Cuna, a contemporary Lakeview neighborhood bar serving globally-inspired bar food from chef Kendal Duque, will host a "Cuna-Con Party" on Friday, April 16 celebrating the kickoff of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) convention beginning the same day.
Patrons are encouraged to dress up as their favorite comic book characters during the "Cuna-Con Party". Cuna will give out $50 gift certificates to both the "Best Dressed Female Comic Book Character" and "Best Dressed Male Comic Book Character" at 1am during the "Cuna-Con Party".
There will be a hosted Chivas Regal reception from 7pm-9pm during the "Cuna-Con Party". Two of Cuna's new spring cocktails - one representing "good" and one representing "evil" - will be special for only $5 during the "Cuna-Con Party". The "good" cocktail is the "The Vacation" (Bacardi rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, sour mix, cream of coconut, grenadine, lime & cherry garnish), and the "evil" cocktail is "The Bittersweet" (Chivas Regal 12, Campari, ginger beer, muddled orange slices, bitters, orange slice garnish). Both cocktails are regularly priced at $8.
Legendary Chicago DJ Jesse De La Pena will spin his mix of jazz, funk, soul, reggae, hip hop, rock, Latin, 70's, 80's, and dance from 10pm until close during the "Cuna-Con Party".
Cuna will also show comic book-inspired movies on its flatscreens during the "Cuna-Con Party." There is no cover charge for the "Cuna-Con Party".
About Cuna: Chicago businessman Paolo Acuna created Cuna, a contemporary 6,000 square foot neighborhood bar with affordable price points for food and drink in Lakeview. Cuna boasts 11 specialty spring cocktails that are all $8 each ranging from "The Really Jolly Rancher" (Stoli Gala Applik vodka, Thatcher's Organic Elderflower Liqueur, cranberry juice, fresh squeezed lime juice) to the "Cuna Colada" (Kilo Kai rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, splash of cream) to the "Mark's Iced Tea" (Maker's Mark, Pama pomegranate liqueur, ginger ale, simple syrup, fresh squeezed lemon juice, bitters, lemon garnish). Cuna also serves six beers on tap, a range of bottled beers, and a 17-bottle globally-sourced wine list. Kendal Duque - formerly the executive chef at three-star Sepia- is Cuna's executive chef. Duque's chef-driven menu focuses on scratch-made, globally-inspired bar food sourced from local and seasonal ingredients. Cuna's spring menu features flatbreads (including "sausage, grapes, goat cheese and fontina cheese"); "small bites" (including "lamb shoulder with mint pasta ribbons and rosemary breadcrumbs"); "big bites" (including "pan roasted salmon with asparagus, mushrooms and cashew vinaigrette"); and desserts (including "black dog gelato cookie sandwiches"). Located at 1113 W Belmont Ave between Seminary and Clifton (312.224.8588), Cuna's is open 11am-2am Tuesday thru Friday, 11am-3am Saturday, and 11am-2am Sunday. Cuna is closed on Mondays. Additional information - including food and drink menus - available at http://www.CunaChicago.com . Follow Cuna on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CunaChicago and Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/CunaChicago
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