Your where-to-go, what-to-eat daily.
Andy Jenkins from Two Brothers Brewery will be sampling cask-conditioned Cane and Ebel, as well as other “Real Ales” tonight at Smoke Daddy. 7pm. 1804 W Division St (773-772-6656). Free to attend, live music at 9pm.
Le Colonial’s new lounge special launches tonight, and it involves one of my very favorite things: beignets. Hang out in the upstairs bar on Tuesdays for Beer and Beignets for $10. Choose from beers like Singha and Tsing Tao and beignets stuffed with shrimp, chicken and vegetables. Dinner. 937 N Rush St (312-255-0088). $10.
Test Your Palate at BOKA’s wine challenge, where you can taste four unmarked wines and submit your best guess as to what each is, in hopes of winning a $100 gift card to the restaurant. Light appetizers will accompany the wines. 6:30pm. 1729 N Halsted St (312-337-6070). Free to attend.
R.J. Grunts honors National Sandwich Day with a game: A blackjack dealer will roam from table to table and diners can play a hand. If you have the winning hand, you score a sandwich from Grunts. One winner per table. Lunch, dinner. 2056 N Lincoln Park W (773-929-5363).
The TOC Blog is for both our writers and readers to talk about what's going on in Chicago. We hope you'll take the opportunity to comment on posts here, with the following caveats:
If you have any questions about this policy, please e-mail John Dugan, our Web Editor, at jdugan@timeoutchicago.com.