Deca in the Cards

By Penny Pollack & Graham meyer

Second Luxe
The 12th floor of the Ritz-Carlton, known in the past for The Dining Room, Café at Ritz, and an opulent fountain, will emerge from renovation in the first week of May to reveal Deca Restaurant + Bar (The Ritz-Carlton, 160 E. Pearson St.; 312-573-5160), with “brasserie-inspired cuisine” such as a croque-madame and a tuna niçoise salad with... Read more

A Plan for All Seasons

By Gina Bazer

The lush grounds of a North Shore property mix East and West, modern and traditional Read more

Tonight on TV: New Medical Drama from the Cast-Out Creator of 'Lost'

By David Bernstein

The other night, I got an out-of-the-blue e-mail from Jeffrey Lieber. A couple years ago I wrote a story about Lieber, the Evanston native and University of Illinois grad who penned the original pilot that would eventually become the television series mega-hit Lost... Read more

Eames Sale, Salvage Walk, P.O.S.H. Sale

By Bradley Lincoln

Wright auction house and gallery is gearing up for a massive, headline-grabbing sale of all things Eames, and the doors are open now until the April 8 sale to preview the 133 lots of furniture, models, photos, and ephemera... Read more

Lip Shtick

Our top five picks for things to do this week: Black Lips at Logan Square Auditorium, Hannibal Buress and Kid Sister at the Hideout, Frank Gehry at the library, and more Read more

Tonight on TV: 'Future Food' Pits Molecular Chefs Against Eco Problems

By Denise Peñacerrada

We're not sure whose idea it was to fuse the molecular gastronomy crew at Moto, a noted restaurant in Chicago's West Loop, with a television series about saving the earth through better dining, but the result is Future Food, which premieres tonight... Read more

Greener Acres

By Dennis Rodkin

A grand home in Lake Forest goes formal and nearly flowerless with Euro-style landscape design Read more

Grown Person Finds Real Entertainment in 'Beauty and the Beast'

By Penny Pollack

An avid theatre goer, Penny Pollack, Chicago magazine's dining editor, may have been the only person in the audience of Beauty and the Beast on Wednesday night who did not have a fresh memory of the 1991 Disney movie on which this touring musical production is based... Read more

Lake Forest's Norman Conquest

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $7.95 million
The Property: When I first visited this Lake Forest house (in 2002, when it was only a year old), I could hardly take my eyes off the living room ceiling, a soaring masterpiece of beams, arches, and planking, all crafted from trees from the same Wisconsin grove. Recently I made a... Read more

You Never Sausage a Menu

By Penny Pollack & Graham meyer

To Be Perfectly Frank
Alexander Brunacci kept the opening of Lincoln Park’s new Franks ’N’ Dawgs (1863 N. Clybourn Ave.; 312-281-5187) quiet, despite having some serious coattails to ride—his brother, Frank, is the chef at Sixteen, the Trump tower restaurant. Read more

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