Sampling Lollapalooza Cuisine with Graham Elliot Bowles

By Cassie Walker

The chef Graham Elliot Bowles is the first “culinary director” of Lollapalooza, the gargantuan music festival for the masses that seizes downtown Chicago August 6th through 8th. It makes sense: The guy’s a musician, and c’mon, he even has a tattoo that references the Cali punk band Jawbreaker on his forearm... Read more

Best Hair Salons in Chicago and the Suburbs

By Barri Leiner Grant, Megan Lovejoy, Bridget Maiellaro, and Beth Wilson

THE HAIR AWARDS: We combed through our network of stylish Chicagoans for this list of 32 recommended salons in the area Read more

Pitchfork Staffers Tell Us Which Acts to Catch

By Sarah Collins

Three writers for Pitchfork, the Chicago-based music review site behind the annual festival, each share their daily schedules and give us two can’t-miss picks... Read more

Q & A with Jean-Luc Naret of Michelin

By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer

Seven Questions for Jean-Luc Naret On Tuesday, Michelin announced the November publication of a Chicago guide. We talked with Jean-Luc Naret, the worldwide director of the Michelin guides... Read more

On Groupon and its founder, Andrew Mason

By Marcia Froelke Coburn

THE REAL DEAL: Groupon, the social-media-driven shopping site, is the hottest Internet start-up in town. Can it become the city’s big high-tech breakthrough? Read more

Top 40 Chicago Sports Moments

By Noah Isackson, Geoff Johnson, and Shane Tritsch

CHICAGO’S GOT GAME: Spanning more than 100 years, the city’s 40 most memorable sports moments mix thrilling victories with agonizing defeats Read more

Blago Portrait Contest Winner

By Esther Kang

THAT FACE: Our pick for the unofficial portrait of Rod Blagojevich Read more

Chad Starling Is the New Chef at Aria

By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer

iPad Thai For two months, Chad Starling, previously of Saltaus and Le Lan, has helmed the kitchen at Aria (Fairmont Chicago, 200 N. Columbus Dr.; 312-444-9494), and now the menu belongs entirely to him... Read more

Chicago Q Coming to the Gold Coast

By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer

Q Tip The former Tsunami space, shuttered since June 2009, gains a new tenant soon: Chicago Q (1160 N. Dearborn St.; 312-642-1160), a Southern-style barbecue place from the developer Fred Latsko (Table Fifty-Two... Read more

Free Is Good

Our top five picks for things to do this week: What’s melodious and beer-filled and chocolatey all over? Your big fat week of free delights. Read more

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