Sweet Potato Soup @ Custom House Tavern
@pennypollack: The sweet potato soup @ Custom House Tavern is so addictive, it should come with a warning label. CUSTOM HOUSE TAVERN: 500 S Dearborn; 312-523-0200
Year: 2011
Bone-In Rib Eye @ Custom House Tavern
It takes guts for a non steak house to boast about its dry-aged bone-in rib eye. Bragging rights hereby awarded to Custom House Tavern. CUSTOM HOUSE TAVERN: 500 S Dearborn; 312-523-0200
Lake Superior Walleye @ Custom House Tavern
They could lose the foam on the Lake Superior walleye @ Custom House Tavern but keep everything else—especially the lemon polenta. CUSTOM HOUSE TAVERN: 500 S Dearborn; 312-523-0200
Gemini Bistro Owners to Open Rustic House in Lincoln Park
Welcome to the Rustic Belt
The chef Jason Paskewitz and his business partner, Ryan O’Donnell, already the owners of Gemini Bistroare opening another venture in Lincoln Park in the late spring or early summer…
Illinois Teacher Pensions: Always in Distress Mode
Today the Tribune reported that the Teachers Retirement System, the pension fund that encompasses the state’s public school teachers outside of Chicago, is facing its “deepest financial hole in 20 years.” But when it comes to pensions, there’s no simple measure for “deep” and no good definition of “hole.” Here’s a look at the TRS and its long history of crisis.
Builder's Cabinet Supply
Last week I went to a meet-and-greet before a meeting of the local National Kitchen and Bath Association. It was held at Builder’s Cabinet Supply, a bit off the beaten path…
A Wild Goose Chase with Pals Old and New in North Center
Last night I resolved not to let a drop of alcohol pass my lips. The previous night’s cocktail tasting at Bridge Bar was more imbibing than I’d usually do before midweek, so I sautéed up a piece of mango salmon and settled in with the remote, happy to catch up on my Glee stockpile…
Watch This
This Week’s Five: National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch makes its Chicago premiere … dance for $5, theatre for $10, concerts for $15 … plus, what Kartemquin Films’ founder Gordon Quinn is doing this weekend
Rush Limbaugh Mistakes Educator Eleanor Kaye Wilson for the Obamas' Nanny
"’The First Lady looked stunning, as always, as she stepped down the jet in a textured frock along with her husband and her two daughters,’ her mother, and the nanny," Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday on his radio show, reading from an article he called "pathetic." The words "her mother, and the nanny," were added by the talk-show host—they were not in the story from which he quoted…
Tax Referendums May Understate Economic Impact on Homeowners
When voting April 5th on local tax referendums, voters in ten Cook County communities may get the impression that any increase on their property-tax bills will be only about a third of the actual increase…