Chocolate Peanut Butter Stack @ Francesco's Hole in the Wall
Dessert hasn’t been a strong suit @ Francsco’s Hole in the Wall—until this chocolate-peanut butter stack came along. FRANCESCO'S HOLE IN THE WALL: 254 SKOKIE, NORTHBROOK; 847-272-0155
Year: 2011
Antipasto @ Salad Francesco's Hole in the Wall
The antipasto salad @ Francsco’s Hole in the Wall never lets me down. FRANCESCO'S HOLE IN THE WALL: 254 SKOKIE, NORTHBROOK; 847-272-0155
Branzino @ Francesco's Hole in the Wall
@pennypollack: I let master shmoozer, Frank Gallo, talk me into fresh branzino in lemon butter sauce @ Francesco’s Hole in the Wall. FRANCESCO'S HOLE IN THE WALL: 254 SKOKIE, NORTHBROOK; 847-272-0155
Top 5 Things to Do This Week; plus, Peter Sagal’s Weekend Plans
On your holiday agenda: Thaw out with Gold Motel … rise and shine for the winter solstice … entertain out-of-town guests … plus, what the host of Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me is doing this weekend (here’s a hint: monkeys)
The Crazy Target Lady is Actually the Best Comedian in America
If the somewhat disturbing Target commercials blanketing the airwaves during the Christmas shopping season are the price we have to pay for Maria Bamford, it’s worth it.
Stylish hot water bottle
Maybe it was the first snow or the first prolonged stretch of 20-degree weather last week, but it’s time for a hot water bottle…
Chicago Gang Territory vs 2011 Chicago Homicides
A look at the overlap of Chicago gang-controlled areas of the city and how that compares with the distribution of homicides in 2011.
Why Dorothy Brown Wants Another Term as Circuit Court Clerk
The incumbent’s race against 22nd Ward Alderman Rick Muñoz is the juiciest contest in the March 20 primary. Here, Brown talks about Muñoz, working for Arthur Andersen in the 1970s, her unsuccessful bid for Cook County Board president, and more…
What’s the Hemisphere’s Tallest Residential Building? (Hint: It’s Not Here)
Chicagoans long ago got used to being snubbed by New York, but one thing that’s hard for New York to overlook is our enviable array of skyscrapers. In addition to having two of the world’s 15 tallest buildings, Chicago has five buildings over 1,000 feet tall—one more than New York. What’s more, three of the world’s 20 tallest buildings completed in 2009 were residential towers in Chicago…
Where to Go This Weekend: The Irish Inn in Ozark, Illinois
Sometimes Christmas is best spent in tranquil isolation. If you want to spend Christmas Day and the sixth day of Hanukkah amid utter peacefulness and the sort of pampering you can’t get when you’re basting turkeys all day, consider Irish Inn in southern Illinois, run by Belfast-born Brian Marshall and his wife, Lynn Moore McCreery…