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May 2010
Dish Flash: Where the Cupcakes Are
By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer
Monday is the inaugural trip for Flirty Cupcakes, the mobile cupcake seller that managed to find a way to comply with Chicago’s strict food-truck laws. Here’s where the Flirty van plans to stop... Read more
Big Sale at Post27

This weekend, May 8-9, 11AM to 6PM, Post27 is clearing out the storage space in the back of the store. Prices will range from $2 to $300. I’ve been to one of these and the getting is good!

—GINA BAZER

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Fancy Footwork in Lake View
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1.250 million
The Property: This extensively renovated Lake View house, which dates to 1887, has one foot in the past and one in the present. A four-year rehab earlier this decade opened up the floor plan to enhance the kind of casual flow preferred today while carefully maintaining the feeling of a vintage home. Read more
Plume Textiles at Revision Home

Mark your calendars for Revision Home’s next sale on May 13. Besides the usual mix of wonderful vintage furniture and accessories Revision offers at quarterly sales on Fulton, this show will feature a new line of pillows by Plume Textiles. Plume is the brainchild of local interior designer Elizabeth Siegan. Plume’s website is not live just yet, but it should be up soon at plumetextiles.com. Until then, find it on Facebook.

—JAN PARR

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Poagburger Poagburger Poagburger
By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer
Burgers in Bloom
Three weeks ago, we reported on a new, more upmarket second location of Poag Mahone’s planned for 195 North Dearborn Street. Dan Rosenthal, Poag’s owner, tells us a more downmarket Poag is in the works as well... Read more
Armchairs in Bloom
 

Lately I’ve been obsessing over armchairs upholstered in fun, floral fabrics—they capture the spirit of springtime and brighten up the great indoors. This little number by Shabby Chic for Target is super traditional, but its neutral palate keeps the chair from feeling fussy. Looking for something a little less granny-chic? Pottery Barn’s Brooks Upholstered Chair has a sleek, armless design that feels modern. I also love the cheerful pops of yellow and turquoise on Crate & Barrel’s Jardin Chair, and the garden of embroidered blooms on Anthropologie’s Conservatory Chair. Bonus: All four chairs are priced under $1,000.

–Bridget Herman

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