Dining Out: Match Points
In the constant chef shuffle, sometimes restaurants hit the jackpot. Here are two.
Year: 2009
Dining Tidbits
The Sit Down, Abigail’s, Fuego, Market
Singled Out: Takashi’s Noodles
Takashi’s Noodles is a timely, useful, and pretty cookbook
Pour: Domaine la Garrigue Cuvée Romaine
Its lively acidity boots up ripe dark fruit and herb flavors with remarkable depth
April Flowers
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Alessi, the Italian tabletop store in the old Tree Studios building, has ushered in spring with a delightful display of blooms from Suzanne Cummings Flowers. Catch them until early next week.
—JAN PARR
A-Plus C-View
If my visit to C-View in Streeterville’s Affinia hotel had been a vacation instead of just feeling like one, I would have needed only three photos to tell the story of my trip: one of the gorgeous bar, one of my equally sleek drink, and a third of my…
Odyssey: Seeing Red
Chicago’s most extreme Bloody Marys stretch the definition to extremes. Here, a primer
It’s a Match
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Schumacher and Christopher Peacock Paint have begun a collaboration to help decorators match wallpaper and paint. Schumacher’s Greenhouse Collection, consisting of lush, garden-inspired wallcoverings, are paired with sunwashed colors from Peacock’s paint Collection No. 1. See the perfect pairings at the Peacock cabinetry showroom in LuxeHome in the Mart.
—JAN PARR
On the Market: Winnetka Visits the Hamptons
List Price: $3,349,900
The Property: When the Winnetka resident and homebuilder Michael Hughes spent some time in the Hamptons a while back, he became smitten with what he calls the area’s “wonderful, relaxed, but elegant homes.” Hughes resolved to build something like them in his hometown.
No Dish Today
Pollack and Ruby are taking a much-needed week off from Dish. We’ll be back next week to bring all the juicy scoops you’ve come to expect.