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'We had never been to Violet Hour and didn't know there was even a cocktail scene to be a part of,' says Helmkamp. With every intention of running the bar program themselves, a serendipitous chain of events that would introduce them to industry vet Paul McGee would take The Whistler in a direction Helmkamp and Brenner likely never imagined. What they did have were industry relationships with OG's at places like Empty Bottle and The Hideout who helped answer any questions their 'How to Start a Bar' Amazon-bought books couldn't.

Easy enough, but neither had experience in the bar business. 'We thought, if we're going to have a music venue then it would be awesome to sell beer,' says Helmkamp. The two had previously met at NYU and had collaborated in the Chicago artists collective scene, hosting live underground events in various warehouses across the city.Īfter tossing around several ideas, they eventually landed on a music venue on the first floor. If fact, The Whistler was never actually intended to be a bar when Brenner first purchased it in 2008 and called upon Helmkamp to join him. If The Whistler owners Billy Helmkamp and Rob Brenner had set out to open one of the best cocktail bars in America, an accolade among others awarded to them by GQ, they likely wouldn't have achieved it the world doesn't seem to align that way. Book your turkey at 77.Įvent Thu The Whistler Celebrates 7 Years Tonight

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Sides include mac and cheese, string beans, potato salad and sweet potato puree. 23, and turkeys can be picked up at the restaurant from 9am to noon on Thanksgiving day. $75 will get you a 15-pound turkey or $95 for a 20-pound turkey. If their Thanksgiving menu is anything as good as their regular menu, I would strongly suggest this.įrontier will be roasting a relatively tame meat for diners next week. Desserts include an apple tart with vanilla ice cream.

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The main course will include roasted turkey, plus additional meat-centric dishes.

Diners begin the meal with antipasti starters (chestnut soup or salad), followed by pasta, including butternut squash ravioli. Dishes include turkey with rosemary gravy, their famous sage-fried chicken and waffles, mashed potatoes, house-made biscuits, and a pie assortment.ĭolce Italian in River North will be offering a $60/person prix fixe menu on Thursday from 2 to 9pm. Hash House A Go Go on the Gold Coast will be offering a buffet of their brunch items from 3 to 9pm on Thursday, Nov. It's hard to watch this on an empty stomach, so if you have a car, you can be at the Wisconsin border in an hour.Įvent Mon Thanksgiving Dining Round-Up in Chicago The film does a great job of tracing the origins and distinctive style of the (mostly) Wisconsin-based restaurant phenomenon known for its relish trays, ice cream drinks and fried perch, as well as the role the supper club plays in their community for being a beloved meeting spot for locals and tourists (even the Chicago gangsters of the 1930s liked them).

23rd at the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. The state is still the top buyer of brandy today, because hey, an Old-Fashioned with whiskey is downright heresy.ĭeRuyter's documentary, which was crowdfunded (we enthusiastically covered it back in 2011), makes its Chicago debut on Jan. A fifth chance.Event Wed Mark Your Calendars: Supper Club Doc at Siskelįun fact I learned about the Old-Fashioned while watching Holly DeRuyter's documentary 'OId-Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club': Korbel set up a booth at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 to introduce the world to their brandy, which became popular with the Fair's many German customers, who brought it north to Wisconsin.

And yet, in March of 2020, Ashley revealed that they were back together. Naturally, he cheated again, this time with one of his side pieces claiming to be pregnant. Months later, after he spent most of July 2019 behind bars and then got back with his mistress-turned-girlfriend, Ashley gave Jay a fourth chance. A few months later, Ashley discovered that Jay had a mistress and kicked him to the curb. Ashley kicked him out but, 11 days after she filed for divorce, gave him a third chance. Jay boned a random woman in the bathroom at his buddy's barbershop. followed days later by Ashley catching Jay video chatting with a girl he'd met on Tinder, which he downloaded right after their wedding. They powered through that and Jay's general horniness and got married in the US on 90 Day Fiance. Ashley and Jay met in Jamaica, and they fell in love and were making plans to marry before Ashley found out that Jay was only 19. One of 90 Day Fiance's messiest couples, and that is saying a lot.