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THE LUXELIFE!OUR 2010 WISH LISTRock Out With Tiffany, Cartier and More
30 Watches To Wear Now
Chicago’s Newest Gem Stars
The Glam Annual Gift Guide!
+PLUSFoodie Frenzy: Michelin Hits Home
SOFA’s Stellar Return
Snow Patrol! Our Colorado Connection
What’s in Vogue at the Art Institute
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THANKSGIVING DINNER AT SIXTEENCelebrate the season with loved ones with a festive meal at Sixteen, complete with live turkeys and pilgrims! Executive Chef Frank Brunacci will off er both brunch and dinner off erings. Choose from a three course
prix-fi xe menu or fi ve-course tasting menu. Alternatively, you can enjoy Sixteen’s creations in the comfort of your own home with T anksgiving at
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2SQS[PS`SIXTEEN DAYS OF CHRISTMASStarting December 16th and carrying through the end of the month, join us for a daily special holiday event. Happenings include the Opus One Wine Dinner, Sunday and Christmas morning brunches, 16-course and dessert tasting menus, tableside cocktails and caviar, a Champagne Sabre demonstration and Holiday Bubbles Primer.
CHRISTMAS MENU AT SIXTEENGet in the Christmas spirit with a fi ve-course Christmas Eve dinner at Sixteen. Awake Christmas Day to a spectacular brunch abound with live Reindeer and a visit from Santa! Conclude the magical day with a delectable dinner, choose from a three course prix-fi xe menu or fi ve-course tasting menu.
NEW YEARS EVE ORIENT EXPRESS DINNER AT SIXTEENEmbark on a culinary journey inspired by the infamous train route. Enjoy courses
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I had a good laugh the other day when I was talking with our digital guru, Sean Bertram. � ough we’re a regional magazine to the core, Sean was telling me about some of the e-mails he receives from readers around the world, who now enjoy our publications on their iPads, iPhones and Kindles. “Someone wrote us from Asia yesterday saying that we’d incorrectly identi� ed Prince Harry as a prince,” Sean said. “� ey said he isn’t actually a prince. I’ve got to look into that.”
Well, as it turns out, he is a prince. But that’s not the point. � e point is that the times they-are-a-changin’, and Modern Luxury is right there with them. If you love CS or any of our many other publications, you can now download free apps for every single one on the iPad, iPhone and Kindle.
Why read digitally? We’ve developed some very cool new features over the last few months for the online versions of our magazines, including click-through capability on most of our ads and stories.
So if you see a beautiful suit from Syd Jerome in an ad, and have a question about it, just hit a button to e-mail the store—or, on an iPhone, press the number to call. � e same goes for most of our editorial content. If you’re reading about Chicago’s coolest new condo development, and want to know more, you’re just a � nger tap away from calling, e-mailing or visiting their website. We’re also embedding loads of great exclusive online extras into the digital versions of our publications—so, on your iPad or iPhone, you can now check out some amazing behind-the-scenes outtakes and short � lms from features like our fashion shoots.
It’s a great step forward for our company, but if you check back in a few months, we’ll probably have even more new web and app developments. Enjoy this issue—both the one you’re holding and the equally excellent edition waiting for you in cyberspace. jcarroll@ modernluxury. com
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KARNES HUYLER
Editor-in-ChiefI’ve always prided myself on being a successful gift giver. Even if I weren’t the editor of CS, getting pitched hundreds of great products every year, I would still consider myself savvy when it comes to � nding the perfect gifts. � at said, working at CS has de� nitely taken my gift-giving up a notch. After all, my job puts me at the center of everything cool in Chicago. Some examples? Two years ago, I commissioned local artist Josh Moulton (joshmoulton.com) to create a painting of my husband’s childhood home on Fremont Street in Lincoln Park. Moulton took a photograph of the house, and the breathtaking painting now hangs in our living room. Moulton, who specializes in iconic Chicago settings, is one of my favorite local artists, and Ryan has told me that the painting is the best gift he’s ever received. � en, last year, I got my engaged sister an engraved ID tag necklace from Jules jewelry that had her initial on one piece and her soon-to-be husband’s on another. She wears it every day. Another success! (Read about Jules founder and designer Jules Schwanbeck on page 52). Other goodies I’ve given? Adorable, pulse-point oils from the Hinsdale-based line Lifetherapy (lifetherapy.com), gift certi� cates to Cleise Brazilian Day Spa
(cleisedayspa.com) and stationery from Elizabeth Grace (elizabethgrace.com). Speaking of great gifts, this year our November issue (in particular our gift guide on page 58) is full of ideas for everyone on your list. A woven swirl-print cushion from Paul Smith (page 60) and black-and-white python platform ankle boots by Brian Atwood (page 62) are two of my favorites. In our shops story, don’t miss pieces from the new Pomellato (page 56). Everything is chic and unique. Also, by the time this issue hits newsstands, I will be done with my maternity leave and be back at work. And, in the time since I had my daughter Elizabeth in July, four (yes, four!) more baby girls were born to Modern Luxury sta� ers. On September 18, IT coordinator Isaac Rubio and wife Marsha welcomed baby Emma Rose. Digital imaging manager Doug Kisela and girlfriend Katie Muehe were blessed with Brynna Katherine on September 22. Advertising director Dave Nega and wife Katie had Josephine Adele on October 14. And senior account director Beth Levy and her husband Greg embraced baby Sloane Eva on October 15. We all know that presents may be lovely, but these babies are the greatest gifts of all! Happy holidays, everyone!khuyler@ modernluxury. com
