Key Lime Martini @ Mastro's

Three Questions for Todd Stein of The Florentine

By Penny Pollack

INTERVIEW: The former exec chef at Cibo Matto tells us about his new restaurant Read more

By Joanne Trestrail

BUDGET BEAT: For those less inclined to chase the food truck, get the same food at G-W's Edgewater headquarters Read more

Kicking Off Halloween Weekend with a Beer and a Knife

By Amalie Drury

There’s pumpkin goo on my purse, my shoe, and who knows where else (oh, wait: definitely on my notebook). That’s because last night, true to my word, I gathered The Creative Director and my friend Jenny (The Berg) and headed over to Sheffield’s for the bar’s 25th Annual Pumpkin Carving... Read more

Dennis Hastert on Daley, Rahm, Bush, 9/11, and more

By Carol Felsenthal

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, once a teacher and wrestling coach at Yorkville High School, is an Illinoisan through and through—born in Aurora, reared in Oswego, lived and worked in Plano and Yorkville. His wife, Jean, a retired teacher, remains in Plano, and “The Speaker,” as his staff calls him, spends most weeks in Washington... Read more

Curried Chicken @ Owen & Engine

Felicia Ferrone at Volume Gallery

By Amalie Drury

Don’t even think about plopping a skinny floor lamp down in the middle of this marble and granite Shift end table by Chicago designer Felicia Ferrone... Read more

Pick Your Poison: If the Booze Fits this Halloween, Drink It

By Amalie Drury

So, what are you going as this Halloween? The Situation? Lady Gaga? Antoine Dodson? A BP exec? A Chilean miner? A healthcare bill? Tiger Woods? Wow. It’s been a long year... Read more

Golden Triangle Birthday Bash, Chairs for Charity Auction, Edifice Models with the Wright Stuff

By Bradley Lincoln

To celebrate 21 years in business, The Golden Triangle is kicking it British Colonial style from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, October 30, with Return to the Raj, a free open house with themed refreshments and costumed actors lolling about the showroom’s newly expanded veranda house (pictured here). Read more

All in the (Naperville) Family

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $1.485 million
The Property: There aren’t too many families that can outgrow a six-bedroom, 6,500-square-foot house, but Mike and Nancy Cowden managed to do it... Read more

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