Eat. Watch. Do. — Chicago Jazz Fest, fall TV and movies, plus Scofflaw review
It’s Thursday, Chicago.
We’re surely savoring these fleeting moments of summer in the city — 90-plus-degree days excluded. No matter if cookouts, family trips or simple relaxation are on your agenda for the long weekend, we’ve got some tips for how to make the most of it.
If you’re feeding a crowd this weekend and wondering where to pick up the best Polish sausages, Tribune critic Nick Kindelsperger has you covered. If you’re planning your next night out, we also have a review of a Logan Square cocktail bar with a new chef who’s shaking things up.
Over in entertainment, fall TV and movie guides from our critics will have you prepped for cozy nights in, and our preview for the Chicago Jazz Festival starting today gets you all the details on the Labor Day weekend tradition.
Enjoy the weekend, and we’ll see you next week.
— Lauryn Azu, deputy senior editor
Review: Scofflaw’s new chef challenges what it means to be New American in excellent ways
Korean American chef Fred Chung is making some of the best food in Chicago at Scofflaw, according to Tribune critic Louisa Chu. Read what stunned her at the Logan Square restaurant here.
Fall TV preview 2023: 15 shows premiering in the coming weeks as the Hollywood strike continues
The writers’ strike this summer undoubtedly affects the network TV lineup this fall, but that doesn’t mean nothing new will be on the air. Here’s a look at some offerings in the first few weeks of the fall TV season from Tribune critic Nina Metz.
The best Maxwell Street Polish sausages in Chicago
Tribune critic Nick Kindelsperger explores how the sausage gets made — Chicago’s classic Maxwell Polish sausages, that is. Read here to learn which are his top picks, right in time for your next cookout.
Fall movie preview 2023: Our 10 titles from a Hollywood season subject to change
The ongoing writers strike has pushed the date of at least one late 2023 premiere, and it’s unknown if studios will kick more titles down the line. Tribune critic Michael Phillips has a list of 10 movies scheduled to release this fall, here.
Chicago Jazz Festival is this weekend, with leading jazz lights including Ron Carter and Chico Freeman
Nothing rings in fall weather like smooth jazz. The Labor Day weekend favorite is back, and you can check out the full schedule here.
A new Loop venue for Dennis Watkins’ long-running ‘Magic Parlour’
“The Magic Parlour,” performed for some 15 years at the Palmer House, is moving to Petterino’s. Tribune critic Chris Jones has more on the hit show here.
Alice Cooper at 75: ‘The audience is shock proof now.’ But our list of 10 things that might surprise them.
Alice Cooper just released “Road,” his 22nd solo album, and plays Tinley Park on Sept. 1. Though Cooper tells Tribune reporter Chris Borrelli that audiences are harder to shock now than ever, he lists here 10 things that may surprise you about Cooper.
Martin Luther King’s ‘Dream’: Letting freedom ring from Stone Mountain, 60 years later
This week’s 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech presented a moment of reflection for Stone Mountain, Georgia native Nneka M. Okona. Read her tips for seeing the most-visited tourist site in Georgia, and its complicated past, here.
