Thee Chicago Firehouse's caroling party and holiday dinner

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Chicago Firehouse Restaurant, 1401 S. Michigan, hosts a Holiday Caroling Party and prix fixe dinner ($55) December 19.

Dinner is potato & leek soup with Crispy shallots; winter smoked salmon with frisee, arugula, shaved apple, dried cherries with apple honey vinaigrette; entree is a choice of Manhattan steak (7-ounce NY Strip with sweet potato pure and crispy Brussels sprouts) or swordfish au poivre (6-ounce swordfish with five peppercorn blend, cauliflower cream and haricot vert. Assorted sweets and holiday punch will be available as well. Special holiday cocktails will available as well.

Jazz artists Abigail Riccards performs holiday tunes. Reservations are available. 

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CRW 2019: First Bite Bash

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Chicago Restaurant Week 2019 kicks off with First Bites Bash beginning 6 p.m. January 24, 2019 at the Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive.

Joe Flamm, executive chef of Spiaggia and Cafe Spiaggia, serves as the host of the 2019 event. Jarmel Doss, assistant bar director of The Aviary will be on hand as the host mixologist. View participating restaurants.  Must be 21 and older to attend. Tickets.

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Redwood Luxe Bar hosts Bears vs Packers special brundh

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Redwood Luxe Bar and Grill, 3462 Vollmer Road, Olympia Field, hosts a Chicago Bears vs Green Bay brunch special beginning 11 a.m. December 16.

Other specials include: catfish and fries, $5 and $2 selectdrafts.

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Point & Feather hosts the 10th Annual Peppermint Bash

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Point & Feather, 113 W. Hubbard hosts the
10th Annual Peppermint Bash 7-9 p.m. December 19. Complimentary cocktails, winter wines and beer. Sexiest  Mrs. Claus ($250 prize) and ugliest sweater ($150 prize) contests will be held. Tickets.

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Easy Bar's NYE package discount ends December 15

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Easy Bar, 1944 W. Division, hosts a New Year's Eve party beginning 8 p.m. December 31.

December 15 is the last day to purchase discounted tickets ($75), after which the price goes up to $80.  Tickets include bar with top shelf liquor, beer wine and Red Bull; food buffet, Taco Bell taco toast at midnight; and Dj spinning into the wee hours. Must be 21 and over, with valid ID, to attend. Tickets. PHOTO: Ryan Gac

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Timothy O'Tooles tapping and wrapping event

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Timothy O'Toole's, 622 N. Fairbanks,  tapping and wrapping event continues through 5-7 p.m. December 22. Up next, (December 14) is Sleepy Dog Brewing 5 p.m. December 14. 

With the purchase of a pint from the brewer of the day, participants will be awarded a voucher to redeem complimentary gift wrapping by the brewery (limit two per person). A portion of the featured beer sales will be donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. 

All remaining sessions are as follows:

12/14: Sleepy Dog Brewing

12/15: BrewDog Brewery

12/16: Saugatuck Brewing Co., Neapolitan Milk Stout tapping
12/17: Firestone Walker Brewing Company ($4 cans of 805)
12/18: Toppling Goliath Brewing Co., Mornin' Delight tapping (5oz samples, $9.50)
12/19: Half Acre Beer Company 

12/20: Heineken ($5.50 pints)
12/21: WarPigs Brewing

12/22: Goose Island Beer Co.

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Arun's gets the jump on NYE

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Arun's Thai Restaurant, 4156 N. Kedzie is offering a 12-course New's Year's Eve dinner menu beginning 5 p.m. December 31; $150.

James Beard Award-winning chef Arun Sampanthavivat's has designed a visual masterpiece in selection dishes to be served. Dishes include: Kheow-Wan Gai: Chicken roll green curry with baby eggplants and sweet basil; Phrik Khing (Bangkok-style crispy pork in sweet red pepper sauce); lobster smothered in rich ginger curry sauce (PHOTO: provided by Arun) and Pla Kratiam (stripe bass with roasted chili, garlic and shallot sauce).

