Ice Cream: Original Rainbow Cone
The legendary Beverly destination hasn’t changed a lick over the years, and now ORC plans to open a Loop branch in August.
Year: 2009
Scene: 33 Club
Jerry Kleiner’s secret weapon at 33 Club is Daniel Kelly, whose imaginative cooking we liked at D. Kelly in the West Loop a few years back.
Cutting Edge
Developer encourages condo sales with novel payment plan
High Society
Upon entering Roof, The Wit Hotel’s new 27th-floor lounge, most would think they had traveled not up but down—south, that is. The roofless, skyline-level spot smacks of Miami but boasts a view that’s pure Chicago. Where the airy, glass-enclosed bar measures an ample 7,000 square feet, the craft-cocktail menu is thoughtfully petite; we liked the … Read more
Budget Beat: Main Street Smokehouse
The menu showcases BBQ styles from primo pit stops around the country
Return: The Claim Company
A longtime anchor in Northbrook Court is revamped
Pour: 2008 Mas des Bressades Cuvée Tradition
It’s not a cloyingly sweet blush wine or something pinkish posing as a wine cooler
The Shrine
Music is a religious experience at the South Loop’s newest dance club
A’Gaci Arrives in Chicago
Two for One
Local Forever 21 and H&M locations may be up for some competition starting this Friday. Also specializing in trendy women’s fashions at lower prices, A’Gaci (866-362-4224, agacistore.com), a popular chain store that originated in San Antonio, Texas, expands to the Midwest with two Chicagoland flagship locations. The stores debut one week apart from each other, opening at the Palmer House (17 E. Monroe St.) on Thursday, August 27th and…
Live Like Barbie
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You think you love Barbie? Jonathan Adler loves her more! He has devoted an entire collection to the leggy plastic blonde, including his own glamorous incarnation of her (shown above, $50), which will be available in stores in September. Also shown above, a needlepoint pillow ($165) and pink lacquer cubes ($150-$350), perfect for your grown-up Barbie dream house.
—GINA BAZER