The single, unthinkable thing that could salve our wounds from McGee's departure from The Whistler has actually happened - a brand new tiki bar in Chicago. more ›

And what a year it's been. A raft of exciting openings (and not just the Aviary), a sad closing or two and a ton of great drinks. more ›

Put on your best 80s outfit and order a Harvey Wallbanger - The Whistler is dressing up for Halloween. more ›

The rallying cry of "We want food trucks!" has gone up almost simultaneously around the city, starting when ChicagoFoodTrucks.com went live on March 28th. Since then, plenty of ink has been spilled about why we can't eat Korean tacos like LA does, what it'd take to get some legal falafel carts around town, and how great it would be to have guys like Bill Kim and Graham Elliot Bowles show up outside the Double Door or the Whistler at midnight. more ›

In the weeks leading up to our anniversary party Saturday night, Whistler mixologist Paul McGee was in touch with Sonja and Derek Kassebaum of North Shore Distillery to work on the cocktail that many of us downed in large numbers. McGee came through with flying colors with an eponymous, deceptively potent concoction with North Shore No. 6 gin as the base spirit. "I like the botanicals in No. 6, which is one of North Shore's lighter gins," McGee said. more ›