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE . . . . . . . . . 8
EDITOR’S NOTE . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CONTRIBUTORS . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
THE RADAR
NOW! Conspicuous consumption is ba-ack, baby! Also: Iconic fashion photos grace a local gallery, Lanvin launches a line for H&M and we dish with Donna Karan . . . . . . 38
FASHION � e season’s statement-worthy handbags heat up our holiday ensembles . . . . . . .46
Prepare for battle with warrior-inspired accessories from Burberry and Proenza Schouler; get prehistoric with jewelry made from wolly mammoth ivory; and see how Donna Karan and Calvin Klein are going back in time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
STYLE Creative director Michael Smaldone unveils the second coming of Talbots. Trust us, this isn’t your mom’s label . . .50
JEWELRY Five of Chicago’s hottest jewelry designers are making waves near and far . . . . . . . 52
SHOPS A roundup of jewelry trends bejewels every wish list, just in time for the season of shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
GIFTS! Pair up! Iconic couples from decades past
inspire our holiday gift guide. . . . . . . . . 58
STAR Meet Kate Mara—actress, gas station admirer and NFL royalty . . . . . . . . . . . 66
ART Globetrotting exhibitors and top Chicago artists descend upon the city for the 17th annual SOFA CHICAGO . . . . . . . . . . 68
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SOCIETY Windy City denizens turn Vail and Aspen into a Wild West winter playground . . .70
WEEKENDER Talk about a powder trip! We’ve scoped the slopes for the latest luxe lodgings for your ultimate ski getaway . . . . . . . . . . . .74
JET SET Two of Bali’s most coveted resorts have launched the ultimate fantasy villas for privacy-minded guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
CHICAGOCONFIDENTIAL Cellist Wendy Warner has Midwestern
charm, and talent, to spare . . . . . . . . . . .80
SCENE IN CHICAGO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
FOOD DRINK
REVIEW Oh, Henri! � e owners of � e Gage bring back � ne dining with a bang . . . . . . . 176
DEAL Warning: New West Town spot Arami may ruin you for other sushi . . . . . . . . .180
BITES � omas Keller sounds o� , Balsan spices up your Sunday nights and two new steakhouses compete for the in crowd . .182
TRENDS International sensation Michelin brings its restaurant ratings to Chicago . . . . . . . .186
GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
LOOK WHO’S TALKING Artist-about-town Nick Cave scores eight pages in Vogue, spurring a funky and fabulous pop-up shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
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hollywood and divine Glamorous tomboy Hilary Swank pumps up her Oscar muscle again in Conviction 112
jewelry
stealing beauty Tis season, bling on the bold with sparkle from Pomellato, Van Cleef & Arpels and Damiani 118
to catch a thief Glamour can be a risky business Entrust your look to Tiffany & Co , Bulgari, Mikimoto and more 122
watch report
it’s go time! We’ve got the goods on the hottest and most stylish timepieces of 2010 132
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Photographer Bill Diodato took the idea of a jewelry heist to a glamorous new place with his fashion feature “To Catch a Tief” (page 122). “I was inspired by the surveillance of a beautiful socialite... watching her on security monitors as she steals the world’s most precious jewels,” he says. Diodato also shot this month’s jewelry story, “Stealing Beauty” (page 118). Not that his work is all so glossy: His haunting new monograph, Care of Ward 81, was shot in a former isolation ward for mentally ill women at the Oregon State Hospital.
Writer Beth Wilson enjoyed revisiting the career of Chicago jewelry designer Sarah McGuire, whom she first interviewed for Women’s Wear Daily in 2004. “It’s wonderful to see a talent like Sarah build such a thriving business,” says Wilson. McGuire’s not alone in her success. Wilson also shares the story (page 52) behind some of Chicago’s other most promising jewelry designers, including Winifred Grace and Jules Schwanbeck. Wilson’s work has appeared in Marie Claire, Women’s Wear Daily and the Chicago Tribune.
Jessica Cochran, who penned this month’s article on the SOFA CHICAGO art fair (page 68), is director of the O’Connor Art Gallery at Dominican University, and curator of exhibitions and programs at the Center for Book and Paper Arts, where she’s developing new marketing, exhibition and publication initiatives. A frequent CS contributor, Cochran has worked in public programming for Art Chicago, Around the Coyote and NEXT: Te Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art. She’s written for Proximity, Curating Now and Newcity.
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Chicagoans are spirited about their opinions, so there are many great divides between them: Cubs or Sox? North Side or South Side? Uno’s or Gino’s? And why should they be any diTerent when they take their act west to Colorado, where Aspen and Vail have become meccas for vacationing Chicagoans. After hearing earfuls about both spots from their respective fans, Chicago writer Lisa Skolnik knows one thing: Anyone lucky enough to get to either place can’t go wrong. She tells all on page 70.
Between photographing the likes of the President and running photography and design company StudiofiisIs, Jeremy
Bustos is one busy man. His creative photography is featured in this month’s shoot with cellist Wendy Warner (page 80). fie shoot required a trip to a hilly locale near the University of Chicago, where he shot away as two assistants kept sheet music ffowing through the air. How did he achieve the fantastical flnal image? “We compiled 15 diTerent photos—and tried not too make it look too busy,” he says.
