Gluten-Free Zones
Awesome gluten-free fried chicken in the West Loop. PLUS: Restaurants, bakeries, and Web sites with gluten-free menus and products
Year: 2009
Class at West Elm
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This Saturday, June 20, the Oakbrook West Elm is hosting an event prior to opening (9am–11am) at which the in-store designers will offer decorating tips. Attendants will receive 10 percent off all purchases made that day just for attending class.
—Gina Bazer
On the Market: All That Jazz — Lake View
List Price: $849,000
The Property: I felt an urge to ring for the butler and have him fetch my tuxedo as I toured this elegant four-bedroom home in a 1926 co-op building near Belmont Harbor. The expansive floor plan takes you back to the glamour of the Jazz Age, and a recent renovation updated the home’s mechanicals while polishing up its vintage…
The Real Pit Boss
Barbecue Alert!
Michael Altenberg (Bistro Campagne, Crust) has found a massive, undisclosed space in Lincoln Square for his “Alabama pit barbecue” concept; now he’s just ironing out details. Plans for the two-story space include slow-cooked barbecue, authentic old-fashioned Southern drinks like Sazeracs and mint juleps, and—believe it or not…
Housing Bulletin: More Park for Forest Park?
UPDATED Municipal leaders in Forest Park are eying a failed condo and townhouse development as an ideal place to expand the village’s 12-acre Station Park. But first voters must approve the plan in a referendum scheduled for next spring…
Three Cheers for Free
Don’t-miss free events for 06.17.09 through 06.23.09: Bob Odenkirk and Archer Prewitt, times two … South Shore Opera Co’s season finale … big Plans in Millennium Park
The Big Screen, FLOR, Framed, and more
Bored with your big screen? Bang & Olufsen has created this monster 103-inch plasma television monitor and plans to prove how much size really does matter at a cocktail-party launch tomorrow, June 18, from 5-8 p.m. at their North American corporate office in Arlington Heights (RSVP to Ann Hof at 847-590-4909 or ahf@bang-olufsen.dk). The BeoVision 4 has a motorized floor stand, full surround-sound…
Primitive and Beyond
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Primitive, the West Loop dealer of Asian antiques and art, as well as contemporary furniture, has launched a new program called With Primitive, wherein local designers are invited to decorate a small room within the store using items from the store. Shown above is a “before” and “after” of the first installation, done by Brian Snow of Semel-Snow Interior Design. If these snapshots are not enough, I can attest that the transformation was profound; I happened to be there the day Snow was plotting his first moves. The mother of pearl wall treatment by R&B Faux Studios is particularly impressive. I also like the double etageres—a formula that just never fails for lending drama and balance to a space. Snow’s scheme will be there until late summer, when another designer will take on the challenge.
—Gina Bazer
A Summer Place
For one family, getting away from it all means arriving somewhere both rustic and refined
Street Wise
A Chicago company has figured out how to drill deep down for “hyper-local” news—that is, the stuff that’s happening on your street. But is there a future for this new breed of jounalism?