Chicago Restaurant Week Feb. 17-26
Over 200 restaurants will offer special prix-fixe meals for lunch, dinner or both, during Restaurant Week, February 17-24. Lunches will cost $22, and dinners will be either $33 or $44.
Fresh: The Edit, Hot New Fashion Boutique
With its wide selection of fashionable clothes and accessories, The Edit takes all the filler out of the shopping experience. Glencoe native Morgan Gutterman opened this Bucktown boutique after spending years working in retail, carefully selecting her pieces to provide shoppers with both timeless and fashion-forward items. “The Edit will offer fashion forward pieces, including […]
Fresh: Grand Change
There’s a new wine shop in Lake Forest: Grand Cru Wine Merchants. Recently relocated from Arlington Heights, Grand Cru Merchants offers affordable boutique wine, spirits, and beer from around the world. Proprietor Craig Brautigam is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute, and has worked at the Chicago restaurants Le Francais and Trio. “Lake […]
Joffrey “Nutcracker” Dazzles and Delights
From the first delicate notes in Tchaikovsky’s overture, it was clear this “Nutcracker” would be an exciting performance.
Citadel’s “A Christmas Carol” is Simple and Authentic
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is an intimate story of conversion. The heartless miser Ebenezer Scrooge becomes a compassionate, generous human being. A lean but authentic adaptation by Peter DeLaurier of that beloved holiday classic is now on stage at Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest, and it is deeply satisfying. Frank Farrell plays Scrooge, […]
Emerald City Gives the Gift of Laughter with “Junie B. Jones”
Emerald City Theatre’s “Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells” is the perfect antidote for a gloomy winter day. The play, based on the best-selling books by Barbara Park, features Amber Robinson as Junie B. Jones, the spunky heroine whose views about life, friends and elf costumes are at the heart of this story. […]
2011 Holiday Go Guide
Is your house home base for the family over the holidays? We’ve got the goods on where to go—for everyone in your family: Arts & Music For kids of all ages: Try Dr. Suess & The Art of Invention at the Museum of Science and Industry. 40-somethings will enjoy the trip back in time […]
Last-Minute Thanksgiving Plans
Sure, it’s just a week away, but you still have time.
Contributor Galit Greenfield Launches Sweet Spot Macarons Truck
Make It Better contributor Galit Greenfield recently launched one of the first macaron trucks in the nation.
Best North Shore Soups for Fall 2011
The minute I feel a chill in the air, I head for the stove.