From new takes on classic archival timepieces to macho models that draw their design cues from the racetrack, no trend was left unturned in this year’s watch guide, “It’s Go Time!” (page 132), by Laurie Kahle. “Naturally, I’m excited about the enhanced attention to women’s high-horology pieces that combine beauty and brains,” says Kahle, who contributes to Robb Report and �e New York Times’ watch supplement. Kahle also produced Celebrated Living’s annual winter watch and jewelry guide.
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December 4. 6pm. Tickets $350. At the Ritz-Carlton Chicago, 160 E. Pearson St., 312.986.4046, metrofamily.org.
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DIFFA’s Dining By Design event presents the top talents in interior design, art and architecture. Peruse innovations in tabletop and dining environments while sampling culinary bites from Chicago mainstays RL, Riva, Prosecco, and more. November 6. 11am to 3pm. Tickets $30. At Te Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, 8th Floor, 312.644.6412, diffachicago.org.
8RandolpH sTReeT Holiday MaRkeT Shop festive treasures and luxury antiques and receive
complimentary gift-wrapping for the holidays. November 20-
21. Sat. 10am to 7pm; Sun. 10am to 5pm. Tickets $10. At Beaux Arts Plumbers Hall, 1340 W. Washington St. 312.666.1200, randolphstreetmarket.com.
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Support independent artists and shop directly from designers, including ZAMRIE’s Ashley Zygmunt and many more. Find unique jewelry, fashion and home décor. Dress is business casual. November
4. 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Tickets $15; $20 at the door. At Te Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Ct., 312.427.9100, stclub.org.
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Inspired by the Nuremberg, Germany market of 1545, this open-air market is the perfect way to enjoy traditional holiday fare. Warm up in the heated tents and shop for handcrafted ornaments and gifts from around the world. November 24-December 24, Sun.-Turs. 11am to 8pm; Fri.-Sat. 11am to 9pm. Free. At Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St., 312.494.2175, christkindlmarket.com.
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Preview the acclaimed objects and functional art fair returning for its 17th annual celebration with wine, hors d’oeuvres and mingling with leading members of the art and design world. November 4. 7pm to 9pm. Tickets $50. At Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, 600 E. Grand Ave., 773.506.8860, sofaexpo.com.
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A five-course menu customized around Ridge Vineyard wines, presented in reverse order (oldest to youngest), is a rare opportunity to experience the versatility of the producer. Reservations requested. November 12. 6pm. Tickets $295. At Tru, 676 N. St. Clair St., 312.202.0001, trurestaurant.com.
4 THe celebRiTy eVenT Receive a styling session and meet DKNY fashion director
Anthony Conti. Te first guests on the scene snag a gift with a purchase exceeding $300. November 4. 6pm to 8pm. At Bloomingdale’s, 900 N. Michigan Ave., 312.440.4515, bloomingdales.com.
5a sweeT Read
Meet Dylan Lauren, daughter of fashion icon Ralph Lauren and CEO of famed sweet shop Dylan’s Candy Bar, and pick up a signed copy of her new book, Dylan’s Candy Bar: Unwrap Your Sweet Life. Full of tasty candy recipes, the pop art-inspired read will surely satisfy a sweet tooth. November 3. 2pm to 4pm. At Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312.642.5900 x 4019, neimanmarcus.com.
6Holiday HonoRs
Te Duchossois Family will be honored at Metropolitan Family Services’ 29th annual holiday benefit, including live entertainment, silent and live auctions and a vintage wine raffle.
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1peRfoRMance and galaRiver North Chicago Dance
Company hosts its annual performance and gala including cocktails, a silent auction, dinner and dancing. November
11. 6pm. Tickets $300. At Harris Teater, 205 E. Randolph Dr., and the Fairmont Hotel, 200 N. Columbus Dr., rivernorthchicago.com.
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Tony Award-winning director Richard Maltby, Jr. is bringing �e Story of My Life to Chicago Music 2eatre. 2is inaugural production was chosen by a reading committee of 35 theater devotees and artists. What exactly makes this show so special? It’s a two-actor musical. 2e two-person production is a humorous and profound tribute to the power of true friendship, and with Maltby’s immense directing experience (Ring of Fire, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Fosse, Miss Saigon, Song and Dance, and Baby and Big), the show is sure to be a hit. Producer and executive director of Chicago Music 2eatre Sean Cercone is anxious to bring a highly improved theater program to Chicago, “We believe �e Story of My Life is exactly the kind of warm and inspiring musical that Chicago audiences will love.” �e Story of My Life is the perfect way to taste a mix of true Broadway talent and Chicago ambition, and just in time for the holiday season. November 7- January 2. Showtimes vary. Tickets $46-$56. At Zacek McVay �eater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., 773.871.3000, victorygardens.org. –Isabella Walker
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beHind THe cuRTainCelebrate Steppenwolf 2eatre Company’s theatrical design with cocktails and appetizers, a live fashion show and silent auction of rare memorabilia. November 13. 7ma. Tickets $150 and up. At the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., 312.654.5632. steppenwolf. org/ behindthecurtain.
The Tempest’s memorable Juno dress.
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the three-concert Chamber Music Series with Peacocks, ButterTies and Ostriches composer Renee Baker, who will also conduct the music inspired by the animal kingdom. All concerts include zoo admission. November 21. 3ma. Tickets $20; $55 for three-concert series. At the Brookffeld Zoo, 3300 Golf Rd., Brookffeld, 312.236.3681 x 2, chicagosinfonietta.org.
