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Eat: Bucktown Soup Cafe

Bucktown Soup Cafe

Just opened by a former attorney who fondly remembers surviving largely on soup during his broke law student days, BSC is a bright, pastel-walled 16-seat cafe keeping it simple with a rotating selection of nine soups (pulled from the owner's 90-strong list), beginning with standards like lobster bisque, fire roasted vegetable, and Michigan mushroom barley. Stay tuned for signature items like a spicy crab with toasted corn, a summer-appropriate gazpacho, and "gumbolaya", an andouille-chicken-shrimp filled Cajun-Creole hybrid that, unlike you, also has mussels.

Gaze into the dizzying array of options for your soup-related future at BucktownSoupCafe.com

1840 N Damen Ave, at Churchill; Bucktown; 773.904.8364 |

Wear: Below The Collar

Below The Collar

Chi's BTC has just rolled out a robust line of off-kilter tees inspired by flicks you probably caught on cable last night. Among the sweetness is a shot of the infamous "Brooks was here/So was Red" room from Shawshank, a couple of Blues Brothers tributes (the famed "106 miles to Chicago..." with requisite sunglasses and cigarettes, and a closeup of Elwood's 1060 W. Addison driver's license), and "El Perfecto Asesino", a black-and-white portrait of Leon from The Professional (No women, no kids. That's the rules.). Rules Leon learned from Artie Lange.

Check additional action from The Usual Suspects, American Psycho, Coming to America, and more at BelowTheCollar.com

Drink: BeerBin

BeerBin

Started by a trio of friends looking for a better buzz-finding resource, BeerBin's an ever-expanding and updating directory of what bars are serving up what beers in Chicago, helping you address that craving for Fat Tire while avoiding the legwork that could potentially erode your Fat Tire. They've also saved you the trouble of which establishments are safe havens for the fans of which sports teams, so instead of being "that fat guy who keeps asking us to put the Villanova game on" you'll just be "that fat guy".

Find the thirst quencher you've been looking for at BeerBin.com

Go: Thrillist Old School Summer Throwdown

Thrillist Old School Summer Throwdown

Break up the monotony of midweek with Thrillst's Old School Summer Throwback Party, a wild shindig going down tonight at Holiday Club to commemorate the swingin' summers of days of yore with free-flowing Canadian Club and Dos Equis, go-go dancing goodness compliments of the Janes, t-shirt giveaways from the Novem Store, and tuneage from Dave Roberts, who you should remember to compliment on his 2004 ALCS performance.

Get yourself guestlisted and RSVP at Thrillist.com/throwback

7-10pm at Holiday Club, 4000 N Sheridan Rd, at Irving Park; Wrigleyville; 773.348.9600 |