Chicagoan’s rejoice- our favorite holiday is upon us- Restaurant Week. For ten days, February 17-28, over 200 restaurants will offer special prix fixe menus starting at $22* for lunch and $33/$44* for dinner. Restaurant Week 2010 proved to be the most successful Restaurant Week yet with 177 participating restaurants (a 23% increase over 2009), 335,000 diners and $11.6 million in revenue. 2011 promises even more with over 200 of Chicago’s finest culinary talents participating.

The Elysian’s new series of culturally-inspired treatments will take guests on a global spa journey through the Pacific Islands, Thailand, India and back home to Chicago. Opportunities to experience each destination’s healing properties will be achieved as The Elysian staff is trained by top practitioners around the world.

Even though Bears fans are still a little salty with who ended up in the Superbowl, we can still do what Midwesterners do best- drink. Because let’s be honest, if we wanted winning sports teams, we probably wouldn’t live in Chicago. So here are your best bets for places to grub and talk smack or if you’re not in to that, watch the commercials on a really big screen.

You’ve heard of the hall of fame for athletes. And maybe even restaurants. But concierges? By official proclamation from Mayor Richard M. Daley, the City of Chicago celebrated its first-ever “Concierge Day in Chicago” on January 27, 2011.

So it’s the year of the Rabbit, which brings ambition, tenacity and luck. Let’s ring in the Chinese New Year with a celebration of epic proportions- dim sum, dragons and dressed to kill.

This Sunday, February 6, Chicagoans are invited to join the former 1985 Chicago Bears Champions and Otis Wilson and Friends in the support of the Otis Wilson Foundation for The Big Game Celebration. In addition to giving guests the chance to watch The Big Game and celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Chicago’s 1985 Big Win alongside current Bears players, celebrities, athletes and other guests, the event will also raise funds for the Otis Wilson Foundation (OWF).

With V-day fast approaching and your man scrambling to stock up on the chocolates, flowers and rose petals, why not surprise him with a little somethin’ somethin’? There’s nothing spicier than lace, leather or negligees whether you’re looking to make it a racy, classy or spicy night.

Want to go the extra mile for Valentine’s Day? Give the gf or bf the royal (or saintly) treatment? These once in a lifetime packages, weekends, and specials will make your sweetie swoon. And we mean completely over the top, in the unforgettable sort of way.

Approaching one of the most epic storms in history, fight the winter blues by some groovin’ authentic blues in the Windy City. As legendary blues guitarist Robert Johnson noted, “SWEET HOME” Chicago is one of the country’s premier cities to experience authentic blues music and a fun weekend stay-cation to beat the snow.