With Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby around the corner, Chicago’s restaurant scene is ready to celebrate. I have found five restaurants that are gearing up to have great parties/events for their guests. You can pick one to attend on May 4th and don your best Kentucky Derby-inspired garb then follow it up the […]

Time Out Chicago’s 2013 Eat Out awards went down there were a lot of tight races. Most interesting is there was only one vote separating the winner of the Best New Restaurant and the runner up, which was the closest race in the awards history. There were two different lists of awards, the Critics’ Picks […]

It’s no secret that Mercat a la Planxa (638 South Michigan) is inspired by Spain’s Catalan region. The new menu that was just unveiled by Executive Chef Jose Garces and Chef de Cuisine Cory Morris takes heavily from the inspiration by featuring fresh spring ingredients such as lavender honey, artichoke barigoule, spring peas and rhubarb […]

Over the last few weeks there has been a lot of breakfast-related top five lists and being that it’s my favorite meal, you won’t hear me complaining. I consider myself a true pancake aficionado, and these are five of the best pancake places in the city. Four of the five restaurants on the list were […]

A couple weeks ago I wrote about Macy’s Fashion Incubator and the Designers in Residence Program. It’s a program that where the Chicago Fashion Incubator provides six up-and-coming Chicago-based designers with tools to help launch their careers. Last time I introduced the six current designers; today I am going to introduce you guys to one […]

The Old Town Neighborhood’s cityblue Apparel & Denim (1444 North Wells) and RM Champagne Salon (116 North Green) will be teaming up on Saturday, May 18th for an afternoon filled with shopping, fashion and of course, champagne. The spring soiree will feature a runway show curated by cityblue’s owner, Mallory Ulaszek, who will also be […]

Brunch seems to have become just as popular as breakfast these days and for good reason, it’s delicious. Imagine combining it with a good cause, you get to eat brunch all while helping a good cause. Now imagine having a fashion show featuring clothes from amazing Chicago stores on top of that. Sounds great doesn’t […]

Sepia Executive Chef, Andrew Zimmerman, will be welcoming some of Chicago’s top chefs to an all-star collaborative meal, the Chef’s Course Dinner on Friday, April 26 from 6-10PM. The collaborative event will be to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the COCHON 555 tour. A portion of the proceeds from the dinner will benefit the James […]

The University of Chicago’s Friends Against Aids will be holding a fundraiser next month benefitting the Care 2 Prevent (C2P) Program. Care 2 Prevent is a program that provides comprehensive care and prevention education for young people living with HIV/STI. Friends Against Aids will be bringing the Kentucky Derby to Chicago with “Raise for the […]