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showcases comforting, creative Italian fare from Top Chef fave Fabio Viviani, from crudo and grilled octopus to house-made pastas and truffle-topped pizzas. 51 W. Kinzie St., 312-595-1322; sienatavern.com SOUTHERN CUT BBQ First steak, then seafood; now the team behind Chicago Cut and Ocean Cut has embraced barbecue with this new Streeterville destination—and with 'cue queen Lee Ann Whippen manning the kitchen, this one is sure to make fans of Southern fare sit up and take notice. 198 E. Delaware Pl., 312-280-8887; southerncutbbq.com SPILT MILK Logan Square's latest must-try for cocktails is a classy throwback estab- lishment with a gorgeous mahogany bar and a compelling drinks list featuring Concord grape juleps and Madras margaritas, plus pineapple soft serve topped with the cocktail du jour. 2758 W. Fullerton Ave., 773- 413-8440; spiltmilktavern.com NEW STEAK 48 Mastro's founders Jeffrey and Michael Mastro bring their latest carnivorous concept to the heart of River North this summer in this 12,000-square-foot dining spot. Expect sleek design, a lively patio, and creative fare like fried deviled eggs, superfood salads, a king crab avocado stack, and 28-day wet-aged prime NY strips, bone-in ribeyes, and filet mignons cut in-house by the restaurant's master butcher. 615 N. Wabash St.; steak48 .com/steakhouse-chicago 3 ARTS CLUB CAFE Hogsalt Hospitality founder Brendan Sodikoff says of this airy retreat at the center of RH's fab Gold Coast gallery, "It's a place where anyone can feel at home." True—but it helps if you're wearing designer duds to fit in with the uber-chic crowd of lunching ladies. 1300 N. Dearborn St., 312-475-9116; 3artsclubcafe.com WON FUN CHINESE Sichuan-style dining and drinking hits Restaurant Row with the arrival of this double destination, featuring a 60-seat ground-floor family-friendly restaurant serving classics like Beijing-style duck and mapo tofu (Won Fun) and a second-floor craft cocktail and karaoke lounge and dim sum hangout (2Fun). 905 W. Randolph St., 312-877-5967; funfunchinese.com OUT & ABOUT THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Considered one of the world's finest museums, this prized institution houses more than 300,000 works of art—including such treasures as Grant Wood's American Gothic and Georges Seurat's La Grande Jatte— and welcomes 1.5 million visitors each year. 111 S. Michigan Ave., 312-443-3600; artic.edu CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM On display at this must-visit cultural institution through November 26 is "Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America," which explores nine major events in US history when the nation was threatened within its own borders. 1601 N. Clark St., 312-642-4600; chicagohistory.org CHICAGO'S FIRST LADY From private yacht rentals for two to blow-out weddings for 250 to the wildly popular, locals-love-it Chicago River architecture tour, this city institution is one of the top names in ROCKING OUT CHICAGO AND THE DOOBIE BROTHERS PERFORM THE MOST SINGALONG-WORTHY SETS OF THE SUMMER. BY KAREN ROSE "Those 50 years went by quickly," laughs Robert Lamm, who cofounded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-bound Chicago in 1967. The "original rock band with horns," responsible for classics such as "25 or 6 to 4" and "Saturday in the Park," is fronted by vocalist/ keyboardist Lamm and new vocalist/bassist Jeff Coffey. Joining them on the road this summer—including a stop at Northerly Island—are the Doobie Brothers, of "Listen To The Music" and "What a Fool Believes" fame—not to mention three multiplatinum, seven platinum, and 14 gold albums. With five decades of songs, will you hear your faves? "It would take many hours to play all our hits," says Lamm. With 21 top-10 singles and 25 platinum albums (including five straight number-ones) to their credit, he's not kidding. "We can interchange them and still make two hours of popular songs. It's a blessing." July 12, FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com 134 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM The SOURCE: SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF CHICAGO