Kate Stahl | September 12, 2011 8:00 amRockit (22 W. Hubbard St., 312-645-6000; 3700 N. Clark St., 773-645-4400) has a way with the food fest.Read More
Kate Stahl | September 6, 2011 10:00 amMidwestern-focused tavern Farmhouse (228 W. Chicago Ave.) opens tonight in River North, and the awesome preview video above has me super excited for the new spot. Here are five reasons you should be, too!Read More
Kate Stahl | August 30, 2011 8:30 amIn just a few short years, Jerrod and RJ Melman (shown above) have become some of the city's most successful restaurateurs, following in their dad's lofty footsteps, so it's not a shocker that they're keeping it rolling with another new concept. What is a bit of a surprise: they'll be partnering with Bill and Giuliana Rancic for an Italian spot set to open in River North in January.
If you're a fan of the couple's Style Network reality show, Giuliana and Bill, you've heard the Rancics talk about potentially opening a restaurant in Chicago, and you'll be able to see the planning process as the season progresses.Read More
Kate Stahl | August 22, 2011 8:00 amIt's a conundrum: nobody wants to be a gym rat, but everyone wants the kind of bod that can take hours of exercise to achieve. Solution: CircuitFit Chicago (430 W. Erie St., Suite 101, 312-664-0130).Read More
Kate Stahl | August 16, 2011 8:30 amWelcome back to the Pop 5, featuring Chicago's best places to do anything and everything. Last week, we started our liquid series, which will feature everything from the best classic cocktails in the city (don't miss the result of our first Pop 5 dedicated to drinks) to coffee spots, but this week, we're talking juice. Juice bars have been popping up all over the city this year, and we're detailing our five fave spots for a healthy, veggie- and fruit-filled juice concoction below.Read More
Kate Stahl | July 18, 2011 12:00 amWhile Chicago's restaurant scene doesn't have many gaps, delis weren't exactly bumping a few years ago. That's when Steve's Deli, a modern yet authentic kosher-style spot, opened its doors in River North after delighting Bloomfield Hills, MI, residents since 1994. Since then, the city's potato latke, pastrami, and matzah ball fans have had nothing but love for the authentic, friendly spot.Read More
Kate Stahl | July 13, 2011 8:45 amLast week, Chicago got its very own Pinkberry (635 N. State St., 312-475-0641), located in the spot that previously held one of my other yogurt faves, Berry Chill. I made my first of what will surely be many stops on a hot afternoon this week, and I got the scoop on city's newest LA import, which, despite being without air conditioning on a 90-degree day, was packed with fans of the sweet-tart frozen yogurt.Read More
Kate Stahl | March 31, 2011 8:00 amNow that Spring is here, Summer is right around corner (at least that's what I keep telling myself), and it's a season that requires one essential waxing appointment. While the bikini wax isn't exactly my, or any girl's, favorite trip to the spa, head to one of these three places to make it as painless as possible.
Bliss Chicago (644 N.Read More
Kate Stahl | March 29, 2011 8:02 amOn Friday, I got a preview of GT Fish & Oyster (531 N. Wells St.), soon to be the hottest table in Chicago. The restaurant is scheduled to open this week, and while I was there, lots of craziness was going on.Read More
Kate Stahl | September 12, 2011 8:00 am
Rockit (22 W. Hubbard St., 312-645-6000; 3700 N. Clark St., 773-645-4400) has a way with the food fest.
Read More
Kate Stahl | September 6, 2011 10:00 am
Midwestern-focused tavern Farmhouse (228 W. Chicago Ave.) opens tonight in River North, and the awesome preview video above has me super excited for the new spot. Here are five reasons you should be, too!
Read More
Kate Stahl | August 30, 2011 8:30 am
In just a few short years, Jerrod and RJ Melman (shown above) have become some of the city's most successful restaurateurs, following in their dad's lofty footsteps, so it's not a shocker that they're keeping it rolling with another new concept. What is a bit of a surprise: they'll be partnering with Bill and Giuliana Rancic for an Italian spot set to open in River North in January.
If you're a fan of the couple's Style Network reality show, Giuliana and Bill, you've heard the Rancics talk about potentially opening a restaurant in Chicago, and you'll be able to see the planning process as the season progresses.
Read More
Kate Stahl | August 22, 2011 8:00 am
It's a conundrum: nobody wants to be a gym rat, but everyone wants the kind of bod that can take hours of exercise to achieve. Solution: CircuitFit Chicago (430 W. Erie St., Suite 101, 312-664-0130).
Read More
Kate Stahl | August 16, 2011 8:30 am
Welcome back to the Pop 5, featuring Chicago's best places to do anything and everything. Last week, we started our liquid series, which will feature everything from the best classic cocktails in the city (don't miss the result of our first Pop 5 dedicated to drinks) to coffee spots, but this week, we're talking juice. Juice bars have been popping up all over the city this year, and we're detailing our five fave spots for a healthy, veggie- and fruit-filled juice concoction below.
Read More
Kate Stahl | July 18, 2011 12:00 am
While Chicago's restaurant scene doesn't have many gaps, delis weren't exactly bumping a few years ago. That's when Steve's Deli, a modern yet authentic kosher-style spot, opened its doors in River North after delighting Bloomfield Hills, MI, residents since 1994. Since then, the city's potato latke, pastrami, and matzah ball fans have had nothing but love for the authentic, friendly spot.
Read More
Kate Stahl | July 13, 2011 8:45 am
Last week, Chicago got its very own Pinkberry (635 N. State St., 312-475-0641), located in the spot that previously held one of my other yogurt faves, Berry Chill. I made my first of what will surely be many stops on a hot afternoon this week, and I got the scoop on city's newest LA import, which, despite being without air conditioning on a 90-degree day, was packed with fans of the sweet-tart frozen yogurt.
Read More
Kate Stahl | March 31, 2011 8:02 am
Are you mad for Manhattans? Love to sip Sidecars? Or maybe you fancy a French 75?
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Kate Stahl | March 31, 2011 8:00 am
Now that Spring is here, Summer is right around corner (at least that's what I keep telling myself), and it's a season that requires one essential waxing appointment. While the bikini wax isn't exactly my, or any girl's, favorite trip to the spa, head to one of these three places to make it as painless as possible.
Bliss Chicago (644 N.
Read More
Kate Stahl | March 29, 2011 8:02 am
On Friday, I got a preview of GT Fish & Oyster (531 N. Wells St.), soon to be the hottest table in Chicago. The restaurant is scheduled to open this week, and while I was there, lots of craziness was going on.
Read More
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