Meadowlark

Beverage Director Abe Vucekovich—a Violet Hour alumnus—builds sixteen-cocktail menus around deeply researched themes, and the current iteration, "The Magic City," channels the 1893 Chicago World's Fair through drinks accompanied by vintage watercolour paintings and served with a hardcover booklet. Research conducted at the Newberry Library, Chicago Historical Society, and Smithsonian informs each recipe. The 2024 Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award and No. 38 on North America's list validate a programme that treats every menu cycle as a publishing project. Meadowlark turns drinking into scholarship.