Crafted cocktails include: Black Thai Affair (muddle blackberries and Thai basil, Lillet Blanc, Caorunn Gin, lemonade, topped with Prosecco, garnished with blackberry and Thai basil) $15 each. Mocktails (non alcoholic)include the Seasonal Virgin Sour (cucumber and watermelon puree, house-made sour mix, egg white, lavender and melon kombucha); $10 each. Reservations available.

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Artango hosts a steak and Malbec wine pairing dinner

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Artango Bar and Steakhouse, 4746 N. Lincoln, will feature a three-course steak and wine tasting menu 5-11 p.m. December 19. 

Chef Saul Roman's prix fixe menu, paired with Malbec; $65 per person (plus tax and gratuity), features empanadas and eggplant bruschetta to start, followed by a NY strip steak cooked on an Argentine parilla served with homemade chimichurri, malbec sauce and mashed potatoes, and house made flan to finish. Each course will be paired with an Argentine Malbec selection, a full-bodied red with smokey, spicy notes and tannic structure.

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Beat Kitchen's Bluegrass Brunch

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Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont, hosts a Bluegrass brunch, 11 a.m. December 22. Free. Menu items are a la carte. Drink specials include: New Belgium Dayblazer ($3.50); beermosas ($4.50) and Micheladas ($5).

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Goose Island 2018 Bourbon County Stout release

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Dark Horse Tap & Grille,  3443 N. Sheffield, hosts the Goose Island 2018 Bourbon County Brand Stout (BCBS) tapping beginning 5 p.m. December 13. 

Eight releases featured: Original, Proprietor's, Wheatwine Ale, Vanilla Stout, Bramble Rye Stout, Coffee Barleywine and Midnight Orange Stout, begins at 5 p.m. Limited quantities of Reserve Bourbon County Brand Stout (aka Elijah Craig Reserve) will be available in bottles for on-premise consumption. Individual beer prices vary. 

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Artango Bar and Steakhouse offers a couples' dinner and complimentary tango lessons on International day of Tango

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Artango Bar and Steakhouse, 4746 N. Lincoln, salutes International Day of Tango with a prix fixe couple's dinner and complimentary tango lessons, 5-11 p.m. December 11.

Chef Saul Roman's prix fixe option are $25 per person. Entrees include: asado Argentino (traditional selection of flank steak, slow-grilled short ribs, morcilla and chorizo, served with homemade chimichurri, malbec sauce and hand-cut fried potatoes); para compartir (steak flight with cap of ribeye, NY strip and butterflied sirloin, served with homemade chimichurri, malbec sauce and hand-cut fried potatoes); asado de pollo (grilled Amish half chicken, flank steak, butterflied sirloin, served with homemade chimichurri, malbec sauce and hand-cut fried potatoes) and surf and turf (NY strip, flank steak, sirloin and the choice of grilled prawns, shrimp or fish of the day, served with homemade chimichurri, malbec sauce and hand-cut fried potatoes).

Complimentary introduction to Argentine tango dance lessons will be led by instructors Hernan Prieto and Daniela Roig at 7:30 p.m., followed by beginner tango lessons ($15 per person) at 8 p.m. 

Happy hour in the bar area (5-7 p.m.) features margaritas, mojitos, caipirinhas, and wine selections for $7 each. For table reservations call 872-208-7441.

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Connie's Jake's growlers to-go

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Connie's Pizza, 2373 S. Archer, now offers beer to-go. Guests can pickup a 32-ounce growler of Jake's 26th Street beer for the road; $20. Refills are $10.  

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The Barn Steakhouse's winter offerings

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The Barn Steakhouse, 1016 Church Street, Evanston, known for its meat-laden menu, serves up belly filling winer dishes.

The winter menu includes: Mafalda's lasagna (fresh mozzarella, sausage, fresh pasta); beef Wellington (puff pastry, beef tenderloin, mushroom duxelle) and chicken pot pie (creamy chicken velouté and flaky pastry crust).

The steakhouse will also feature two pasta dishes bison Bolognese (hand-dipped ricotta, red wine, warm spices, chitarra pasta) and crab spaghetti (jumbo lump crab, white wine, shallots, garlic, chili, parmesan).

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