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January 11, 2024
BEST DATE NEWS
Jan. 11, 2024: Best Date News Volume #57
Good morning and welcome to another edition of Best Date News, Chicago’s most fun and interesting Thursday newsletter. You have officially gotten through the first 10 days of 2024!
In today’s newsletter, we dive into our 24 Chicago restaurant dishes that you should try in 2024, Chicago Restaurant Week, Chicago Theatre Week tickets, the Wienermobile, I-PASS changes, Chicago Bacon Fest the new Mean Girls movie trailer and more!
Jan. 11: National Holidays
National Milk Day
National Girl Hug Boy Day
National Hot Toddy Day
National Step In A Puddle And Splash Your Friends Day
National Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
Chicago Food
24 Dishes to Try: Will you look at that! Best Date Food is putting out blog posts now too?! And they are actually fun, quick to read and helpful?! Yes, yes we are. We put together a list of 24 Chicago restaurant dishes that we think you need to try in 2024! Check out the list, and then reply to this email with the one dish you want to try the most!
Chicago News
Chicago Restaurant Week: The 17th annual Chicago Restaurant Week returns next Friday and runs from Jan. 19 - Feb. 4! This citywide celebration showcases the best in Chicago dining with over 400 restaurants across the city participating this year. Diners are able to select from prix-fixe menus at the following costs: brunch ($25), lunch ($25) and dinner ($42 or $59). Explore participating restaurants.
Chicago Theatre Week: Tickets are now on sale for Chicago Theatre Week (CTW) which runs from Feb. 8 - Feb. 18. Similar to Chicago Restaurant Week, CTW is a great way save money. You can catch a show at a more affordable price as there are 73 productions to choose from, and All CTW tickets are on sale for $30, $15 or even less. Tickets.
I-PASS News: The Illinois Tollway has announced that they are phasing out the big I-PASS transponders that hang on your windshield to pay tolls around Chicago. Instead, Chicagoans will now be getting RFID I-PASS sticker tags that will need to be affixed to vehicles. Learn more on what you will need to do.
Via Lizzie Baumgartner
Just For Fun
Wienermobile: How much would you have to get paid to drive around the Wienermobile for a year?! Oscar Mayer is looking to hire 12 new drivers for a one-year assignment. You get a salary, health benefits and a weekly allowance for food and travel. Find out the salary.
Chicago Bacon Fest: Speaking of pork, Chicago Bacon Fest is coming to Wrigleyville next month and will feature the likes of bacon pancakes with bacon syrup, bacon grilled cheese, bacon mac and cheese, bacon nachos and more. Get early bird tickets for $10.
Mean Girls: 20 years after the original Mean Girls movie premiered, round two is set to hit theaters tomorrow, Jan. 12. This Mean Girls movie is being dubbed “Revenge Party.” You will see a lot of familiar faces when you watch the trailer.
Poll Question of the Week
Do you think we should create more of our own blog articles similar to the 24 Chicago dishes you should try in 2024? |
Poll Results: Last newsletter we asked if you have a New Year’s resolution, and 62% of you said yes. Some of your resolutions included:
“Drink more water”
“My phrase for the year is let it go!”
“Travel more! I want to take at least one personal vacation, family vacation and work vacation!”
“This year I want to practice being kinder to myself.”
Today's Sunset in Chicago
The sun will set in Chicago this evening at 4:39pm. Which means the sun sets today seven minutes later than it did last week.
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