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Celebrate 100 years of the Mexican Revolution with two-time Grammy award nominee Sones de México Ensemble and guests, presented by the Old Town School of Music and the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago. November 20. 7ma. Tickets $27; $33 day of event; $98 VIP. At House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., 773.728.6000, houseofblues.com.
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2is darkly comic adaptation of a boy who wouldn’t grow up captures the delight, innocence and fears of childhood. October 20-December 12. Showtimes vary. Tickets $20-$62. At Lookingglass �eatre Company, 821 N. Michigan Ave., 312.337.0665, lookingglasstheatre.org.
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Meet well-known, St. Louis-based artist Mary Radclifi Harnetiaux, known for her large-scale commission pieces and Tying-ofi-the-shelves prints. November 19. 6ma-8ma. At necessary exTRAVagance, 5416 N. Clark St., luxehandmadehome.com.
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2e electrifying European pop orchestra, starring conductor and violinist Guido Dieteren, soprano Wendy Kokkelkoren and special guests, lights up the stage with a feel-good performance. November 16. 7:30ma. Tickets $37.50-$55. At Harris �eater, 205 E. Randolph Dr., 312.334.7777, harristheaterchicago.org.
Vienna boys cHoiR 2e joyful choir returns for their annual 2anksgiving weekend performance. Founded over 500 years ago, the remarkable choir has been captivating audiences with their legendary vocals and charm each year. November 26. 4ma. Tickets $22-$83. At Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., 312.294.3000, cso.org.
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Chicago Shakespeare 2eater presents the classic staged production by world-renowned Australian Director Gale
Edwards. �rough November 21. Showtimes vary. Tickets $44-$75. At 800 E. Grand Ave. on Navy Pier, 312.595.5600, chicagoshakes.com.
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Actor John Judd plays Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic Charles Dickens holiday production. November 19-December 31. Showtimes vary. Tickets $30-$76. At Goodman �eatre, 170 N. Dearborn St., 312.443.3800. goodmantheatre.org.
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Sky High
chicago hosts dozens of charity runs and walks, but few dare to go vertical. skyrise chicago is not afraid of heights, with a climb up the 103 floors of willis tower. the event begins at 7am on november 14. Proceeds benefit the rehabilitation institute of chicago. margaret gibson, a member of the ric foundation board of directors, climbed to the peak last year.
What originally drew
you to the event? Unlike a marathon, you can do it without being an elite athlete. As you climb up the stairs, you realize you’re doing something many of the patients at RIC can’t do. You appreciate that every step is a gift. How did you
prepare last year? I didn’t train. I realized there were people committed to climbing who were literally told they would never walk again. I decided if they could do it, even if we had to su2er a little bit from being sore or tired, it was nowhere near the pain they had experienced. Any tips for
people participating this
year? It’s a warm climb up, so dress for warm weather. Take it at your own pace. I went with my husband and 10-year-old daughter, and we took a nice, long break at the observation deck. -Sara Hetland
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one of a kindOne of a Kind Show and Sale Chicago o2ers handmade creations of all categories from over 600 artists and designers. Opening day ticket sales benemt Children’s Memorial Hospital. December 2-5. aurs. 12Tff to 9Tff; Fri. 11fiff to 9Tff; Sat. 10fiff to 7Tff; Sun. 10fiff to 5Tff. Tickets $12. At �e Merchandise Mart, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, 312.527.4141, oneofakindshowchicago.com.
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Sip specialty cocktails and enjoy hors d’oeuvres during a preview party for the 2011 Green Tie Ball, which will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Chicago Gateway Green. November 12. 8Tff to 10Tff. Tickets $40; $50 at the door. At the Underground, 56 W. Illinois St., 312.540.9930 x 223, gatewaygreen. org.
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ae Midwest Friends of ae LAM Foundation hosts an evening of silent and live auctions, 50/50 cash raffle, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, Funding research for LAM. November 6. 6:30Tff to 11Tff. Tickets $85. At Gallery 1028, 1028 N. Hooker St., 312.440.4393, thelamfoundation.maestroweb.com.
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Art Resources in Teaching invites the family for sophisticated fun and hands-on projects. Enjoy dinner and dessert. November
5. 6Tff to 9Tff. Tickets $100; $250 per family. At the Ryan Education Center at the Art Institute of Chicago, 159 E. Monroe St., 312.788.3373, artresourcesinteaching.org.
a TasTeful puRsuiT ais touring dinner series makes a Midwest stop as chef Tony Mantuano gathers top chefs for a multi-course menu and exquisite wine pairing. Proceeds benemt Share Our Strength, the nation’s leading organization protecting children in America from hunger. November 17. 6Tff. Tickets $150. At Spiaggia, 980 N. Michigan Ave., 888.273.6141, atastefulpursuit.org.
awaken dReaMs of ouR cHildRen
Exhibits, photography and performances capture the stories of Zambia’s orphaned children, and the evening of appetizers, desserts and full bar helps turn their dreams into reality. November 12. 7Tff to 10Tff. Tickets $50. At the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., 312.744.6630, sparkventures.org.
