Would increased taxes on soda pop make you give up Coke and Green River and drink water instead? Or will you just have a beer?
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It’s a timewarp! Excalibur in River North begins monthly midnight screenings of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” that 1975 musical classic, on Friday, June 25. Peripatetic Chef Dudley Nieto, who has cooked everywhere from Adobo Grill to Zapatista, has a new Mexican restaurant home, La Fonda del Gusto in Wicker Park. Party like it’s 1959, Chicago tiki fans. “Retro Zombie Tiki Terror,” a night of zombie fun, Sunday, May 30, at The Tiki Terrace in Des Plaines, features live entertainment, zombie movies, raffles, prizes, tiki tunes and, naturally, zombie cocktails. You could take your mom out for the usual Mother’s Day brunch this Sunday, May 9, but why not go where she’ll get a little something extra? Happy Earth Day! Today is the 40th anniversary of the first hippie-inspired, national environmental consciousness raising in 1970. Here are a few things you can do to mark the day. Drink a Treetini. Dine in the dark and show you care about the planet. From 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27, local restaurants and bars will turn out the lights and serve by candlelight in observation of Earth Hour, an international movement of concern about global climate change. We check out all the best foodie news from Chicago restaurant chefs and others…. Chef Grant Achatz of Alinea in Lincoln Park recounts his experience judging the Bocuse d’Or culinary competition, where competitors included Jennifer Petrusky, a sous chef at Charlie Trotter’s. He ponders whether the international contest could become a reality show, like “Top Chef [...] The New Orleans Saints take on the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, Feb. 7. You could stay home and watch it on your dinky TV, but then you’d have to fix your own food and drinks. Here are some great alternatives around Chicago and the suburbs. Murphy’s Bleachers Super Bowl Pig Roast, [...] The Haiti-ade, a smooth new cocktail of Kraken Black Spiced Rum with cranberry and orange juices, is this week’s hot drink in Chicago. The complete proceeds from purchases of the $6.50 drink, through Sunday, Jan. 31 (or till the Kraken runs out), will go to the American Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts. 10 local [...] |
 
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