Land & Sea Nabs Sommelier Algren at CAA; Firecakes Kool-Aid Donut; More

THE LOOP—When Land and Sea Dept.'s upcoming project at the Chicago Athletic Association opens it will feature Andrew Algren as its sommelier. Algren comes over from Alinea where he was that Michelin-starred restaurant's sommelier for the past two years. He and beverage director Paul McGee are working on developing the drink menus for the project, which is still shrouded in secrecy. Stay tuned for more. [EaterWire]

RIVER NORTH—Firecakes Donuts will release a special cherry Kool-Aid donut this Friday, May 1 that will be available the entire month. The donut features a cherry Kool-Aid glaze and sugar on top. They're giving away free samples of the limited edition donut on Friday between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. [EaterWire]

WEST TOWN—Celebrating their fourth anniversary, Frontier invites everyone to come out Thursday, April 30 at 6:00 p.m. for a two-hour free event featuring appetizers from chef Brian Jupiter and a number of bourbon drinks. [EaterWire]

LAKEVIEW—Headquarters Beercade Lakeview is bringing back its pinball hands-on-a-thon Wednesday, May 13. The person who keeps one hand on the pinball the longest wins that pinball game and Headquarters donates money to a charity of the winner's choosing ($50 for every hour the winner had their hand on the game). Enter on Headquaters' Facebook page by writing why you should be chosen and they will select the participants based on the comments. [EaterWire]