Night life events: Old Town Pour House serving specialty shark week cocktails
Old Town Pour House's shark week
Dive in to specialty shark week cocktails at Old Town Pour House in Oak Brook and Naperville. In conjunction with the Discovery Channel's annual shark week, the bar dangles delicious human bait: the Shore Thing, Bacardi tangerine, pineapple juice, blue Curacao, ginger beer and shark garnish for $12. Or the Sharkey Temple, a spin on a classic Shirley Temple with ginger beer and shark garnish for $5. Available through Sunday, July 30. Twenty percent of the proceeds from these drinks will be donated to the Shedd Aquarium. Old Town Pour House is at 1703 Freedom Drive, Naperville, (630) 448-6020, and 8 Oak Brook Center, Oak Brook, (630) 601-1440. OldTownPourHouse.com.
Emmett's brewmaster dinner
Five courses plus four beers plus a brewery tour equals a tasty evening at Emmett's brewmasters dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, in Wheaton. The dinner menu includes cumin-seared sea scallops, green and white asparagus salad, watermelon sorbet, grilled rib-eye steak and summer berry spongecake. Featured beers are Little White Lie Belgian Wit, Summer Camp Kolsch, Coffee IPA and Imperial Blueberry Cow Tipper. The dinner costs $60. Emmett's Brewing Company is at 121 W. Front St., Wheaton. (630) 480-7181 or emmettsbrewingco.com/.
PRIMO's new drink menu
PRIMO, nestled inside All Chocolate Kitchen, recently dropped a new drink menu. Try the Primo Pop, a blueberry gin ice pop immersed in a glass of prosecco. Complement your drink with chef plates, artisanal cheeses, wines, champagne or any of the unique desserts. All Chocolate Kitchen's PRIMO is at 29 S. Third St., Geneva. (630) 232-2280 or allchocolatekitchenprimo.com.