Aren’t you simply exhausted by the endless efforts to be so unchicly chic? Grannies have taken over the runways; nerds are everywhere; and all the new bars are loosely modeled after barns. One more bite of down-home pork and I’ll explode…
TRENDSPOTTING: Table technology
KINDER, GENTLER: Two popular new spots draw crowds the traditional way: with good old-fashioned warmth
It’s not as though Billy Lawless invented noisy restaurants, but when he opened The Gage across from Millennium Park, visions of earplugs danced in our heads. Now Lawless is about to unveil Henri next door, so we had to ask. “Henri will be elegant, very intimate,” he said, throwing around words like “chandeliers” and “settees.” … Read more
Just Like Mama Used to Make
After Aldino’s fizzled within four months, the owner, Scott Harris, flirted with the idea of a college bar, The CooKoo Room. Now, he’s determined to bring tradition back to Little Italy, teaming up with Mary Jo Gennaro…
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I’m Facebook friends with the very suave party promoter Vincent Anzalone of Genuine Chicago (we occasionally run…
SINGLED OUT: Guaranteed green by the Green Chicago Restaurant co-op, CPD boasts a rotating seasonal menu
COLD COMFORT: Nothing brings out the kid in us quite like cold, creamy stuff dripping down our chins
What started out as a Green City Market stand expands into a charming bi-level space filled with goodies
Richard Dent, Richard Roeper, a fan in a furry bear costume: All three were on-site Sunday morning when Harry Caray’s Tavern on Navy Pier hosted tailgating with Dent, the legendary Bears defensive end, in advance of the team’s season opener. Despite the early hour, fans flocked to meet the Super Bowl XX MVP, then boarded a water taxi—christened by Dent with a bottle of bubbly—bound for Soldier Field…
