{"id":14838,"date":"2013-11-30T21:50:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T04:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endoedibles.ifm.yji.mybluehost.me\/?p=14838"},"modified":"2013-12-10T23:54:52","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T06:54:52","slug":"the-violet-hour-chicago-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/?p=14838","title":{"rendered":"The Violet Hour, Chicago IL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14801\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-1-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14801\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-1-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-1-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Violet Hour<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14806\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (11)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-11-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14806\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (11)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-11-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-11-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-11-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Snake Eyes &#8211; Junipero, Green Chartreuse, Amaro Sibilla, Plum Bitters, Twist of Burned Lemon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14809\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (15)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-15-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14809\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (15)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-15-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-15-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-15-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PB&amp;J &#8211; North Shore Aquavit, Lemon, Carpano Antica, Orgeat, Egg Yolk, Peychaud&#8217;s Bitters<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14810\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (16)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-16-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14810\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (16)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-16-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-16-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-16-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rum Diary &#8211; Ron Botran Reserva, Punt e Mes, Zacapa 23, Amaro CioCiaro, Laphroaig<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14807\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (12)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-12-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14807\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (12)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-12-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-12-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14808\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (14)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-14-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14808\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (14)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-14-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-14-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-14-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cookies and Milk &#8211; Chocolate Chip and Sugar Cookies with &#8216;Tiger&#8217;s Milk&#8217; &#8211; Brugal Anejo Rum, Pierre Ferrand Cognac, Spice Trader Syrup, Cream, Cinnamon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14803\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (4)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-4-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14803\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (4)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-4-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14804\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (5)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-5-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14804\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (5)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-5-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14811\" alt=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-18-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14811\" alt=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-18-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disgusted by the &#8216;service&#8217; at Graham Elliot to the point of walking out it was largely in hopes of quality in service and selections that I ended up at The Violet Hour, the former more or less ensured given the restaurant&#8217;s operation under Paul Kahan&#8217;s &#8220;One Off Hospitality Group&#8221; and the later assumed largely based on strong word of mouth, the swanky &#8216;scene&#8217; and velvet curtain shtick notwithstanding. Dark and stark yet nicely apportioned with high back chairs to create personal space as nouveau-Jazz played overhead it would not be long before we garnered admission and with patrons both swanky and dressed down intermingling I personally enjoyed the scene, though my sister found it all a bit &#8216;precious,&#8217; but any concern of such things went away the moment our server arrived with the menu; an ample listing of top-shelf libations and small bites from which we selected four. Typically the teetotaler it was with little coaxing that I opted for the cocktails noted to trend more closely to &#8220;sweet&#8221; while my sister and her fianc\u00e9 opted for complexity yet while everything was quite good and surprisingly well priced at $13 per drink it was actually my &#8220;PB&amp;J&#8221; plus the crowd-pleaser Milk and Cookies that proved the group favorites, the Tiger&#8217;s Milk especially lovely with a light bitter giving way to cinnamon and sweet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14805\" alt=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-8-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14805\" alt=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-8-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14812\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (19)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-19-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14812\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (19)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-19-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14813\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (20)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grey-opaque\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-20-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14813\" alt=\"015 - Violet Hour (20)\" src=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/015-Violet-Hour-20-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theviolethour.com\/\">http:\/\/theviolethour.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Violet Hour Snake Eyes &#8211; Junipero, Green Chartreuse, Amaro Sibilla, Plum Bitters, Twist of Burned Lemon PB&amp;J &#8211; North Shore Aquavit, Lemon, Carpano Antica, Orgeat, Egg Yolk, Peychaud&#8217;s Bitters Rum Diary &#8211; Ron Botran Reserva, Punt e Mes, Zacapa &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/?p=14838\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,13,27,97,1490,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chicago","category-dessert","category-food","category-illinois","category-the-violet-hour","category-vacation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14838"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14840,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14838\/revisions\/14840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}