The happy hour at Ravenna’s cozy neighborhood joint Hot Dish inspires crafty spendthrifts to showcase their wild, artistic creativity in a high-style, low-budget setting. Crayon a tabletop’s papery white expanse into a dazzling waxy masterpiece while enjoying a half-price draught or well drink, or assemble a sack puppet and gaze wistfully into its lifeless eyes over a plate of fresh-fried, smoked-paprika-spiced yam chips ($3.95). For those not concerned with discounts, the Hot Dish Bloody Mary ($7) is rumored to be worth its perpetually full price.
Marti Jonjak—The Stranger’s fashion columnist—has a technical degree in apparel design and works in the garment industry. Her treasured casual-wear aesthetic is both glamorous and trashy, suggesting... More by Marti Jonjak