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Nibble sweet treats from Chicago’s mnest chocolatiers and restauranteurs at the AIDS
Foundation of Chicago’s annual winter soiree, supporting the mght against HIV/AIDS. December 2. 6Tff to10Tff. Ticket prices vary. At the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave., 312.922.2322, aidschicago.org.
peace gRooVe
Angel Meléndez & ae 911 Mambo Orchestra entertains, and Latin-inspired appetizers and cocktails tempts at this annual benemt for the Peacebuilders Initiative, a program preparing Chicago-area teens for leadership roles in peacemaking. November 12. 6:30Tff. Tickets $100. At the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., 312.744.6630. peacegroove.org.
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ae 21st annual Vital Bridges’ Holiday Brunch and high-end raffle benemts those impacted by HIV/AIDS. December 5. 11fiff to 3Tff. Tickets $250. At �e Four Seasons, 120 E. Delaware Place, vitalbridges. org.
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New fragrances are giving our special-occasion staple (Lola by Marc Jacobs; we’re addicted!) a run for its pretty purple bottle.
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Women. 2is haute fragrance house’s recent add is mature enough for the o0ce with notes of bergamot and coriander, but 1irty enough (hello, violet!) for the party circuit. $375 for 50 ml. At Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312.642.5900, neimanmarcus.com.
Kate Spade Twirl. Hints of pink watermelon make this our whimsical pick, with or without its sassy pink-and-gold polka-dot bottle. $80 for 3.4 oz. At Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312.642.5900, neimanmarcus.com.
Hanae Mori No. 2. No. 2 in the French company’s Eau de Collection series, limited-edition Hanae Mori No. 2 appeals to our sexy side, with top notes of mint leading into a musky base. Even sexier: A portion of proceeds benepts American Rivers. $95 for 100 ml. At Nordstrom, 55 E. Grand Ave. and other locations, 312.464.1515, nordstrom. com. -Marissa Conrad
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sTuaRT weiTZMan TRunk sHowIt’s cool outside, but heels are always hot. Preview and order the Spring 2011 shoe and handbag collections. November 16-18. 10fffi to 8fflfi. At Stuart Weitzman Chicago, �e Shops at North Bridge, 520 N. Michigan Ave., 312.661.1560, stuartweitzman.com.
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exotic materials. November 12. 10fffi to 5fflfi. At Nordstrom Old Orchard, 77 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie, 847.677.2121, shopnordstrom.com.
ippoliTa TRunk sHow Top Italian designer known for handcrafted 18-carat gold and sterling silver jewelry is showcased. November 13. At Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 N. Michigan Ave., 312.799.5319. saks. com.
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View the Spring 2011 collection and meet the designer known for exquisite craftsmanship. November 11-13. 10fffi to 6fflfi. At neapolitan, 715 Elm St., Winnetka, 847.441.7784, neapolitanonline.com.
eliZabeTH locke pReView Shop the designer’s latest styles at A. Marek Fine Jewelry alongside precious gemstone jewelry and watch collections. November 17. 11fffi to 5fflfi. At 3021 Butter�eld Rd., Oak Brook, 630.954.2662. amarek�nejewelry.com. by eRin goRdon TRunk sHow
2e designer’s holiday trunk show features semi-precious gemstone bracelets and an exclusive line of necklaces. November 13. 10fffi to 6fflfi. At Sarca, 710 N. Wabash St., 312.255.0900, shopsarca.com.
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Score new luxe syles and a chance to win a cufl bracelet from famed David Yurman Vault. November
6. 1fflfi to 3fflfi. At Razny Jewelers, 1700 Green Bay Rd., Highland Park, 630.261.0020, razny.com.
laZaRo TRunk sHow and appeaRance
Go bridal gown shopping with the designer himself and fall for his signature antique beading, lace and ruffies. Appointments suggested. November 12-14. At Macy’s, 111 N. State St., 312.781.3545, macys.com.
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Personalize a handmade Santa for a charming holiday gift. November 6. 11fffi to 5fflfi. At Peachtree Place, 303 S. Happ Rd., North�eld, 877.249.2626, peachtreeplaceonline.com.
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Look as good as gold after an exclusive shopping event with retail resources Garmental and AKIRA. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and hair and makeup styling. [email protected]. November 11. 6fflfi to 9:30fflfi. At AKIRA, 1814 North Ave., 773.489.0818, shopakira.com.
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Festive shoppers receive special
pricing on select WR Designs jewelry plus cocktails and appetizers. December 3-5. Fri. 11fffi to 7fflfi; Sat.-Sun. 11fffi to 5 fflfi. At 2471 N. Clark St. and 4710 N. Lincoln Ave., 773.404.0034 and 773.751.0034, stevequickjeweler. com.
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Shop the designer’s modern and sporty watches and bands with details such as diamonds and
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REAL ESTATE
Stimulus: After three years on the market, the 8-bedroom Gold Coast mansion of JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon is fi nally under contract for $6.95 million.Trickle-down e� ect: If Dillon can make a profi t on this deal (he originally paid $4.68 mil), there’s hope for all discouraged sellers.
RETAIL
Stimulus: One of Trabert & Hoeff er’s newest creations—hoop earrings featuring princess-cut and round diamonds that weigh in at 16 carats—is selling for $92,000. Trickle-down e� ect: Husbands everywhere will pump funds into the jewelry market to compete with whomever buys these.
DINING
Stimulus: Sixteen’s late-summer “Truffl es on the Terrace” menu cost $700 just to book a private table for two, on top of $285 per person for fi ve courses using Australian black truffl es. (Next up: a menu with Alba truffl es.) Trickle-down e� ect: Table-booking fee? Restaurateurs’ eyes are lighting up.
