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I think that after 7-10 cocktails I would require hospitalization. On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 8:14 AM, James Stuart <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Chicago is my favorite city to visit, and one of the reasons is the > absolutely amazing food/drink scene, and at the head of that bar scene is > Aviary, a bar which has a potential claim on the best cocktail bar in > America, and at the very least, it's certainly the craziest. > > Fueled by a lot of fancy molecular gastronomy techniques, they make > cocktails you pretty much couldn't get anywhere else in the world: > > http://www.molecularrecipes.com/molecular-mixology/aviary-cocktails/ > > Two main ways we can do that (which aren't exclusive): > > One is that we can just go some night for cocktails. They serve single > cocktails and flights, as well as some food. It's tricky but not too > difficult to get reservations (although they're only day-of), although for > anything more than 6-8 people, it's nigh impossible. I think the best way > is to just have a rough idea which day works, and which people might be > interested, and then grab people and go when the mood strikes. > > Two is the crazier, awesomer approach. They have a tasting flight, either 7 > or 10 drinks long, with food all along the way. It's pricey ($125 / $165), > and yes, that's really seven cocktails, but I think it'll be amazing. This, > as far as I can tell, it is possible to get advance reservations for. > > So, I've created a little section on the social activities wiki. Add if > you're interested! > > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_social_activities#Ideas -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com