April 2018

On the Cover

• Best New Restaurants
  Illustration by Jeremy Booth

Feature Stories

• The Shape of Water
  By Ted C. Fishman
• The Easy-Peasy, No-Excuses Guide to Becoming an Urban Farmer
  By Patty Wetli
  Photos by Jason Little
  Illustrations by Vidhya Nagarajan
  Styling by Sage Reed
• Best New Restaurants
• How to Laugh in the #MeToo Era
  By Moderated by Brianna Wellen
  Photography by Clayton Hauck

Arts & Culture

• Zephyr Dance Wants to Put Architecture and Dance on Equal Footing
  By Lauren Warnecke
• Knox Fortune on His Sound, Fame, and Battling Insecurity
  By Dan Hyman
• Jessica Campbell Turns High-Tech Moments into Carpet Paintings
  By Kerry Cardoza
• Rainn Wilson Shares Some of His Influences
  By Kevin Warwick
• Five Things About the Apollo 8 Mission
  By Lauren Williamson
• 64 Things to Do in Chicago in April
  By Jason Foumberg, John Hardberger, Britt Julious, Graham Meyer, Catey Sullivan, and Lauren Warnecke
• The New School
  By Adam Morgan
• Here’s Who Teens Say Are Playing Lollapalooza
  By Matt Pollock
• How to Laugh in the #MeToo Era
  By Moderated by Brianna Wellen
  Photography by Clayton Hauck

Dining & Drinking

• Get Delicious Cuban Fare on a Budget at Cafeteria Yesenia
  By Carrie Schedler
• The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
  By Carrie Schedler
• Portsmith’s Yellowtail Snapper Is Dazzling
  By Carrie Schedler
• Best New Restaurants
• Purple Food Is All the Rage in Chicago
  By Janet Rausa Fuller
• Sleeping Village Keeps the Party Going All Day
  By Carly Boers
• Ian Davis of Band of Bohemia Shares His Recipe for Milk-Braised Salsify
  By Maggie Hennessy
• Bridgeport Is the New Chinatown
  By John Kessler

Home & Garden

• How to Get More Use Out of Your Guest Room
  By Heidi Mitchell
• These Local Designers Can Craft Unique Rugs for You
  By Elle Eichinger
• Revive Your Furniture with Fresh Upholstery
  By Elle Eichinger
• This Sleepy 1930s Tudor Gets a Fresh Renovation
  By Heidi Mitchell

Politics & City Life

• A Lesson on Pasta Making from the Experts at Monteverde
  By Rod O’Connor
• The Shape of Water
  By Ted C. Fishman
• Art Shay
  By Mike Thomas
• The Easy-Peasy, No-Excuses Guide to Becoming an Urban Farmer
  By Patty Wetli
  Photos by Jason Little
  Illustrations by Vidhya Nagarajan
  Styling by Sage Reed
• Can We Save the Monarch Butterfly?
  Interview by Carrie Schedler
• Can McDonald’s Be Everything to Everyone?
  By Peter Frost

Real Estate & Neighborhoods

• How to Get More Use Out of Your Guest Room
  By Heidi Mitchell
• Revive Your Furniture with Fresh Upholstery
  By Elle Eichinger
• This Sleepy 1930s Tudor Gets a Fresh Renovation
  By Heidi Mitchell
• Lake Forest
  By Joel Reese
• St. Boniface Church Is Resurrected as a New Condo Development
  By AJ LaTrace

Style & Shopping

• Actress and Singer Brittany Campbell Shares Her Favorite Things
  By Heidi Mitchell
• These Local Designers Can Craft Unique Rugs for You
  By Elle Eichinger
• Space 519’s Owners Know How to Make Clashing Styles Work
  By Heidi Mitchell