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Archive: December 10, 2007

Holiday cheers!

Spent all your dough on holiday prezzies but still want to go out for a drink? Rockwell Lounge has you in mind with this little holiday gift. Owners of the River North are slashing prices in the spirit of holidays. The best part? The deals are good on weekends (Thursdays through Saturdays) from now through the end of January. Get $2-$3 off cocktails, and about a buck off your beer. If you want to plan a big night out, opt for discounted bottle service. Each night select spirits will be available for $150 a bottle; Rockwell normally charges about $250-$300, so that almost sounds like a bargain.

 

 

Categories: Deals Karen Budell
December 10, 2007 3:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Oy Caramba!

Growing tired of traditional potato lattkes on this sixth day of Hanukkah? Isaac Navas, the Jewish owner of Mexican restaurant La Casa de Isaac in Highland Park, is serving up lattkes with a twist for the entire month of December. You can get two made-from-scratch lattkes topped with either spicy red guajillo sauce or tomato salso and Cotija cheese ($7.50, served with rice and beans). Purists can still get the traditional kind, too, served the way Nava's mother used to make them, with applesauce and sour cream ($3.90).
 
In other North Shore news, new Irish pub Bridie McKenna's in Highwood looks to be opening soon after months of construction. A few blocks north on Sheridan, Meditteranean kitchen Sopa recently opened in the former Erik's space; stay tuned for for a first look in our suburbs section this week.
 
Categories: Lisa Arnett Suburbs
December 10, 2007 11:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Box office blog: 'Compass' less Golden than expected

A box office-topping $26.1 million isn't a shabby opening, but for "The Golden Compass," expected to bring in $30 million or $40 million in its first weekend, it looks pretty weak. Were people turned off by the controversy stemming from claims that the first part of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series is anti-religion? Or were they uninterested in another Nicole Kidman-Daniel Craig movie after "The Invasion"?

Anyway, "Compass" was the week's only major release—bumping "Enchanted" down to No. 2—though  "Atonement" brought in about $817,000 in only 32 theaters. Next week brings lots more box office clout, with the openings of "I Am Legend," "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and "Juno." 
 

Categories: Matt Pais Movies
December 10, 2007 9:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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