautiful place. Maybe that’s why he never mentioned the refreshing cocktail, made from local fruits, that takes the town’s name. Steinbeck may have known how to keep a secret, but Vinci doesn’t; fresh strawberry puree, blood orange juice and crisp prosecco mingle together in its Positano ($7.50). Le Perroquet at Motel Bar
For mimosa enthusiasts who moonlight?Motel Bar’s Le Perroquet ($12) plays up the sweet citrus fizz of your morning fave. It begins, of course, with the tried-and-true combo of Vida Organica Sparkling Wine and orange juice. Hendrick’s Gin gussies the drink up for cocktail hour, and a splash of Campari, a type of bitters, adds a touch of old-world class. French for “parrot,” this beverage is traditionally made with mint syrup and pastis, an anise-flavored aperitif. Motel Bar’s version is more popular in New Orleans, likely for the hedonistic stigma of Campari and the extra alcoholic bite of the gin.
Champagne Cocktail at Violet Hour
Celebrated mixologist Toby Maloney makes the best champagne cocktail around, and the secret is in the sugar?cube, to be precise. Placing a sugar cube in the bottom of a coupe glass?that’s the stout devil you’ve seen in old movies?Maloney then add Angostura bitters, sparkling Gruet, lemon oil and a twist. The cube keeps the drink ($11) bubbling, and the lemons add crispness. You might be asking why a bar that has a handcrafted line of its own bitters would opt for the bottled stuff. Simple: The bitters, which were created in 1824, put the drinker in touch with generations past; since the 19th century, this cocktail?always made with Angostura?has littered upper-crust soirees, silver-screen toasts and genteel dinner parties.
Fizz on!
Blue Sparkle Bellini at Scoozi!
The Blue Sparkle Bellini ($9.95) bubbles with the best of ‘em, but it offers a bit more pizzazz by including orange-flavored Cointreau and the saccharine tones of Blue Curacao. Black Velvet at Flo
Stout and champagne? Okay, we’ll be the first to admit that it’s a little strange, but the Guinness-spiked mimosa at Flo ($8) is a silky way for beer drinkers to indulge in the celebratory bubbly.
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A good place to eat and split
The phrase “bowling alley pizza” conjures more thoughts of indigestion than fine dining, but that was until we stumbled on this bowling-bocce-bistro concept. I was a convert after one bite of this crunchy, sweet and salty fig-and-prosciutto flatbread pizza ($12). Pinstripes, 100 W. Higgins Rd., South Barrington; 847-844-9300, or 1150 Willow Rd., Glenview; 847-480-7676, www.pinstripes.com .
So, it’s been a rough year for many Chicagoans. The murder rate is rising. The economy is tanking. The Cubs choked, again. But you know, there’s always one place you can go to get away from all that, a place you know you’ll feel safe and secure: home. Of course, home usually comes with its own set of problems – annoying parents, socially awkward cousins, repressed childhood memories. So before you make that trip back, you might want to loosen up by partying on Thanksgiving Eve (aka Black Wednesday), the biggest bar and club night of the year.
Heaven and Hell at Fifty/50
Halloween may be over for most of us, but it’ll be back in full swing at this Wicker Park club on Black Wednesday. The venue’s upstairs bar will be heaven, while the basement transforms into a devilish den. The Fifty/50 is encouraging guests to dress in costume for the chance to receive prizes throughout the evening. Drink specials will also be offered, as well as a 30 percent discount for industry folks.
In Fine Spirits Thanksgiving Wine Tasting
In Fine Spirits boutique will host its annual Thanksgiving wine tasting, giving guests a slew of insider tips on the shop’s favorite holiday picks. Andersonville local Timothy Gorton will pour samples from a laudable lineup of wineries, including Two Brothers, La Spinetta, Hahn and Paul Prieur.
The DVDJ’s at NV Penthouse Lounge
9 p.m.-2 a.m.; $25 after 11 p.m.
NV Penthouse is celebrating Thanksgiving the night before the big feast with a live performance from the DVDJ’s. The official party kicks off at 11 p.m., but we recommend stopping by for an early reception (between 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.) hosted by Belvedere.
Turkey Jam 2008 at Stardust
8 p.m.-4 a.m.; $20 cover
New York-based pop singer Chris Willis, in collaboration with David Guetta, will kick off Thanksgiving 2008 with a live performance at this chic late-night lounge. Stardust will also offer its guests a pre-Thanksgiving dinner beginning at 5 p.m., just before the high-energy bash begins.
CHEER at In Fine Spirits Lounge
Doors open at 3 p.m., Dinner is offered from 6 p.m.-9 p.m.; $5 cover
Andersonville’s favorite wine bar is hosting its first annual Thanksgiving Eve celebration, titled CHEER. The lounge will open is doors at 3 p.m. for those in need of a head start. Early birds can sip on In Fine Spirits’ culinary cocktails while they wait for dinnertime to roll around. Beginning at 6 p.m., a prix-fixe menu will be offered, complete with holiday drink specials. Once the crowd is good and full (dinner ends at 9 p.m.), DJ Craig Alexander will take over. A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit Growing Power, a nonprofit focused on agricultural sustainability.
Drink Packages at Brownstone Tavern & Grill
9 p.m.-midnight; $25
Thanksgiving is a time for sharing, and Brownstone is allowing guests to spread the love with its $25 drink package. Grab a few of your best pals and show ‘em how much you care by picking up the tab. The package includes import and domestic drafts, call liquor and house wine.
Sully’s House
11 p.m.-2 a.m.
