Everyone grows up with certain ideas in their head about the world. As you get older you realize that certain truths weren’t so factual. There are the early truths you quickly learn like * Spoiler Alert * Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny aren’t real, stepping on cracks actually doesn’t break your mother’s back, […]

  I think it’s safe to say that most people love luxury. Cars, clothes, homes, etc are all wonderful, but the biggest luxury one can have is their health. We all want to be healthy enough to be able to enjoy all the incredible things we attain in our lives. That’s why it’s with pleasure […]

Chicago is an Italian cuisine lover’s paradise. There are so many places to get amazing Italian cuisine it could make your head spin just deciding which one to patronize on a given night. Allow us to help you out and narrow it down to five of the best Italian restaurants in the city.

  The hottest celebrity chefs on TV will be in Chicago for the World Culinary Showcase at The National Restaurant Association Show 2013. The NRA Show 2013 will take place at the McCormick Place May 18 -11, 2013. The chefs will take center stage and show off their expertise live at the World Culinary Showcase. […]

The Conrad Hilton Suite in the Hilton Chicago (720 S. Michigan) was already one of the best suites you could ever stay in. But I guess that wasn’t enough because they decided to give it a $1.8 million dollar facelift. The renovations have resulted in the ultimate in modernized historic luxury for guests lucky enough […]

  Chicago’s very own Juju LaCour of Maison De LaCour made his New York Fashion Week debut on Wednesday, February 13. The show was part of Elle Magazine’s Style 360 presented by Conair. LaCour’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection, inspired by the grunge culture of the nineties, was shown at the Metropolitan Pavilion and featured fourteen looks. […]

  Exciting things are happening in Chicago’s culinary world. Some amazing chefs are opening new restaurants and concepts, while others are mixing up their menus and offering something new. Fresh off his rematch with Chef Masaharu Morimoto on the hit TV show Iron Chef America this past Sunday, iNG Chef Homaru Cantu has decided to […]

  Adjacent to the historic Blackstone Hotel sits the modern Catalan tapas restaurant and bar, Mercat a la Planxa (638 S Michigan). It was introduced in 2008 with the help of highly acclaimed Executive Chef Jose Garces. The restaurant will celebrate its 5-year anniversary with a huge blowout bash on Tuesday, March 5th from 7 […]

  On Sunday, February 24, 2013, Public Hotel (1300 North State) will transform itself into a mini Kodak Theatre for hello, OSCAR!, an Academy Awards screening party. The event will be hosted by Monika Dixon of Monika Dixon PR and D. Graham Kostic of GlossedandFound.com. It’s actually more of a committee of hosts with Alexis […]