Of all the restaurant concepts to hit Chicago this year, my very favorite is actually located in a store. Well, technically a Restoration Hardware showroom. Opened at the end of September on a quiet Gold Coast street, Restoration Hardware’s newest concept is…
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Nestled within the über-trendy West Loop is an unassuming, hidden mecca for classic Italian dishes so exquisitely prepared you’ll be kicking yourself for not taking the plunge sooner. Kicking yourself! I’m of course talking about Viaggio — a family-owned restaurant with…
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Summers in Chicago are always fun. But with the repeal of Illinois’ ‘Happy Hour’ Law at the end of May, “fun Chicago summers” took on a whole new meaning. Great happy hour specials and deals are popping up everywhere you look!…
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I often say Europe has my heart. It’s not that I don’t love living in Chicago — it’s home and always will be. It’s where I was born. It’s where I’ve lived most of my life. But, being the history-buff I…
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Sed Bona, a snippet of the Latin phrase “Pauca Sed Bona“, means “quality over quantity”. It means that having more isn’t always best. It means empowering yourself to do fewer but better, more beautiful, and more fruitful things