TOURISM
Stimulus: T e new two-story Presidential Suite at the Four Seasons showers guests with complimentary goodies: to-from airport transport via limo, a 55-minute spa treatment and a personal “compcierge” to set up technology needs upon arrival, to name a few.Trickle-down e� ect: We all know that the personal compcierge market could use a good kick in the rear.
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Stimulus: T e new Women’s Board of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra raised $2 million with 850 ticket sales to October’s season opening gala. Trickle-down e� ect: Never underestimate the power of a women’s board. Get recruiting, charities!
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MUSIC TO OUR EARS The Chicago Symphony Orchestra ball that pulled in $2 million, with décor by Kehoe Designs and catering by Blue Plate.
From top: Sixteen had summer’s most decadent menu; $92,000 earrings.
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“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only,” said Chanel. “Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” In keeping with the couturier’s take on the subject, Stephen Daiter Gallery presents After a Fashion: Classic, Humorous, Subversive, a sharp look at fashion
as we know it from runways and magazines. Perhaps more importantly, the show is an examination of how, like art, fashion is in the eye of the beholder. All one need do is take a gander at Sandro Miller’s portraits of bikers to remember that we’re all after a look. With images from Irving Penn to Herb Ritts and Victor Skrebneski, the show, notes Daiter director Paul Berlanga, “is a bit schizophrenic.” While some shots, such as Chicagoan Robert Heinecken’s composite images culled from fashion mags, question, says Berlanga, “the meritocracy of beauty,” the show is less a head-scratcher than a no-holds-barred celebration of the way fashion has made its mark on the world’s great photographers. “b ere’ll be no quiz,” he quips. November 5-December 30. 230 W. Superior St., 4th � ., 312.787.3350, stephendaitergallery.com. –� omas Connors
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PHOTO FINISH A shot from Robert Heinecken’s Recto/Verso series,
part of a new fashion-forward exhibition at Stephen Daiter Gallery.Your life is a succession of Big Fashion Moments. Which have been best? I was happy with the way I looked on the cover of Town & Country [July 2010]. Day-to-day, the clothes and I work as a partnership. I’ll wear something from when I get up until I go to bed. My look is urban zen. Have Hollywood stylists killed individual expression? No. For some people, like [Karan’s friend] Demi Moore, stylists are necessary. She wouldn’t be doing her work if she were always shopping. I never shop. What are you really interested in? Haiti, yoga, p xing healthcare and conscious consumerism. What should we invest in this season? A skinny pant, a sculptured coat and an object of desire, like my shearling rug e scarf. What’s your favorite color? Black is the only new black. –Amalie Drury
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shots of Jameson at Jbar at the James hotel. rocking a zip-up windbreaker and sunglasses, the star was seen standing on couches and didn’t leave until the early aM . . . Cyndi Lauper at the sax chicago . . . nascar driver Danica Patrick dining on grilled octopus, scallops and lobster pizza with her husband at blue 13. patrick was also spotted at a labor day bash at a private residence in Wicker park . . . America’s Next Top Model judge Nigel Barker having dinner at hub 51 with 14 women, including designer Pamella Roland. he ordered the chilean sea bass.
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Somewhere, a pig is fiying. Lanvin—the makers of $1,300 leather cuffs and $1,850 purses—is creating a mass market collection, landing in H&M stores on November 20. Even shoppers who know that the secret to looking fabulous is mixing pieces of all prices are raising eyebrows. Before you scream brand dilution, hear it from artistic director Alber Elbaz: “What intrigued me was the idea of H&M going luxury rather than Lanvin going public,” he says. Still, are they signing
a high-fashion death wish? ffle jury’s out, as the collection remains hush-hush until November 2, when it will be shown in a Tlm on H&M’s website. What we do know: ffle line will be co-designed by Elbaz and Lucas Ossendrijver and will offer
clothing for men and women. An ad leaked in late October by H&M themselves (those sneaks) shows four jet black, textured party dresses à la Lanvin runways from 2008 and 2009. –Sara Hetland
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the number of years that Marc chagall’s America Windows, the stained glass
pieces famously shown in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, were absent from the art institute. the work is
reinstated on november 1. 111 S. Michigan Ave., 312.443.3600, artic.edu.
At Florida-based Gilded Age
Greetings, each handmade
card is gilded with 23 Karat
gold and embellished with
gemstones. Leave the Signature
Line behind—Swarovski
crystals? Psshh—and step it up
to the Couture Line, featuring
hand-set amethysts, emeralds,
rubies and garnets.c$300-$5,000,
gildedagegreetings.com.
Show off your 312 pride with
the �ird Coast Collection
from West Loop custom card
studio MagniTcent Milestones,
portraying streamlined takes on
El maps. ffle elegant, blank-
inside cards are eco-friendly to
boot, made with recycled paper
and soy-based ink.c$16.50/
box (six cards plus envelopes),
thirdcoastcollection.com.
One man’s trash truly is another’s
treasure. �e Found’s quirky
greeting cards, designed by a
Chicagoan and former Paper
Source partner, are inspired
by items found at fiea markets
and thrift shops. Share a laugh
over real mugshots, or discover
the Newsprint line, featuring
dictionary pages as background
patterns.c$3.75, thefound.com.
Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman!
Just say no to conventional
convenience store cards.
From the couture to the
crafty, these new avant-
garde lines will fulfill all
of your greetings needs.
