Chicken Pot Pie @ Jolane's Cafe
Jolane’s Cafe doesn’t try to be retro—it just is. Maybe that’s why the chicken pot pie is so comforting. JOLANE’S CAFE: 1100 N Milwaukee, Glenview; 847-375-6986
Year: 2011
Shrimp and Scallops @ Jolane's Cafe
The shrimp and scallops @Jolane’s venture a modern touch—grilled edamame. Great idea. JOLANE’S CAFE: 1100 N Milwaukee, Glenview; 847-375-6986
Weekend Long Reads: Mike Ditka's Hometown, John Paul Stevens's Chicago Family History, and more
It’s such a hustle keeping up with the breaking news that I find myself having reserve longer, in-depth articles for the weekend. I suspect I’m not alone.
Epoch Pop-Up, Bring it Home TV, Urban Folk Circuit
Chicago florist Mike Hines has been creating artistic, atypical, not-your-grocery-store-variety arrangements for private clients and upmarket hotels for the past ten years, at his lofty Epoch studio on the West Side…
Meet the new Taste of Chicago: Same as the Old Taste
In an effort to bring the festival back to profitability, the Taste of Chicago will be run by the Park District. Big musical acts will be eliminated, which brings the event back to its roots.
Slim Chance: Taste-testing low-cal cocktails at Le Colonial
Egg foams, creams, drizzles, syrups: Sampling craft cocktails can feel like a bigger calorie fest than falling off the wagon at Sprinkles. And since loading up on who knows how many carbs before even glancing at a dinner menu is no way to stick to a New Year’s resolution, I’ve been wondering why no Chicago lounge that serves these 20-minutes-in-the-making concoctions had addressed the diet issue. Yet…
New Chicago Mayoral Race Poll: Can Gery Chico Force a Runoff Against Rahm Emanuel?
A new Tribune poll has Rahm Emanuel’s numbers up since late January, with Carol Moseley Braun’s numbers tanking. With recent polls suggesting that we could be on the cusp of a runoff between Emanuel and
Gery Chico, how would the race change?
Drama Lessons
I’m sure I’m not the only designphile who also loves dissecting theater sets…
The Chicago Pension Paradox
A new report from the Civic Federation finds that the gap between city employees paying into their pension funds and former employees receiving pension funds has sharply decreased over the past decade. In the wake of changes to pensions for future employees, legislators are looking into options for current employees.
Let It Snow
On the North Shore, proof that the garden in winter can be a magnificent thing