Chicago

For anyone looking for something new and a little different for dinner at a familiar place, look no further than the delicious Mercat a la Planxa. To celebrate the Spanish tomato throwing tradition, La Tomatina, Mercat has created a tomato-centric three-course meal for patrons of the restaurant. The special menu will be available on Wednesday, […]

House Party! And you’re all invited! But not the type of house party you’re thinking, this is the 2nd Annual Habitat House Party to benefit the Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity (CHFH). Join the CHFH Youth Board this Saturday August 24 for a VIP reception at the newly renovated and re-opened Underground Chicago (56 West Illinois) […]

Be prepared for some serious star power at the kick off of this year’s annual Magnificent Mile Shopping Festival presented by Mastercard. It has been announced that Christina Hendricks (you may know her better as Joan from the hit TV show Mad Men) and award-winning singer Jason Derulo will help to kick off the festivities. It’s all happening this Thursday, August 22 at #Shopfest: A Kick-Off to Fall Fashion.

Chicago’s Trunk Club already does a lot to make sure men are as stylish as they need to be, but now they have taken it to a whole new level. In a first-of-its-kind collaboration the styling service has teamed up with one of the top men’s magazines, Esquire, to provide clients with essential fall clothing. […]

Chicago mover and shaker Sagar Sheth is one of the few people to make it to a senior position on Wall Street by the time they hit their thirties. At only 32 years old, Sagar is one of the youngest Directors in the Global Markets Group at Deutsche Bank in Chicago, where he leads a […]

Yesterday (8/14) marked the grand opening of Standard Market Grill in Lincoln Park at 444 West Fullerton Parkway. The 5,000 square foot restaurant was designed by the same award-winning firm that designed Nordstrom, Del Frisco’s and others; Aria Group Architects. The space can accommodate 150 guests in the dining room and bar with another 20 […]

You may remember me talking about Little Market Brasserie’s (10 East Delaware Place) new guest chef series “Melt for Meal” that benefits the Meals on Wheels program. If you don’t recall it’s basically a local chef creating a grilled cheese sandwich that will be featured on Little Market’s menu for a month. For the first […]

In the true heart of downtown, near almost every tourist attraction you could imagine and right down the street from Milennium Park on one side and the Chicago River on the other sits the highly stylish Radisson Blu Aqua (221 North Columbus Drive). The over 334-room hotel is less than two years old but is […]

In yet another example of the Chicago food scene being the best in the world, the Kimpton restaurants of Chicago are offering patrons a culinary adventure. They are showing love to people who love their restaurants, all of their Chicago restaurants. Kimpton will be giving away prizes to guests who eat or drink at each […]

Growing up in Chicago can be a great thing, it’s one of the great cities of culture in this country. The hotels are world-class, the restaurants are top notch, and we have some of the best real estate in the world. But we all know nothing is perfect and there are areas where Chicago can […]

Chipotle is constantly showing just how much it supports fresh food, this time with a great initiative at Green City Market during Farmer’s Market Week. This Saturday (August 10) Chipotle will be giving 250 $10 Green City Market Tokens to the first 250 people to enter the market. The tokens are redeemable for food at […]

With the success of their first location in New York, it’s only right that JIMMY partners Larry Poston, Johnny Swet and David Rabin decided to bring their cocktail bar to Chicago. The new location will be located in the James Chicago tucked behind the new Burke’s Bacon Bar (610 North Rush). The three veterans are […]