Black Gnocchi with Prawns & Fava Beans @ GT Fish & Oyster
@pennypollack: The black gnocchi w/prawns & fava beans @GT Fish & Oyster rocked, especially the fava bean part. GT FISH & OYSTER: 531 N WELLS; 312-929-3501
Year: 2011
This Week in Investigations
It’s been a quiet couple months for city and state politics, but things are starting to get interesting: two federal investigations, rumblings from Michael Madigan about the pre-paid college tuition program, and the city inspector general’s report on truck drivers.
Jeanne Gang Talks Architecture at Stop Smiling
The local starchtect discusses “Reveal,” the new monograph about Studio Gang, as the Gang-designed Ford Calumet Environmental Center hangs in the balance. Alternately, Lisa Madigan appears on the Interview Show tonight at the Hideout.
Toxic Lead in Pilsen—and Just Days Before the Solis-Morfin Runoff
The front-page story in the Chicago Tribune today about toxic lead found in Pilsen has to strike fear into the hearts of the neighborhood’s parents. And it can’t be good news for 25th Ward Alderman Danny Solis, either, as he is caught in a runoff with activist Cuahutémoc “Témoc” Morfin. Tribune reporter Michael Hawthorne writes that a monitor placed…
Small-sized cookware
Former Chicago Home + Garden editorial assistant Corina Quinn, now associate editor at La Cucina Italiana, was in town for the International Home and Housewares show last month. This is the first of three guest blogs from Corina.
Where to Drink after ‘Black Watch’—Plus, a Name That Bar Update on Cubs Opening Day
It’s always smart to transition any cultural experience into postculture drinking as seamlessly as possible. Still, I thought The Creative Director was pulling my leg when, after we saw the National Theatre of Scotland’s heart-in-your-throat production of Black Watch at the Broadway Armory on Wednesday night, he said, “Let’s go get a beer at a place called St. Andrew’s…”
The Wisdom of Coaches
Top local coaches—from Ozzie Guillen and Tom Thibodeau to Oliver Purnell and Kelly Amonte Hiller—reveal sacred truths about perseverance, motivation, the importance of hard work, the value of failure, and more
This Week In Beer: Beyond Goose Island
The sale of Goose Island to Anheuser-Busch InBev dominated headlines this week and drew the attention of the city’s boozehounds. But two pieces of legislation–one on the state level, one on the national level–promise to impact big beer, small beer, and beer drinkers in Illinois and throughout the country.
Lucien Lagrange Condo Grows With the Economy
ON THE LEVEL(S): Lincoln Park 2520 regains six of its eight lost stories after a final round of construction funding comes through
Ambassador’s Lake Forest Mansion Slides Off the Market
THE CUBAN SLIDE: Despite being designed by one of MOMA’s architects for a Cuban envoy, the 25-room house goes as short sale