Diver Sea Scallops @ Perennial Virant
Diver sea scallops w/wilted watercress over carrot purée seems bold, but @PerennialCHI, it’s business as usual. PERENNIAL VIRANT: 1800 N LINCOLN; 312-981-7070
Year: 2011
Bar Snacks @ Perennial Virant
The bar snacks plate @PerennialCHI looks & tastes like the garden of good & evil: creamy deviled eggs, kick-ass spicy corn nuts, arguably oily crispy kale. PERENNIAL VIRANT: 1800 N LINCOLN; 312-981-7070
Grilled Asparagus @ Perennial Virant
@pennypollack: Grilled asparagus doesn’t get much better than @PerennialCHI. Fried hen egg dresses it up; herby béarnaise finishes it off. PERENNIAL VIRANT: 1800 N LINCOLN; 312-981-7070
Gas Stations by Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe Get New Leases on Life
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Lindholm Gas Station, a remnant of his Broadacre City dream, is getting a rehab. As is a Montreal gas station designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, which has been boarded up for the past three years.
Churros @ XOCO
Churros @ Xoco have everything going for them: Warm and cozy inside, crusty and sugary outside. Chocolate sauce is nice but unnecessary @Rick_Bayless. XOCO: 449 N CLARK; 312-334-3688
Cubano Torta @ XOCO
I love the way my teeth sink through Xoco’s Cubano torta @Rick_Bayless & the way all the flavors meld perfectly. XOCO: 449 N CLARK; 312-334-3688
Mushroom Torta @ XOCO
@pennypollack: Grassy earthy smoky perfection in a mushroom torta. How does @Rick_Bayless @Xoco get the seasoning just right? XOCO: 449 N CLARK; 312-334-3688
Million Dollar Decorators, Shopping Edgewater, Flower Arranging 101
People, are you watching Bravo’s new design show, Million Dollar Decorators? It’s one of my favorite guilty-pleasure summer TV treats, with all the elements of what makes for reality-show success…
Mitt Romney's Chicago Connection
Willard Mitt Romney—most recently in the news for out-fundraising his fellow GOP presidential hopefuls candidates in the second quarter—was named after J. Willard Marriott, the famous hotelier (and fellow Mormon) who was also best friends with Mitt’s father, George. But the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president owes his middle name to George’s cousin, Milton “Mitt” Romney, who was a quarterback for…
The Nascent Obama 2012 Campaign Needs to Work on Its Messaging
An Obama senior adviser previews his boss’s 2012 campaign for Bloomberg, indicating that they know as little about our motives as voters as we know about theirs as pols.