- Three Dots and a Dash
The big day’s nearly here—National Crab Rangoon Day! Frankly, I have no idea if there really is a National Crab Rangoon Day or not (the kids didn’t get the day off of school, I know that much), but Three Dots and a Dash will be celebrating it anyway given the dish’s possible invention by, and close association with, Polynesian and tiki restaurants in the 1950s. (They say Trader Vic’s in San Francisco has the earliest documented version, from 1956, but it’s very possible they predate that. They always seemed kind of classic Jewish-Chinese food to me, which makes New York a likelier point of origin. The world may never know!) Anyway, $11 tonight will get you a basket of three different kinds—green curry, smoky and spicy, and blue crab.
• Dusek’s is offering a five-course menu with, believe it or not, roast dove as its third course. Is that romantic or not? You’ll have to judge for yourself your loved one’s feelings. It’s $65, $80 with beer, or $90 with wine pairings. Call 312-526-3851.
• Sunday Dinner Club extended its cassoulet dinner at Half Acre to a second night, Monday, for just $40. Go here.
• Chicago Taco Tour blogger Titus Ruscitti and I had our brains picked by Thrillist on the subject of where to go on the deep south side; more good suggestions in the comments.
