Cheers to the 75th anniversary of Repeal Day, marking the end of prohibition and the beginning of the end of bathtub gin. To celebrate the occasion, we went on the often over-looked gangster tour of Chicago, The Untouchable Tour. This is not the architectural tour with its fancy building pointing out and cash bar. The Untouchable Tour is an old, black school bus, driven and guided by two middle-aged guys dressed up in suspenders and fedoras with thick Chi-caaaaa-go accents. Cheesy? Yes. Better than a herd of twenty-something aspiring actors spouting off memorized scripts (sometimes inaccurately) on a double-decker bus? Absolutely. more ›

You know when you've walked into a Jerry Kleiner-owned restaurant. Subsequently, most reviews of Kleiner restaurants can be just as interchangeable. When Room 21 opened last year, the main selling point of the South Loop restaurant was its rich Prohibition-era backstory. In his review of Room 21 from March, Anthony noted that, given the building's history, "the finished interior unfortunately looks like every other Kleiner restaurant: lots of red velvet and eclectic colors." more ›

That's how adults trick or treat: with a glass in their hand, holding it out in such a way that says, "This isn't going to re-fill itself." We're going to remind you of some events and start giving you the low down on fun things happening for Halloween. more ›

Tuck in for another Friday Buffet. more ›