Who knows—maybe you’ll
get a little love from the
mail carrier in return. And
you thought your days of
getting carded were over.
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“Hmmm... that’s a cool boar’s head. Everyone should have a boar’s head in their house. A framed boar’s head is even better.”
Market, Set, Go!Thursday, 7PM
It was a designer’s
dream at the VIP
opening of Jayson home & Garden’s annual flea market. Tchotchkes and knick-
knacks? Not quite.
This elite “fl ea market”
features the coolest
offerings Jayson’s
buyers fi nd over a year
scouring Provence, The
Netherlands, Belgium
and Paris. A who’s-who
of Chicago’s design
community let their
imaginations run wild
while sipping bubbly and
taking in the vintage and
antique furniture, textiles,
curiosities, tableware,
art... and even a few big-
game trophies. –Matt Lee
VoYeur
“I suppose the most decadent thing I have done this year is spend a few days in Paris. I went to a few fashion shows, met friends for dinner, had drinks at an amazing bar called Matignon and went to a designer after-party attended by celebrities and fashion insiders. Upon landing in Chicago, I spent two days at home on the sofa, in front of the TV. Both quite decadent for me.” –heLeN Yi, bouTiQue owNer
“I took a trip to Fajardo in Puerto Rico. My boyfriend at the time and I are both storm chasers, so we went hoping Hurricane Igor would get close and we could get some action. It didn’t, but it turned out to be a spectacular vacation. We spent a day in El Yunque rainforest, ate local foods like plantains and oysters in San Juan, and I had a 90-minute deep tissue massage at the spa. So amazing.” –GiNGer Zee, meTeoroLoGisT, NbC5
“While visiting our new sister hotel, the
peninsula shanghai, i took a trip over
to thailand and hired a tour guide for a
private elephant ride through the ancient
city of siam, phra nakhon si ayutthaya.”
–GreG hYDer, DireCTor of CaTeriNG, The PeNiNsuLa
’fess up! What’s been your biggest splurge this year?
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From left: Brown python skin and nappa leather handbag, $2,900, at Bulgari, 312.255.1313. 3-D small flap bag in lizard, $6,300, and Le 30 bag in astrakhan, $8,200, both by Dior at Saks Fifth Avenue, 312.944.6500. Handbag, $2,400, by Nancy Gonzalez at Neiman Marcus.
Serious about your style statement? Te right handbag is exactly what your carefully edited ensemble requires. Slung about your shoulder or dangling from your elbow, a bold bag declares to the world whether you simply came to play or totally mean business. If you’re feeling flirtatious this fall, reach for Dior’s slinky 3-D flap mini in lizard. Loaded with sass and ready to take names? Bulgari’s praline python and nappa leather bag commands any room. All we can say is choose chicly.
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Battle StarsCan’t we all just
get along? Not this
season, apparently, as
designers are gearing
up for urban warfare!
Embrace your inner
tough girl with sturdy
studded handbags
and gauntlet-inspired
jewelry—or go full
throttle with chainmail
corsets straight out of
medieval times. Talk
about looking fi erce.
–Kristin Young
1. Cobochons et bois brown metal and crystals necklace, $1,290, at Lanvin, New York, 646.439.0381.
2. Cadet sling bag, $1,495, at Burberry, 312.787.2500.
3. Yellow gold and black rhodium multi-diamond Lacey Slave bondage ring, $25,925, by Loree Rodkin at Neiman Marcus.
4. Woven booties with three straps, $1,580, by Proenza Schouler at proenzaschouler.com.
On the Loose
Are we already nostalgic for the
’90s? As a reaction to seasons
of skinny jeans, minidresses
and barely there shorts, longer
hemlines and looser silhouettes
feel relevant again. Narciso
Rodriguez, who rose to fame
in this era for his extra-roomy
dresses, appeared to be a muse
for today’s fashion houses as
they sent forth an array of maxi
coats and skirts that dominated
resort collections. Donna Karan paired an oversized
draped blouse with wide-leg pants, and we searched
for a cinched waist at Calvin Klein, but after spying
the sleeveless blazer paired with a relaxed skirt, we
stopped caring and loosened up. –K.Y.
GOOD AND PLENTY A roomy ensemble at Calvin Klein.
TREND
� e woolly mammoth is making a comeback—sort of. Jewelry designers like Ivory Jacks and CFDA darling Monique Péan are snapping up fossilized mammoth tusks found in receding glaciers in Siberia and Alaska and turning them into strands of pearls, cu� s and earrings. � is ivory, unlike that of the elephant, is con� ict-free. Since the sourcing doesn’t harm any living animal, it’s completely legal. Moreover, variations in color—from tan to brown, even blue, the result of thousands of years of mineralization—mean no two pieces are alike. Michelle Obama is a fan: � is year she wore Pean’s baubles twice—once on a trip to Mexico and again to greet the president on his 49th birthday. –K.Y.
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TICKLE THE IVORIES Fossilized woolly
mammoth ivory necklace with 18K rose gold
and confl ict-free white diamonds, $37,100, by
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We love a good reinvention tale, especially one with a happy ending. And this season, a protagonist we never saw coming is emerging from the shadows. Talbots, under the guidance of creative director Michael Smaldone (formerly with Ann Taylor and Anne Klein), is weaving a new sartorial plotline for the 63-year-old label we always associated with holiday shopping for our mothers. A tough rep to shake no doubt, but thanks to a chic new ad campaign starring supermodel Linda Evangelista and—spoiler alert!—dramatic lace and floral-print party dresses and creamy camel overcoats, this is one coming-of-age story worth a second read. Can you say bestseller?
