Delve loves J Bar. But more importantly, Delve loves ice cream. So when we heard that David Burke's Primeshouse Executive Pastry Chef Jove Hubbard was launching a Friday series of pop-up ice cream shops at J Bar, we immediately blocked off our Friday calendar.
If asked to name your top 200 bars in the U.S., could you do it? We at Delve fancy to think that we could. In fact, we could probably muster up a list of our top 200 bars in Chicago alone. But let’s save a conversation about our cocktail’ing habits for another day. Esquire just released its list of the Top 200 bars in the U.S. and, not surprisingly, Chicago made quite the impression. Esquire spirits correspondent, David Wondrich, served up his top picks in the upfront of the article, including The Drawing Room which he describes as "unassuming, hardworking, and smart."
Other local establishments making the list are below, some of which we found rather surprising.
While we don't often like to leave our city for its louder, dirtier and more expensive counterpart (aka NYC), sometimes a trip to the Big Apple is a must. Between now and July 31 that's never been more true because The Met is home to the "Savage Beauty" exhibit showcasing the works of the one and only Alexander McQueen. Words can't describe the dark, twisted beauty of McQueen's body of work, with every room in the exhibit seeming to top the next. Showcasing everything from his postgraduate collection in 1992 to his final runway presentation in February of 2010, his iconic designs take fashion to a level that is not of this world.
You never know what can happen when all (literally, all) of Chicago’s best chefs are under one roof. But for the price of $225, you can soon find out. On July 15th, the 7th annual Chefs and the City benefit will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago with honorary chairs Candace Jordan, Amanda Puck and Rich Varnes, and chef chair Ryan Pitts of RL Restaurant. The tasting meets fashion show benefit will feature bites by 30 of Chicago’s favorite and most highly acclaimed chefs and fashions by Maria Pinto, Creative Director at Mark Shale.
We know it’s pricey, so if you need more convincing, we’ll let the list of participating chefs do the talking: Stephanie Izard (Girl & the Goat), Erick Williams (MK), Martial Nogueir (Bistronomic), Partick Bahy (Blackbird), Guiseppe Tentori (BOKA/GT Fish & Oyster), Andrew Zimmerman (Sepia) and Dale Levitski (Sprout). View full list here.
Purchase early bird tickets now (available here) through June 15th for $225 (normally $250), with all proceeds benefiting Vital Birdges’ efforts to help those with HIV and AIDS.
So many brews. So little time. Paddy Long’s 4th Annual Mayfest: One of Delve's fave Chicago dive bars is featuring German food, German beer and a polka band. Sold. 7 p.m. - 2 a.m.
