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Thursday, July 25, 2024How to Have a Hot Brat Summer
Eater Chicago / by Ashok Selvam / July 24, 2024 Look, Chicago loves its sausages. Imagine the city’s delight to wake up this week thinking that the media and the public are discussing one of your favorite encased meats. The brat has many Midwestern variations, whether cooked over charcoal in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, or served traditionally with rye bread, mustard, and sauerkraut. Heck, some folks may stuff fruit or nacho cheese inside the casing. Alas, this is not America’s discourse as Chicago ramps up for
Wednesday, July 17, 2024Best Rooftop Biergarten
Chicago Magazine / by Robert Loerzel / July 16, 2024 As you stroll past a certain food shop in Lincoln Square in the summer, you might not be aware that some folks are sitting on its roof, sipping craft beers, biting into spicy sausages, and possibly even looking down at you. To reach that delightful space, enter Gene’s Sausage Shop & Delicatessen, walk past the produce, and take the elevator up. As you head out onto the roof, you’ll be greeted by a big fiberglass cow. With its umbrella-shaded picnic
Wednesday, June 05, 2024The Best Rooftop Bars in Chicago
Insidehook / by Amanda Topper / May 7, 2024 Any Chicagoan knows our warm weather days are numbered, which means you have to take advantage of the city’s best spots for soaking up the sun and the scenery. Many of the Chicago’s top hotels feature rooftop terraces with a front row seat to the skyline and the best people watching in town. Plus, there are plenty of neighborhood hangs with casual outdoor lounges to relax and savor a pre-dinner dram. Whether it’s a glimpse of the Loop, River North or the Chicago
