Chicago

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 […]

I absolutely love anytime there’s an event that combines good times, good food and a good cause. Such is the case with the Special Olympics Chicago’s annual Sip and Savor event.  On Thursday, May 9th from 6-9PM the Associate Board of Special Olympics Chicago will be hosting the event at 1420 S. Michigan. Guests of […]

Jon Davidson Cotay is a businessman, a certified University of Illinois nurse, a realtor, and a philanthropist. He started AKIRA in 2002 with Erikka Wang and Eric Hsueh, and has since seen it grow from a single women’s boutique in Bucktown to a 17-store chain & an international fashion website. In 2011, Jon was honored as one of Crain’s […]

It’s no secret to anyone that knows me that I have a huge Chipotle addiction, I eat there several times a week. It’s the freshest “fast food” that you can find when you’re in a rush in the middle of the day, and it’s absolutely delicious. Those first two sentences didn’t really have anything to […]

Consider Gerry McGovern a modern-day Renaissance man. As the Design Director of Land Rover and Range Rover, McGovern has helped define our concept of luxury, creating some of the most distinctive vehicles in the automobile industry in the process. However, he’s no ordinary gearhead; with a degree in industrial design, McGovern has grounded his revitalization […]

Senza Chicago (2873 North Broadway) is a gluten-free restaurant that has become an instant hit on the Chicago food scene. If you haven’t been there you should probably make plans to get there soon and see how they are changing the perception of gluten-free food one dish at a time. And if you can, how […]

  Jayna has been navigating the start-up world in various sales roles over the last decade.  Most recently, Jayna was Vice President of Business Development at Groupon (GRPN), where she grew and maintained their largest book of business, and was responsible at one point for as much as 25% of the entire company’s revenue.  She was […]

After stating that Chicago was an important part of Caribou Coffee’s growth back in 2011, the company is singing a different tune as of Monday morning. After being taken private this year by Joh. A Benckiser in a $340 million deal, the company is now closing or rebranding the Chicago stores. While most will be […]

Chicago’s Chinatown dominates the Chinese food scene in the city, you may have somewhere you like that’s closer to where you live, but for the real deal it’s Chinatown. So it’s no surprise that three of the five best places for Dim Sum in the city come from that small section near the South Loop.

If you ever needed a reminder that great things come in small packages, look no further than The Talbott Hotel (20 East Delaware). It may be a small, boutique hotel but it’s big on luxury. It sits in the heart of Chicago’s elegant and wildly popular Gold Coast neighborhood and combines impeccable service with luxurious […]

In surprising, but not so surprising news, Boarding House (720 North Wells) and Executive Chef Christian Gosselin has parted ways. It’s not surprising because the food was not really getting the recognition that the design and wine was, it wasn’t living up to expectations. It got trashed in a couple reviews and you knew something […]