Halloween Weekend at CSS: Find Your Boo + Haunted Harvest

Halloween lands on a weekend this year, and we're not wasting it. Two nights, two very different vibes, one kitchen in Itasca.

Friday is for the singles: rolling sushi, folding dumplings and maybe meeting someone who can actually cook. Saturday is for the bourbon people: three Halloween cocktails, three spooky bites and a lot of shaking. Skip the sad candy bowl. Here's what's going down.

Friday: Find Your Boo, a Halloween Singles Mixer

Friday, October 30 · 7–10 PM · $59 per person · BYOB

Dating apps are exhausting. Rolling sushi next to a stranger is not. Find Your Boo is a hands-on singles night where you cook your way around the room with a new partner at every station.

Here's the lineup:

• Sushi: roll it together, and find out fast who has steady hands

• Dumplings: the fold is harder than it looks, and that's half the fun

• Chili noodles: a little heat to keep the conversation moving

• A color-changing cocktail: watch it go from blue to pink right in the glass

• Chocolate-dipped strawberries: dessert, and a decent excuse to linger

No cooking experience needed. Our chefs walk you through every step, so all you have to bring is a drink and a little nerve. Costumes are encouraged, not required. Chef Kristina will be judging either way.

Come solo or drag a single friend along. Worst case, you leave with a full stomach and a new sushi skill. Best case, you found your boo.

Saturday: Haunted Harvest, Bourbon Three Ways & Spooky Bites

Saturday, October 31 · 6:30–8:30 PM · $49 per person · Bring your own bourbon

Halloween night, but make it craft. Chef Alex is behind the bar teaching three bourbon cocktails, and each round comes with a bite from the kitchen built to match.

The drinks:

• Fiendish Apple: a spiced apple cider old fashioned with brown sugar cinnamon syrup, an apple fan and a cinnamon stick

• Witch's Brew: a smoked maple bourbon sour with a silky foam and a torched rosemary sprig that smokes right off the rim

• Black Magic Fizz: a pitch-black bourbon highball with lemon and ginger beer. Yes, it's actually black. Yes, it's going on your Instagram.

The bites:

• Potato & Prosciutto Crisp

• N'awlins Haunting shrimp fingers

• Tombstone Toast

You'll learn to shake, stir, dry shake and garnish like you know what you're doing, then leave with the recipes so you can run it back at your own Halloween party next year.

What to bring: a bottle of bourbon. One 750 ml bottle covers two people easily. We handle the shakers, glassware, ice, mixers and garnishes. Skipping egg white? Ask for the vegan foam on the Witch's Brew.

The quick hits

	Find Your Boo	Haunted Harvest
When	Fri, Oct 30, 7–10 PM	Sat, Oct 31, 6:30–8:30 PM
Price	$59 per person	$49 per person
Bring	Any drink you like (BYOB)	A bottle of bourbon
Vibe	Rotating partners, hands-on cooking	Cocktail class with paired bites
Costumes	Encouraged	Encouraged

Both nights are at our kitchen in Itasca, and both sell out on a holiday weekend. Grab your spot now, and bring a friend while you're at it.