Weekend Photos: Kamehachi
The sushi standby Kamehachi opened a new Wells Street location in November, and while we had heard the scene in the upstairs bar—featuring an updated cocktail list…
Year: 2011
Chicago magazine's January 2012 Issue: Top Doctors
Story highlights from the January 2012 issue of Chicago magazine.
Highland Park’s Highest-Priced Sale in Four Years
List Price: $7.349 million
Sale Price: $5.1 million
The Property: A lakefront house in Highland Park was sold on December 5 for $5.1 million. That’s just 58 percent of the $8.7 million that the seller, Maryclaire Collins, was asking for the home when she first listed it in the fall of 2010…
Rock your table
Looking to upgrade your entertaining mainstays for the holidays? Add some shimmer to your table by serving on semiprecious platters…
A Boxy West Loop Loft Gets Cozy
A structural glass inset in the ceiling brings extra light into the living room from the level above. The carpet and the coffee table (made from a vintage ox cart) were purchased at the now-closed Fenway Gallery; oak flooring was stained ebony. In the kitchen, Ikea cabinets are complemented by countertops of statuary marble. See … Read more
Chicago Bears vs. Tim Tebow: Tebow Kryptonite and a Bears Proto-Tebow
The Bears take on the NFL’s worst, most effective, and most interesting quarterback on Sunday. Plus: a look back at Bobby Douglass, an old Bear whose playing style was ahead of its time, which still might not have come yet.
Things to Do This Winter in Chicago: Five Hot Drinks Worth Sipping
HOT SHOTS: From Owen & Engine’s hot cider to Rustic House’s spiced rum nog, our favorite concoctions of the season
The Empathetic Rats of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago neuroscientists find compelling proof that rats are just as interested in helping each other out as eating chocolate.
2011 Antiques+Modernism Winnetka Preview Party
October 20, 2011–More than 370 collectors, designers, and supporters of Winnetka Community House gathered at the Antiques+Modernism Preview Party for a sneak peek of the highly anticipated show.
Edyta & Co. Holiday
Designer Edyta Czajkowska sent us a photo her dining room all dressed up for the holidays. Here are her thoughts on the room…