In the recipe headnote for the drink Eeyore’s Requiem — a complex, nuanced Negroni riff — Toby Maloney, head mixologist and driving force behind Chicago cocktail bar The Violet Hour, asks, “Is it so ...

THEATER "The Violet Hour" at Renaissance rides strong second act to redemption The second act roars to life and makes "The Violet Hour" at Renaissance Theaterworks a must see this season. The ...

With its latest mainstage production, Clarksville's oldest professional live theatre poses the question, "If you had the chance to see your future, would you take it?" Drawing its title from the words ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Richard Greenberg, whose career is peaking commercially with the Broadway-bound "Take Me Out," is dealing with some of his favorite themes in "The Violet Hour" -- specifically the nature of time and ...

PITTSFIELD — Richard Greenberg's play, "The Violet Hour," draws its title from the words of one of its characters, Denis McCleary, who defines the violet hour as "that time, that wonderful New York ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Violet Hour, the acclaimed Wicker Park bar that helped define Chicago’s modern craft cocktail scene, is closing its doors for good, the bar announced Friday. The bar, located at ...

“This is the violet hour, the hour of hush and wonder, when the affections glow and valor is reborn, when the shadows deepen along the edge of the forest and we believe that, if we watch carefully, at ...

Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene. Explore all of our favorites at chicagoreader.com/food/reader-bites. The ...

Richard Greenberg's "The Violet Hour" was probably the ideal choice to inaugurate the Biltmore. The latest play from the author of "Take Me Out" is a chamber piece that muses on the elusive ...