Chicago

Time really does fly, I really can’t believe it’s less than three weeks until Christmas. Wasn’t it just Halloween? I blinked and Thanksgiving was gone and now we are rapidly approaching December 25. I know this time of year you have a lot on your plate with making plans for vacation (if you’re lucky enough […]

The temps may be dropping this weekend but there is at least one reason to be excited for it. Tavernita, Absolut Chicago, Uber, Toys for Tots, and the very cool Almanac Mag Editor-in-Chief Jamon Deaver have teamed up to present the Bacon & Ham Windy City Brunch. The Chicago-themed brunch event will be held this […]

Owner Joseph Frasca and Chef Steve Chiappetti honor their Italian heritage by announcing A Feast of the Seven Fishes menu at J. Rocco Italian Table & Bar (749 North Clark St.), offered all throughout the week leading up to Christmas Day. From December 18th through (and including) Christmas Eve, J. Rocco invites Chicagoans to be a […]

Saks Fifth Avenue Chicago will be celebrating around the Mag Mile in anticipation of their new Men’s Store Saks THE FIFTH MAN, location at 700 N. Michigan Ave., opening this winter in January 2014. Warm and festive beverages will be served on wheels from 10am-6pm during the first three Saturdays in December to bustling shoppers looking […]

Champagne’s Grande Marque houses. Every style for every occasion will be poured (Cremants of France; Prosecco from Italy; Cava of Spain; and various sparklings of South Africa, New Zealand, California and New Mexico). If guests are interested in making a retail purchase, all champagnes and sparkling wines will be on sale at a discounted price.

So you met someone who you think may one day, possibly pan out to being someone you like enough to eventually be in a relationship with. But before you go jumping the gun, you have to actually go out first. This can pose a problem, living in Chicago there’s so much to do and so […]

Inspiration Corporation is an incredible organization that helps people affected by homelessness and poverty to improve their lives through a number of initiatives. They are doing amazing things here in the city and is now inviting Chicagoans to support the fight against homelessness and poverty at their Chef Night Dinner featuring mk The Restaurant’s Michael […]

If you’ve never had a Firecakes donut, you don’t know what you’re missing. They are like a gift from above, the freshness and quality of the donuts are apparent before you even take a bite. The donuts are so much like a gift that they even tie the box with string so it feels like […]

  This holiday season, give the gift of wine… and help a great cause at the same time! Here’s the deal: Buy a bottle of wine from Cellar Angels and a portion of the sale will go to the charity of your choice. Generation Rescue – the charity of Chicago’s Jenny McCarthy – has been a Cellar Angels […]

Eighteen floors above the city of Chicago, in the Raffaello Hotel, sits “One of the Best Bars in America” according to Details Magazine. And if you are a stickler for specifics then how about calling it “One of the Best WHISKEY Bars in America” like GQ magazine did. The bar being hailed as one of […]

Brunch just got better in the ‘burbs! Roka Akor Old Orchard is excited to announce a new brunch menu beginning on Black Friday, November 29 as a treat for those battling the crowds and scoring deals that day. The menu, created by Executive Chef Jason Alford, features classic brunch dishes but with a Japanese twist. […]

Remember how much I loved Chuck’s Manufacturing (224 North Michigan), I went on and one about all the twist on favorites and how cool it was. Well, Chuck’s as we once knew it is no more, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. They have teamed up with acclaimed chef Kerry Simon –an Evanston native- […]