Illustration by Eliot Wyatt I first heard the saying at age 15, at a Weight Watchers meeting in a charmless church rec room in my Ohio suburb. I had a school dance coming up, and the only thing I wanted was to look hot in my formal dress so I could make out with someone, … Read more
Click a number below to read more about that item. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Now that my bench-pressing days are ancient history, the idea of obsessing over how much protein I eat is filed away in some dusty corner of my brain between America’s Funniest Home Videos and slap bracelets. … Read more
Bleu cheese praline pear, anyone?
Chicago’s most buzzed-about restaurants in November
Plus: Beermiscuous expands to Highwood and former Grace collaborators plot a new restaurant.
Helmed by chef Mari Katsumura, the contemporary Japanese spot opens in early November.
It rises 22 stories high and features a karaoke room.
Plus: the South Side is getting a food hall, and the U.S. Pizza Museum extends its run
A new beverage director promises to make visits to these two downtown bars memorable.
It’s even hidden behind a cozy record store.
