Gran Farro Soup @ Café Spiaggia
@pennypollack: The gran farro soup @ Café Spiaggia has been a signature forever—so good, I almost cried. CAFÉ SPIAGGIA: 980 N Michigan; 312-280-2750
Year: 2011
This Lincoln Park Home Was Brought to You by the Letter “L”
List Price: $4.7 million
The Property: The 1880s charm of this Lincoln Park home is intact in its detailed brick façade and its tall Italianate windows, but a big rear addition opens the home up from the usual beeline-straight city-house floor plan to an L-shape that invites both family living and entertaining…
Roka Akor and Bombay Spice Grill & Wine to Open in River North
Manifest Density
Two new restaurants, both under the same ownership, are scheduled to open this spring at 111 West Illinois Street, on what is already a big food corner…
Why Rahm Emanuel Won
Meet the new boss, the logical next step after the old boss: Rahm Emanuel will replace Mayor Daley as the mayor of Chicago after a convincing win that emerged from money, power, and history.
Contributors
MARCH 2011: Jennifer Tanaka, Amalie Drury, Maria Ponce, Wesley Kimler, Stacey Jones
Western Promises
Five things to do this week: A midnight gig from our best new band … really dark comedy at Theater Wit … a professional dance-off, of sorts … opera genius Peter Sellars … plus two don’t-miss film freebies
New at Thomas Jolly
Two things caught my eye when I stopped by my friend Tom Jolly’s antiques shop recently…
Lawsuit Claims Developer Hasn’t Honored Buy-Back Contract
In 2008, hoping to reassure potential condo buyers that any further slide in the market wouldn’t hurt them, the Kopley Group development company offered a full-price buy-back guarantee on two of its North Side developments. The company’s chief, Nick Kopley, told me then that this was an “absolute, no questions asked” offer; the company made similar comments to the Chicago Tribune and Yo Chicago…
How to Deal With Chicago Sidewalk Rage: Serenity Now!
Do spitters and slow walkers raise your hackles? If so, you might be a sidewalk rager. But when you hit the streets and they hit back, it’s healthier to turn the other cheek.
Salmon @ Coco Pazzo Café
@pennypollack: Look at those grill marks on the salmon @ Coco Pazzo Café. Can’t you almost taste them? COCO PAZZO CAFÉ: 636 N St. Clair; 312-664-2777