This Old Town bar and grill is taking Black Wednesday to the extreme with its dark beer specials and black-themed films. Sully’s will take $1 off select beers including stouts like Rogue Chocolate and Samuel Smith Oatmeal, as well as a few hard-hitters like Johnny Walker Black, Effen Black Cherry and Jack Daniels. Movies will play on mute, and anything with “black” in the title is fair game (e.g. “Men in Black” and “Black Dahlia”).
Moonshine
8 p.m.-2 a.m.; free
Moonshine has made a promise to its loyal patrons that this year the roadside pub will turn Black Wednesday into “gold.” The Thanksgiving Eve bash features live music from DJ Soul Foundation featuring Brenda D, Brian Gardner and special guests. Drink specials include $5 Jack Daniels mixers and shots and $3 Moonshine microbrews, including the new Chronic, which is brewed using natural, organic hemp seeds. With prices that cheap, you’ll need something to soak up all the alcohol and Moonshine’s half-price pizzas should do the trick.
Martini Park hosts Soda
8 p.m.; $10 for dudes, ladies get in free
Everybody loves a good cover band, especially when the songs are paired with $7 specialty cocktails. Guests can enjoy both at Martini Park’s Black Wednesday bash, with a live performance by Soda and drink deals all night long. And because cover songs can only last so long before you lapse into bad memories of family road trips, a DJ will take over at midnight.
Mark Knight at Spybar
10 p.m.; $10 after 11:30 p.m.
This River North lounge brings in a new DJ nearly every night, and Black Wednesday is no exception. Mark Knight will kick off Spybar’s pre-Thanksgiving marathon along with DJ Inphinity and Dino G. Expect humble-house beats and a too-hot-to-handle crowd. Show up before 11:30 p.m. to skip the $10 cover.
Noche de Fuego at Zocalo
10 p.m-3 a.m..; $10 after midnight
Entourage and Don Julio present a posh pre-Thanksgiving bash at Zocalo Lounge. Expect global beats like Latin, salsa, merengue and bachata, as well as a mix of house and hip-hop. In addition to offering $3 Bud Light, $5 Don Julio shots and $6 margaritas, the lounge is slashing all bottle service down to $150. Show up before midnight and skip the cover.
David Guetta at Crobar
Move over Mark Ronson, David Guetta returns to Chicago’s Crobar on Black Wednesday. The world-renown DJ will throw down a full set of house tracks for underground and mainstream junkies alike.
Black Out at Lumen
9 p.m.
Lumen turns out the lights for its second annual Black Out Wednesday party. The usually illuminated West Loop club becomes a dark playground with DJs Lo Pro and White Shadow providing the dance sounds.
Rebirth of the Funk at Sonotheque
9 p.m.; $5
If you’re not looking for a rowdy night out with college kids, and you’re not into bottle-service-and-dress-code clubs, head for the funk sounds at Sonotheque. Tonight, the club pairs with the Silver Room for Rebirth of the Funk. Eric Williams of the Silver Room and Sonotheque’s Joe Bryl lay down the funk and funk-influenced sounds for a fun dance party.
Pre-turkey workout and drinks at Whirlyball
Prevent the top button-pop of your jeans this year with a pre-Thanksgiving workout at WhirlyBall. All three locations (Chicago, Vernon Hills and Lombard) will whip you into shape with this eclectic and energetic sport. For those who’ve never played whirlyball, it’s a combination of bumper cars, lacrosse and basketball. The game goes down like this: two teams (each player in a bumper car) use oversized scoops to gain control of the ball and maneuver it to their respective goal. Sound complicated? Well, it isn’t ? you don’t even have to be in shape for this one. Each WhirlyBall facility will also offer arcade games, pool and several big screens. Call ahead to reserve court time; walk-in rates (when available) are $12 per half hour. Oh, and (thank God) a full bar.
Odyssey Cruises Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise
6 p.m-10 p.m.; $92.90
Dip into your Christmas fund and splurge on Odyssey’s pre-Thanksgiving dinner cruise. The luxurious celebration will help you unwind with unlimited champagne (during boarding hours; 6 p.m.-7 p.m.) skyline views and live entertainment. You and your friends will get a private table for the full three-hour cruise, where you’ll enjoy a four-course meal.
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Be thankful for Centerstage Chicago’s Thanksgiving Guide
Get Cookin’ ~ Eat Out
Buy a Pie ~ Volunteer and Give Back
Eat at O’Hare ~ Munch Near Midway
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Sake Brewery Fashion Watch
Yearly sake festivals in Tokyo and Osaka are a great place to try out different premium brands from around the country, and while you’re there you can also check out the latest fashions in the sake world. Here’s a look at what stylish brewers are wearing these days.
Bar Bourbon Street 
One has to admire a bar that aims to offer a 'taste of New Orleans in Tokyo.' But this quirky, cozy bar with its homely, accessible atmosphere really pulls it off. Ideal for those feeling a tad lost in translation, those who want to slow down and chill out after a spell in the frantic Japanese capital…
John Milton’s London – guided walk (9th Dec 08)
To celebrate Milton?s 400th birthday, Actor Lance Pierson leads a guided walk around the places where Milton lived and worked in the City of London and reads some of the poems he wrote there….
Christmas Eve Candlelight Carol Service (24th Dec 08)
Newington Green is a historical centre of religious radicalism and this 300 year old Unitarian church is the oldest functioning non-conformist church in London. The Newington Green Unitarians’ Christm…
The Makeshift Office Party 
Company shindig canceled? These group-friendly bars are great for celebrating the holidays with co-workers.
The Machine: The Pink Floyd Experience
If it’s been a while since your last laser light show, it might be time for a booster shot of Pink Floyd. Your best bet, by all accounts, is to check out the Machine, a Pink Floyd tribute band that plays faithful, virtuosic renditions of the seminal space rock band’s songs from across their…
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