DRINK The Easy Sell
Brad Bolt, bartender at Bar DeVille (701 N Damen Ave, 312-929-2349), layers refreshment over refreshment in this cocktail, creating a tipple that’s as brisk as it is classy.
1½ oz Zubrowka bison grass vodka
2-inch strip of fresh grapefruit peel (plus extra for garnish)
½ oz fresh lemon
¾ oz simple syrup
Cristalino brut cava
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake—hard. Strain into a collins glass over ice, top with a small pour of cava and garnish with grapefruit twist. —David Tamarkin
FILM Up
Pixar’s on a roll after WALL-E, and this 3-D adventure—about a septuagenarian who explores South America by tying balloons to his house—is another round of eye candy. Borrowing equally from THEATER Legally Blonde, The Musical
This hot-pink Broadway movie adaptation is both transparently corporate and fizzy pop fun. Features songs like “Omigod You Guys” (sample lyric: “Omigod, omigod you guys”). May 12–June 7 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre, 24 W Randolph St (312-902-1400). $32–$95.—Kris Vire