Contact: Lyle Aker FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
O: (312) 243-1577
C: (773) 957-9925
Email: lyle@threeaceschicago.com

THREE ACES presents the 1st Annual Halloween Bash and Pumpkin Smash
A Halloween Party with a smashing twist

Three Aces is throwing a Halloween bash, complete with a monster mash and pumpkin smash. It’s a no cover Halloween party, with Sailor Jerry specialty cocktails, pumpkin beers, delicious pies, and a new twist, the pumpkin smash. In celebration of Navy Day, grab a hammer and smash some pumpkins (think Gallagher) for charity.

No Halloween bash is complete without specialty cocktails and pumpkin beers. With the help of Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, Three Aces will be serving up a fresh Pumpkin Smash cocktails made with real pumpkin, fresh lemon, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, and fresh nutmeg. Or enjoy a Midnight Marauder made with Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, San Emelio Plum Sherry, fresh lime and Ginger beer. We have all your favorite Pumpkin beers on tap, including Southern Tier Pumking, Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale, Green bush Unicorn Killer, and Bombers of Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela.

Three Aces is located at 1321 W. Taylor Street in the heart of Little Italy. The Halloween Bash and Pumpkin Smash is Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. Pumpkin smashing, while supplies available, runs until midnight.

Three Aces has been described as “the Italian country side meets the American farm house in Keith Richards basement bar”. Well known for its Michelin recommended food, at neighborhood prices, in a comfortable, cool, rock and roll inspired setting.

For more information, to schedule an interview, or for sample recipes for publication, please contact Lyle Aker at (312) 243-1577 or email: lyle@threeaceschicago.com.
 

Contact: Lyle Aker FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
O: (312) 243-1577
C: (773) 957-9925
Email: lyle@threeaceschicago.com

THREE ACES WANTS A BLACKOUT!
A specialty menu featuring the darkest food and drinks of the season

The sun is setting early, the sky is grey, and Halloween is around the corner, it’s the darkest time of year and Three Aces is celebrating; with a BLACKOUT. Help us welcome the darkness, rock and roll style, with a specialty menu featuring the darkest of ingredients, paired with the blackest of beers, ink-colored cocktails, low lights, and wicked metal music. Bring on the BLACKOUT!

Executive chef Matt Troost has created a limited edition menu featuring the darkest of seasonal ingredients. Sample BLACKOUT menu items include: Arancini made with squid ink risotto, mint, and bolognese sauce; Mussels steamed in black beer, served with boudin noir, butternut squash, and chili de arbol; and Duck Breast with beluga lentils, confit cipollinis and black kale.

No specialty menu is complete without the perfect drink pairing. Ask for a “dark traveler” made with Journeyman Rye, Graham’s 20-year tawny, and black walnut bitters. Or sample any of the following BLACKOUT beers: Allagash Black, Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, Ska Brewing Mole Stout, Uinta Black Lager, or Great Divides Oak aged Yeti Russian imperial stout.

Three Aces is located at 1321 W. Taylor Street in the heart of Little Italy. The BLACKOUT begins on Monday, October 22, 2012 and the special menu runs through November 4, 2012. The menu will only be available for dinner starting at 4:00 p.m. through 11:00 p.m.

Three Aces has been described as “the Italian country side meets the American farm house in Keith Richards basement bar”. Well known for its Michelin recommended food, at neighborhood prices, in a comfortable, cool, rock and roll inspired setting.

For more information, to schedule an interview, or for sample recipes for publication, please contact Lyle Aker at (312) 243-1577 or email: lyle@threeaceschicago.com.
 

Is there a better day to tap Lagunitas Brown Shugga then on Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones birthday? We don't think so either. Come in on Wednesday October 24th at 10PM and let the boys from Lagunitas buy you a beer. The Rolling Stones will be playing in heavy rotation.

The tomato comes into season just a few weeks of the year, and at Three Aces we like to celebrate the beautiful, fragrant, plump, and juicy fruit with a full menu of tomato inspired dishes and cocktails. Please join us for our second annual Tomatofest menu featuring locally grown tomatoes from Genesis, Spence, Green Acres, and Seedling farms.

Executive chef Matt Troost has created a full tomato inspired menu including the Open-faced BLT, with house cured Sweet-Tea pork belly, marinated heirloom tomatoes, wild arugula, and saba served on grilled Ciabatta bread. Lobster Chitarra featuring a half lobster served with a house-made chitarra in a heirloom tomato sauce topped with fresh tarragon. As well as fresh Burratta served in a tomato jam, topped with pistachios, torn croutons, fresh herbs and a balsamic reduction.

Our very own Toxic Twins, and world class Cocktologists (their title, not ours), Raquel LeDuc and Rachel Smith have developed an array of tomato inspired cocktails featuring the ToJito, heirloom tomato, basil, mint, & lime. Perdido, muddled heirloom tomato, tomato preserves, gin, lemon, & spicy chile syrup.

Three Aces is located at 1321 W. Taylor Street in the heart of Little Italy. Tomatofest begins on Tuesday, August 14th and the special menu will run through September 2, 2012. The menu will only be available for dinner starting at 4:00 p.m. through 11:00 p.m.

Three Aces has been described as “the Italian country side meets the American farm house in Keith Richards basement bar”. Well known for its Michelin recommended food, at neighborhood prices, in a comfortable, cool, rock and roll inspired setting.

For more information, to schedule an interview, or for sample recipes for publication, please contact Lyle Aker at (312) 243-1577 or email lyle@threeaceschicago.com.
 

Really pushing the seasonal veggies hard right now on many new dishes from the corn chowder gnocchi to the simply fried shishito peppers. Though the farms aren't getting very much water and a lot of crops are suffering the products we are getting are superb. Think: sweet bi-color corn, fire roasted peppers, summer squash, green zucchini, and those amazing juicy heirloom tomatoes. It's summertime and the living's easy... Easy and tasty.

What: A BBQ event featuring guest chefs each cooking a whole beast in their style; live blues music featuring: Mississipi Gabe Carter, Matt Hendrix, and Dave Herrero; sponsorship by Lagunitas and Jim Beams Devils Cut; benefiting MEMA-music, a non-profit organization motivating youth through socially conscious music (www.mema-music.org).

When: July 22, 2012 from 4pm-10pm

Where: The beautiful outdoor patio at Three Aces 1321 W. Taylor St. 

Who:  Matt Troost (Three Aces), John Manion (La Sirena Clandestina), Chris Curren (Stout Barrel House & Galley), Mark Steuer (The Bedford/Carraige House)

How much: $25 includes entrance to the event and food service. We will have drink specials and select $2 beer cans along with specials from Lagunitas and Devils Cut.