"In all of Chicago, there may be no bar better equipped for Halloween than The Cauldron, a multi-space cocktail palace that uses chemistry and technology to make magic with food and drink. Organizers promise “spine-tingling excitement” on Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28 in a sprawling former bank building. Revelers should come in costume (the spookier the better). General Admission tickets ($20) include a specialty drink or shot, and VIP ticketholders ($125) will have access to an open bar and the Vault, a private lounge lined with hundreds of original bank boxes. Bookings and more details are available online." - Naomi Waxman, Ashok Selvam