Penned by a 40-year Vienna Beef executive, Never's an ode to Chi-style hot-dog stands in the city and around the country, complete with tales from proprietors, operators, customers, and deliverymen, all of whom claim to've never put the red stuff on their dog, and all of whom are certainly liars.

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In "Delivery Man", the 'Cago-based duo's old-school beats back up lines like "Charles got a Flavor Flav clock on his shirt...I got a smiley-face-Have-A-Nice-Day t-shirt" -- so catchy, you'll overlook its rhyming too much.

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Drop $20 on dinner Sun-Thurs at the rustic Italian'd Gioco and receive a $50 gift certificate to its Chinese sister resto Opera (the Italians steal the noodle, China steals the most boring music ever -- advantage, Italy).

Offer good 'til Nov. 18. Check the menu at Gioco-Chicago.com

This eco-friendly boutique's taking 20% off all merch, including buttondowns & hoodies from John Patrick, Turk + Taylor hoodies, Entermodal wallets, and Good Society denim. They're also serving gratis wine and cupcakes (making this The Great Society -- sorry LBJ).

Check the gear/party deets at PivotBoutique.com