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Come out to the Merchandise Mart on April 28 from 3 to 6 p.m. to support Art Chicago and Chicago's much anticipated new restuarant NEXT. The Women's Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art are putting this event together to benefit art education. The evening will be filled with mingling, book signings, cocktails, appetizers, and special book signings by Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas, and Laura Letinsky.

The definition of luxury, black caviar is a delicacy served in small quantities at some of the top establishments in the city. A true haute cuisine, caviar was once reserved for Russian czars, Iranian shahs and Austrian emperors and now is accessible to the upper society members for a hefty price tag.

Easter brunch- a tradition that began almost as early on as the Easter bunny, baskets and egg hunts. The brunch is a celebration of family togetherness, a time to escape the hassles of the work week and enjoy each other’s company.

A good, strong cocktail is both art and science. A mastery blend of flavors to create a mix of spirits, sugars, and bitters that creates a truly unique flavor explosion. A good bartender will mix you a drink; a great mixologist creates a masterpiece- a chef of the liquid variety.

Adopting the mantra of “salmon swimming against the current to return home again”, Salmon Cove’s founders and Chicago natives Charlie Roth and Owen Schnaper left their jobs in the financial world to launch an apparel line for men and women looking for sharp and timeless designs. Grounded in their Midwestern roots, Roth and Schnaper believe that you don’t have to be from the East Coast to appreciate classic preppy apparel and began their own journey to create a distinctive apparel line that offers color, comfort, and convenience. Salmon Cove’s line features men’s and women’s polo shirts, men’s and women’s sweaters, men’s button down shirts and tote bags.

On April 30, Horacio Nieto will be showcasing his Fall/Winter 2011 collections of both menswear and womenswear at Loft on Lake. The show entitled "Mining the Ming Dynasty" is sure to please with stunning pieces, handbags by Diego Rocha and a beautiful location!

Annie Diamantidis is a luxury handbag designer. Inspired by the history and mythology of Greece each Annie Handbag® pays homage to Greek Goddesses- Athena, Clio, Selene, and Eris. Annie Handbags® are for today’s goddesses. Upon launching her namesake collection in 2009, editors and stylists alike were captivated by the unique combination of exotic crocodile, python, ostrich, and calfskin with genuine 14k gold jewelry accents.Michigan Avenue Magazine labeled her a “Chicago Made, Power Designer,” while Fashion TV declared her line a “Trend to Remember.” The Handbag Report has profiled her as a “Haute Designer” and her ostrich Clio clutch has been feautured as the “Handbag of the Day” by Luxist. Annie Diamatidis regularly partners with charities like Heroes and Handbags and Save-A-Mother project in support of women and children.. Annie Handbags are carried exclusively in high end boutiques nationwide in some of the hottest markets like Chicago, Beverly Hills, Miami, and New York.

On April 23, in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, Fertility Centers of Illinois, Today's Chicago Woman, and Garmental.com are putting on "Fashion for Fertility." This event will be held at the Four Seasons Chicago from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. and filled with fashion, a luncheon, silent auction, and fabulous guests!

A choice cut of beef from the rib section of quality meat, the traditional preparation of prime rib is to rub the outside of the roast with seasonings and slow roast to seep the flavor in with dry heat. Only about 2.9% of steaks rank as U.S. prime quality by the USDA. Here’s where to get the best of the best- meat that matters.

Michael Symon once said, “One of the great skills of a chef is to cook an egg perfectly. If you can cook a perfect sunny-side up egg, a perfect scrambled egg, a perfect omelette, you have the finesse to cook pretty much anything.” As the most important meal of the day, a stellar breakfast sets the tone to a good morning and fuels you for the activities to follow. Here are 5 places that always hit a grand slam, and we don’t mean Denny’s.

Get your spandex and water bottle ready for the fitness challenge of your life! Sunday April 17 is Fit Fest 2011 at the Park Hyatt Chicago from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come get inspired to get in shape and live a healthier lifestyle. Enjoy healthy refreshments, a VIP goodie bag, manicures, and massages!

Join Chicago’s top celebrity chefs as they compete against each other in the 3rd Annual Food Fight for Scleroderma today Sunday, April 10, 2011. Beginning at 5:00 p.m. on the 5th floor of Kendall College (900 North Branch Street), three of Chicago’s most recognizable chefs will have 30 minutes to cook one amazing dish in front of a live audience. Challengers include Rick Gresh, Executive Chef of David Burke’s Primehouse at The James Chicago, Stephanie Izard, Owner and Executive Chef of Girl & The Goat and Roger Herring, Owner and Executive Chef of Socca.