Grange Chicago Competition Winner
Janet Davidsen of Details in Design in Wheaton recently won first place in a Grange furniture design competition…
Year: 2011
The Continental @ Fraîche
Mix the sunny-side-up egg into the lardon-studded greens @ Fraîche. It’s called the Continental & it’s pleasant, but the toasty poppyseed muffins upstage the production. FRAÎCHE: 815 NOYES, EVANSTON; 847-475-5467
French Toast @ Fraîche
Almond cream–stuffed brioche French toast @ Fraîche is thick and fluffy & if it were stuffed w/less almond cream, I could get into it. Maple syrup comes in an espresso cup. Cute. FRAÎCHE: 815 NOYES, EVANSTON; 847-475-5467
Scrambled Eggs @ Fraîche
@pennypollack: After a sprinkle of s & p, the scrambled eggs @ Fraîche are perfectly OK; the peppery roasted potatoes, however, are AOK. FRAÎCHE: 815 NOYES, EVANSTON; 847-475-5467
Chicago Magazine Names Elizabeth Fenner as Editor-in-Chief
Chicago magazine names Elizabeth Fenner as its new editor-in-chief.
Oprah’s Creative Chief Sells in Gold Coast
List Price: $999,000
Sale Price: $934,800
The Property: Lisa Erspamer, the longtime producer at Harpo Productions who is now chief creative officer at the Los Angeles–based Oprah Winfrey Network, has sold her two-bedroom Gold Coast condo for $934,800—or 23 percent less than what she originally paid for it…
Virgil Abloh, Kanye West's Style Adviser, on His Fashion Inspirations for Fall
STYLE COUNSEL: The Chicagoan and full-time creative director talks about the season’s best in men’s style
The Extraordinary Chicago Railroad Photography of Jack Delano
One of the overlooked masters of the government’s FSA/OWI program is Jack Delano, who captured a pivotal moment in industrial Chicago at the height of World War II.
Paola Navones Metroquadro Dish Collection
Leave it to the Italians to upend the age-old art of designing dinnerware. Since Paola Navone—a visionary designer, architect, and art director for the likes of Knoll, Armani Casa, and Swarovski—became artistic director of Richard Ginori 1735 in 2009, this once-traditional porcelain company hasn’t stopped making news. Working with six plate shapes in use since … Read more
Millennium Park’s New Lounge: Kid-free and People-free; Plus, Five Outdoor Bars to Visit Before Summer Wraps
As with the produce department at the Jewel nearest my house and the gym around the corner where the old treadmills inexplicably change speeds on their own, I find myself at The Plaza at Park Grill—you know, the outdoor bar in the same Millennium Park spot where ice skaters will twirl in a few short months—several times each summer, just because it’s there…