Five Great Reads About Working in Chicagoland
A ’20s tattoo artist, a developer and his son, the man behind Sybaris, a “mood director,” and a legendary Chicago courtroom figure: a Labor Day weekend reader.
Year: 2011
Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse @ GT Fish & Oyster
Nothing tops off a meal of oysters and lobster roll @ GT Fish & Oyster quite like chocolate/peanut butter mousse with caramel and berry coulis. GT FISH & OYSTER: 531 N WELLS; 312-929-3501
Smoked Hamachi Crudo @ GT Fish & Oyster
The smoked hamachi crudo @ GT Fish & Oyster might be star of this show, but pay attention to the Asian pear, the hijiki, and the edamame too. GT FISH & OYSTER: 531 N WELLS; 312-929-3501
Baja Shrimp Bruschetta @ GT Fish & Oyster
@pennypollack: Even if everything falls off the toasted baguettes, Baja shrimp bruschetta @ GT Fish & Oyster is worth the fuss of a fork. GT FISH & OYSTER: 531 N WELLS; 312-929-3501
What's Coming, What's New, and What's Cheap in Chicago Dining
THE BUZZ: Gaztro-Wagon’s Matt Maroni opens Mörso; 2 Sparrows offers tony brunch; SmallBar’s sandwiches dazzle
The DesignSponge Newspaper
We’ve all heard that “print is dead,” so when one of my favorite blogs, Design Sponge, made a newspaper, I thought it was pretty interesting…
David Axelrod's Last Campaign Will Also Be His Hardest
Barack Obama’s veteran strategist returns home to Chicago, the city where he cut his teeth, to prepare for the 2012 election. To win the future, he’s looking to the past… perhaps because the future looks cloudy.
A Modern Clean Space in An Old House
THIS NEW OLD HOUSE: A vintage single-family home on the North Side gets a rejuvenating gut rehab
Power Outages and the Future of the Electric Grid
Chicago’s summer storms and Hurricane Irene have focused the kind of attention on power outages that you don’t get when it’s in the boonies. But it’s not just you, or the weather: power outages are on the rise.
Stuff, Missoni at Target, Chicago Luxury Beds’ New Look
Chicagoan Karen Peterson was sick of shelling out storage fees to house the overflow of antiques, furniture, artwork, and home and garden accessories she loves to collect but had yet to find a place to use…