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Every chair or couch needs a partner. Here are seven swell contenders for porch or patio
Year: 2011
Forget Pujols: The Cubs Should Go After Prince Fielder
Albert Pujols’s pending free agency portends a wild off-season and a lucrative payday for the best player of our generation. But Milwaukee’s powerful first baseman is a great, cheaper second option, going into the prime of his career as Pujols passes out of his. Besides, the Cubs’ most pressing need is and will continue to be their awful pitching staff.
Small Wonder
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s children would surely have happily romped in this less-is-much-more version of the backyard princess castle. Spain-based SmartPlayhouse (smartplayhouse.com/en) is especially proud of its latest design, the Illinois, a nod to the clear influence of the modernist master. The house is lifted off the ground on Farnsworthy exterior columns; marine-grade laminated … Read more
Tenderloin Steak Tartare @ Maude's Liquor Bar
Grilled bread, mustard sauce, capers, and a slow-cooked egg yolk: I could eat the tenderloin steak tartare @ Maude’s Liquor Bar every night. MAUDE’S LIQUOR BAR: 840 W RANDOLPH; 312-243-9712
Shaved Vegetable Salad @ Maude's Liquor Bar
Shaved vegetable salad (beets, fennel, carrots, artichokes, asparagus) @ Maude’s Liquor Bar somehow failed to deliver. Was everything shaved too thin? MAUDE’S LIQUOR BAR: 840 W RANDOLPH; 312-243-9712
Steamed Mussels @ Maude's Liquor Bar
@pennypollack: Steamed mussels in white wine sauce @ Maude’s Liquor Bar prove why classics have staying power. MAUDE’S LIQUOR BAR: 840 W RANDOLPH; 312-243-9712
Great New Frame Shop
I love the idea behind the new frame shop called FoundRe that recently opened in Wicker Park: wood frames should really look like wood…
Blago Verdict: How Many Years He'll Likely Serve, Mell Stays Mum, Goldstein Needs a New Email Address, and More
Some questions and observations following today’s verdict in the retrial of the former governor: If you total the prison time from the 17 of 20 guilty counts, in addition to the charge from the first trial of lying to the FBI, Blago would spend more than 300 years in prison—reminiscent of the sentence…
What to Do This Weekend: Follow in the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark
More than 200 years ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off on their fabled exploration of the wilds beyond the Mississippi. If you feel history looming large over the long weekend, here are three Illinois destinations for contemplating the duo’s epic westward journey…
Weekend Photos: Second Chance Prom at District Bar
When District Bar, in River North, hosted its Second Chance Prom on Friday night, there was no theme (Under the Sea or otherwise) and there was no crying in the bathroom (at least that we know of), but there was some awesome prom attire…