Like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, St. Patrick’s Day signifies the onset of warmer weather at the end of a ceaseless winter. And no better way to celebrate than with corned beef, whiskey, and everything in between. Chicago restaurants and bars are going all out this year with their St. Patrick’s Day-inspired menus and specials.

Attention, beer-lovers. The Super Bowl of beer events is poised to take place at Headquarters Beercade in River North with the second annual Firkin Fest. This glorious tasting event serves as a sudsy homage to Chicago’s booming craft beer scene, with this year’s roster featuring more than 50 local and regional breweries on March 29.

It goes without question that Chicago’s dining and drinking scene gets bigger and better every day, but this is also true of established restaurants, bars, and breweries literally physically expanding in scope. Revolution Brewing and Fat Rice both have expansion plans in the offing, giving us more to love and more to drink in the coming months.