Chicago

I told you it was coming, and I said I would keep you up to date. Allow me to keep my promise by announcing that Sumi Robata Bar, the acclaimed robata grilling concept from Chef/Owner Gene Kato, has the opened their brand-new outdoor patio, today, June 3. Alfresco dining will be available on a first-come, […]

Today, I’m going to let my good friends at Trunk Club, specifically VP of Products and Merchandising Jason Smith, give you a few tips for the summer. Below is Jason’s Top 10 Summer Essentials. You can get all of these things (except the obvious one) in an expertly curated Trunk from Trunk Club. And out-of-towners […]

It’s Friday, and you know what that means! We’re catching up with our Haute 100 and bringing you the best shots from the week in social media!

American Junkie’s (15 West Illinois Street) second level will become the adult playground like no other this summer. As seen in popular venues in Las Vegas and New York, if you’re not headed out of town for the weekend, the socialites of Chicago will converge at American Junkie for the only place to see and […]

Double A at Mercadito (108 W. Kinzie St.) will up the ante for the second installment of the bartender Bar Joust competition with the announcement of the Double Joust. The rules are the same, but now the stakes are higher. Launching on Sunday, July 14, twenty teams of bartending buddies will compete to attract the […]

676 Restaurant and Bar located in the Omni Hotel (676 North Michigan) is known for its dramatic views of the Magnificent Mile and a commitment to local cooking representative of the seasonal Midwestern Palate, has something huge happening in its kitchen. 676 introduces Joshua Hasho as its new Executive Chef. This move comes at the […]

Before I get into the pure awesomeness that is Pinstripes, let me set this post up by giving you a brief rundown of what happened prior to me getting to the establishment. I was supposed to cover an event on the ROOF of a certain hotel and had the worst experience imaginable with a horrible […]

Chicago — The Gene Siskel Film Center (GSFC) of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) announced that Amanda de Cadenet, creator and host of Lifetime’s “The Conversation,” will host “A Summer Soirée with Gwyneth Paltrow,” as the Academy Award®-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is honored with the prestigious Renaissance Award Saturday, June 15, […]

  Let’s say a restaurant group opened up a bar with the most amazingly gooey cheese fries and succulent wings. Then they decided to open up a Quad Cities pizza joint, followed by a bakery. What do you think would be the company’s next move? Opening up a health food spot, of course. That was […]

It’s Friday, and you know what that means! We’re catching up with our Haute 100 and bringing you the best shots from the week in social media!

I recently had the honor of meeting Tom Everhart at an opening of his new exhibition organized by the AFA Gallery. Tom is a really nice and interesting artist who’s willing to talk about his art, making himself easy to reach. It was a real pleasure for me to learn more about his art, about […]

Obviously I have recently done some good deed because it feels like the Universe is rewarding me. One of my favorite hotels, theWit (201 North State), and stores, Haberdash (607 and 611 North State), are joining forces to create Haberdash at theWit. In what may be the most epic of epic collaborations, Haberdash at theWit […]