A night market with drinks, jewelry and other gifts, a New York cocktail bar takeover and more things to do in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
EAT
A Spice Companion Dinner
615 W. Randolph St. 312-377-2002
Chef de cuisine Perry Hendrix and spice blender Lior Lev Sercarz team up for a dinner including mushroom flatbread and lamb tartare with roasted carrots. 5:30-11 p.m. $50, drink pairings available for an additional $35.
DRINK
Breaking the House Rules
1520 N. Damen Ave. 773-252-1500
New York’s Mother’s Ruin takes over the Wicker Park bar to serve cocktails including a Bananas Foster Slushie and the Warm Mouth Hug, which is made with bourbon, lemon, honey and Ramazzotti amaro ($10 each). 6 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover.
Beer & Vinyl
3446 N. Southport Ave. 773-270-4272
Try the new apple blossom and sage saison created through a collaboration between the Lakeview brewery and Forbidden Root ($4 for a 10-ounce pour, $6 for 16 ounces) while listening to music from Reckless Records DJ Tim Quinlan. 5-9 p.m. No cover.
DO
Sauced Two-Year Anniversary Market (Free!)
2363-2367 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Local vendors sell food, drinks, jewelry, furniture and other merchandise at the Logan Square spots. Try samples from Virtue Cider and “Cocktails for Ding Dongs” recipe book and get an airbrush tattoo from The Field Museum while DJ Gloria Vanderbilt provides music. 6-11 p.m. Free.
Against the Norm: Body, Citizen, Constitution, State (Free!)
915 E. 60th St. 773-702-2787
Four University of Chicago professors give short speeches offering new ways of thinking about our bodies, government and society and analyzing the assumptions we hold about ourselves and others. 6-8 p.m. Free. RSVP: discoveryseries.uchicago.edu
HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAY
Acanto (18 S. Michigan Ave. 312-578-0763) offers $8 glasses of wine, $10 flights of three wines, $5 draft beers, $10 pizza and $4 bruschetta from 2:30-5:30 p.m.
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