Sometimes, Ol' Sparki is a cowboy, other times he's pure sophistication. This week's cocktail is fancy, well sort of.
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Sparki's cocktail of the week: April 2007 Archives
Welcome back to my blog-only Friday cocktail of the week provided by Sparki the bartender at Four Moon Tavern in Roscoe Village.
Sparki, whose given name is Marc Dufour, was born in Quebec City and speaks fluent French and even lived in France with his parents for a few years.
Here's a drink to toast Sparki's French heritage.
Continue reading Sparki's cocktail of the week — April 20.
Welcome to my new blog-only Friday feature to get your weekend started just right. I've commandeered the services of one my all-time favorite Chicago bartenders, Sparki at Four Moon Tavern in Roscoe Village. He's a bartending talent right up there with Heather my tall, blond ex-roommate at Tavern 33 and Humberto, owner of Pullman's Pub.
And I've asked him to provide the recipe for a weekly concoction guaranteed (well almost) to make your Friday night go smoothly. Here you go ...
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Mark Konkol
Mark Konkol covers city neighborhoods for the Chicago Sun-Times. You can e-mail him or call (312) 321-2146.
