Best of April

By The Editors
May 2, 2014 9:00 am

Zero G Weightless Experience
Astronauts do it. You’ve seen Kate Upton do it. Now it’s your turn. Experience the thrill of space from the comfort of our atmosphere with Zero G’s Weightless Experience. Check it out.


The Collective Quarterly
Led by a tally-ho group hailing from Chicago and beyond, Collective Quarterly is a gorgeous travel mag that tours one city per issue, documenting the creative process along the way. Check it out.


Slagel Farm Tour Dinners
Spring has sprung. And that means the return of Slagel’s monthly farm dinners. A true farm-to-table affair, their gatherings feature rotating toques from the city’s top restaurants. Check it out.


Pit Barrel Cooker
The Pit Barrel is a 30-gallon vertical steel cooker that rides the line between smoker and grill. Simple, portable and dependable. Easy to maintain. Smokes meat like a champ. Check it out.


MSI Print Collection
Now available to the public: Classic prints straight from the Museum of Science Industry’s exhibition archives. Bonus: all proceeds go to student education programming. Win-win. Check it out.


And from our Drinking and Driving Department:

The Spring Cocktail Quarterly
We love spring because warm. We love warm because outside. We love outside because everything is better there, including that drink in your hand.You’ll find that drink — nine of them, in fact — in our Spring Cocktail Quarterly.

Mustang’s 50th Anniversary
The Ford Mustang is a bare-knuckle brawler. Rear-wheeled. Back-axled. It’s also 50 years old, as of April, and contains the history of America in its sturdy steel body. Here’s that history in one lavish layout of Mustang’s most iconic cars.

Mother’s Day Gift Guide
When you give a gift — especially for Mom’s Day! — you’re being judged on how well you’ve listened. Whether you know their predilections and peccadilloes. Whether you do, in fact, care. Start by browsing our gift guide.

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