“Secret Saloons” appears in the September 2019 issue of Milwaukee Magazine.
I do know that like most any mystery that involves food and drink, I will get to the bottom of it. Clues have been so scarce that even the gabby server at the hotel’s lobby bar wouldn’t spill any beans to me. Perhaps as you read this, you’ll be able to penetrate the confines of The Dark Room (“TDR”), the super-secret steakhouse at the new Saint Kate art hotel. You’ll want to consider an Uber for this field trip. Dig into the scrumptious, drippy-juicy Naughty burger and the Crock- Pot old fashioned, which is really served in a slow cooker.
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Vinyl bar chairs frame the square bar that eats up the room, given the full Watergate-era treatment of red plush carpeting, wood-paneled walls and patterned wallpaper. Not a speakeasy but rather a cavelike rec room of the dining room of Don’s Diner, Naughty Angel is a time warp back to the ’70s. Wed-Sat from 6 p.m.) Bugsy’s hideaway conjures up the Prohibition era. It’s little more than a few dimly lit tables and a very small bar where the bartender doles out stout refreshments like the bracing, gin-based To Catch a Humming Pig.
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Shanghai’s vibe, using a movie analogy, is The Pink Panther meets Casablanca. Thurs-Fri from 5 p.m., Sat from 7 p.m.)īugsy’s and Shanghai are speakeasys only in the sense of their hidden locations, though it’s fun to think of the “illicit” side of the Depression-era establishments. But you may just get swept up in the mood and music, including live performers after 9 p.m. The interior is similarly murky, the drinks (sidecar, old fashioned) fairly unremarkable. There are two ways to find this Third Ward hermit: through a clandestine entrance inside Gouda’s Italian Deli on Water Street, or a vaultlike door in the dark alley behind it. It might come as a surprise that Bugsy’s Back Alley Speakeasy has been offering a 1920s-era spirit – complete with dancers dressed as flappers – for six years. This reclusive theme has come around again with more gusto just in the past several years. The retro rec room ambiance at Naughty Angel, inside Don’s Diner. The best-known local example of such a venue is the 53-year-old, espionage-themed SafeHouse, located off an alley near Wells Street. We love enigmatic destinations, whether it’s the challenge of finding them or their often time-traveling nature. Maybe Shanghai is a little too mysterious … We’ve accessed Shanghai, the “speakeasy.” And nobody’s here. In another 10 paces, we press the buzzer outside another door, which upon entry leads to a tiny, very dark, otherworldly bar, its Cream City brick walls dotted here and there with old movie posters. In about 100 feet, we spot a chain-link fence with an opening to another short walkway. Where in the world are we going? We’re not even sure, except there’s got to be a door. We take a quick peek inside Sip & Purr cat café, then make a sharp turn into Black Cat Alley, just off Kenilworth near Prospect. So would you be up for dining in the dark?Ĭheck out a video of what dining in the dark is like from a restaurant in LA.Pedestrians foot past us en route to a film at the Oriental Theatre. What I found most interesting about the menu, is they don't even tell you exactly what you'll be eating, they just describe the courses with texture and flavor. You may wonder what the benefits are, but the absence of distractions promotes the idea that eating in the dark heightens ones senses, making for a more. They have 3 different options too vegan, seafood, and meat. If this sounds like something you're up for, it's $89 for a 3-course meal.
Dress smart and pay attention, because you’re in for an inconspicuous induction like you’ve never seen before. With luck, you will be initiated into the Secret Society provided you pass a few trivial tests and trials. Cutting-edge cuisine will have your taste buds tingling. During your meal, an ensemble of enigmatic assistants will serve you as you dabble between mouth-watering dishes and the required rituals. In this mystifying multi-sensory experience, everybody arrives masked and mysterious. Eminent psychologists have been advocating dining in the dark as the ultimate gastronomic experience for years. Here's what Fever says about it:Ĭome and discover what goes on within the darkness at Dining in the Dark with The Secret Society tasting experience. The event takes place at the Hubbard Inn and you must be 21 for it. The dining in the dark experience is put on by Fever, and they have dates from April 7th-May 8th if you want to make it up to Chicago for this unique event. You'll also be served by people in night vision googles. They say when you eat in total darkness you enjoy the food more, because your senses are just focused on the food. Dining in the Dark with the Secret Society is an event where you'll eat a full 3 course meal in the dark.
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