Weekday Planner: First Week of Fall Edition

Chili Cook-off at Lottie's

The only other thing I care more about in the fall than caramel apples is chili. Nourishing, hearty foods like chili make the chill entire worthwhile, I don't care what you say. In honor of chili's autumnal omnipresence, Lottie's Pub will host their third annual Chili Cook-off on September 22 at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will have the chance to taste the various chilis, right before watching the Bears vs. Jets game at 7:30 p.m. The chili winner receives a $200 cash prize. Other specials for the day include $4 Miller and Coors stadium cups, $3 Dos Equis, $4 Milagro, and $2 steak or chicken tacos. 


CH Distillery
(Oxycontin cocktail makes a brief return)

 

Welcome Fall With Free Caramel Apples

The bad news (depending how you feel about weather): summer is gone. The good news: it's caramel apple season! And that's basically enough to make us forget about beaches and street fairs. To celebrate the onset of autumn, the JW Marriott Chicago is doling out complimentary caramel apples on September 23 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Made by dipping mini Gala apples in housemade salted caramel, the apples are available for Facebook fans, Twitter followers, and guests at the hotel. Just show proof of "fandom" on your smart phone when receiving your apple. 


Top Chef Duels Viewing Party

On September 24, Stephanie Izard vies against Kristen Kish on Top Chef Duels, wherein the one two female winners in Top Chef history compete for ultimate glory. To celebrate the episode, Izard welcomes guests to a viewing party at Little Goat Kitchen for a five-course dinner that allows diners to sample the dishes she made on the show. All while watching it in action. It's basically like being Padma. The menu is under wraps until the episode airs. Tickets are $115 per person, inclusive of drinks, and can be purchased here


CH Distillery Brings Back Oxycontin

In honor of its first anniversary, CH Distillery is poised to bring back its notorious Oxycontin cocktail on September 23 for an encore performance. The drink was on the original cocktail menu and became so infamously popular that the makers of the medicine sent the distillery a cease and desist letter. Making lemonade out of lemons, CH proceeded to rename the drink Cease and Desist, made with CH London Dry Gin steeped in Lapsang Suchong tea, mixed with housemade ginger syrup, honey, and lemon. For one night only, they'll bring back the originally named drink, middle fingers raised proud. For each customer who orders one, CH will (jokingly, of course) serve cease and desist letters to customers. There will also be pitchers of the cocktail available. 


- Matt Kirouac

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