Started in Florence in 1921, this venerable brand is now led by Creative Director Frida Giannini, who combines the heritage of luxury craftsmanship with a modern design and flair. She has worked with Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna to raise funds for UNICEF. “This year’s ‘Gucci for UNICEF’ campaign will help to provide thousands […]
After traveling to the world’s culinary hotspots post-college, including studying in Paris at Le Cordon Bleu and apprenticing with Ferran Adria at El Bulli, Katrina Markoff came to Chicago and opened Vosges Haut-Chocolat. Her luxury chocolates use indigenous spices, flowers, roots and herbs to create her unique flavor combinations. Keeping with her philosophy of […]
Established in 1941 as a family-run artisanal producer of fine leather goods, the company has grown to more than 500 corporate-owned stores in North America, plus a sizable international presence. The company’s headquarters are still in the original Manhattan loft that used to house the workrooms, and their success is based on interpreting classic […]
Celebrate National Pancake Day at IHOP and benefit Children’s Memorial Hospital. On Tuesday February 28th, IHOP will be offering every customer a free short stack of famous buttermilk pancakes in honor of National Pancake Day. In return, guests will be asked to give a donation to Children’s Memorial Hospital. This is the seventh year […]
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By day, he’s a consultant to Fortune 500 companies dotting the globe and lectures at a major business school. By night, though, Rick Kolsky does a 180-degree pivot and coaches 11- and 12-year-old girls’ basketball at a local gym. Why? “I view coaching as something that is trying to teach kids great life lessons, […]