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Babes Who BaubleFive local designers prove that, when it comes to creating
a successful jewelry business, they’ve got the mettle
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It took a stroke of bad luck for two of Chicago’s promising jewelry designers to commit to their calling. When Jules Schwanbeck, designer of the now rapidly growing accessory line Jules (shopjules.com), encountered a broken elevator at a local trunk show in 2008, she lugged a 60-pound bag of gems and display pieces up and down the stairs. In the process, she injured her spine, endured two concurrent spinal fusion surgeries and tried to maintain the jewelry business she had started on the side. Six months of bed rest later, she reluctantly returned to her lucrative sales job—only to be laid off in three weeks. “Before I was injured, I was planning my exit,” says Schwanbeck, who won Macy’s Distinction in Design contest in 2006. “But the universe has ways of telling you something. It’s been a rebirth for me.” Relaunching her business in 2009 with a full-time effort, Schwanbeck created several pieces she sketched while bedridden. “I was in bed during the worst of the economy with boutiques closing,” she says. “It all happened for a good reason and at a perfect time.”
Today, Schwanbeck is enjoying a sharp rise in business, with her August 2010 sales 450 percent higher than August 2009. Two of her strongest selling necklaces, Cervical Spinal Fusion ($165, worn by Rachael Ray on her show) and Lumbar Spinal Fusion ($245), were even inspired by her own X-rays. Jewelry designer Susan Wheeler Geraghty, meanwhile, took to crafting her own baubles under label Susan Wheeler Design (susanwheelerdesign.com) after burglars broke into her home and stole all her jewelry. “It was a catalyst for me to design what I wanted,” says Geraghty, who took jewelry classes through the Chicago Park District. After friends and acquaintances flooded her with requests, the mother of three started her own business. While few of the city’s jewelry designers possess such dramatic lemonade-from-lemons stories, some of Chicago’s finest craftswomen do possess striking tales of success. Several industry veterans, including Winifred Grace and Sarah McGuire, now operate accessory enterprises with international reach. As the city’s community of designers continues to grow—city officials estimate some 200 accessory designers now call Chicago home—the industry’s homegrown stars, ranging from proven talent to promising newcomers, are sparkling brighter than ever. Not one to be influenced by trends, McGuire (sarahmcguire.com) maintains the simple, modern aesthetic she introduced with her first collection in 2003. Te sterling silver cuff bracelet ($320) and braille necklace ($165 in silver) that were part of that original collection are still strong sellers. “It’s easy to wear, it’s not jewelry that you need to change with your outfit,” says McGuire, who counts Tricia Tunstall, owner of the Bucktown boutique p.45, among her most
golden girl Chicago
jewelry designer Jules
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The community of designers continues to grow—more than 200 accessory designers now call Chicago home—and some proven talents are sparkling brighter than ever.
avid supporters. Tunstall, who says she wears McGuire’s jewelry every day, recently commissioned the designer to craft a gold medallion necklace with diamonds representing each child and grandchild for her parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. McGuire also began producing a wedding collection, including gold stackable diamond bands, after customers began requesting non-traditional wedding rings. In the process, McGuire has amassed a collection of 60 stores here and abroad that carry her understated jewelry, priced from $84 for silver lily pad earrings to just less than $6,000 for a custom diamond ring in 18-Karat gold. ffe designer estimates her business is up 35 percent from last year. McGuire’s strong sense of design comes as no surprise. ffe Chicagoan is a former graphic designer with a degree from Parsons ffe New School for Design who worked at Elle Décor and Metropolitan Home. Winnie Gundeck, creator of Winifred Grace (winifredgrace.com), also left a career in graphic design to launch her jewelry line, now available at 30-40 stores domestically (including Chicago’s p.45 and Hinsdale’s Sweet William), as well as stores in Canada and Taiwan. ffe designer’s holiday collection takes inspiration from Turkey, India and Northern Africa, and includes leather cufls with brass elements ($100) and black leather band necklaces with crystal, brass, leather and oxidized silver chains ($585). Incorporating leather, brass and gold-filled elements led to more aflordable pieces, an important consideration during this economy, she says. Gundeck has also made tactical decisions that she believes will result
in continued growth, signing on with a New York showroom in September, enlisting a publicist and hiring a local web designer. “I used to do everything myself: the marketing, the designing, the selling. I used to photograph all the jewelry,” says Gundeck, whose pieces have been featured in the New York
Times Magazine, InStyle and Lucky. “Slowly giving up some of the responsibilities is one of the best decisions I’ve made,” says the designer, who reports sales have generally grown by 50 percent annually. “I’ve gotten this team together so that everyone is doing what they’re best at.”
Don’t be fooled by Susan Wheeler Geraghty’s foray into festival jewelry. ffe designer, who was introduced to Perry Farrell and later crafted $25 Lollapalooza dog tag
necklaces and $30 Lollapalooza script necklaces, is decidedly upscale. One visit to her website presents choices ranging from a $7,600 hammered gold equestrian-inspired bracelet to $2,400 large diamond hoops. Not all pieces carry a four-digit price tag, however. She also produces $600 ostrich and stingray belts with platinum or 24-Karat gold initial belt buckles, $425 gold-plated initial cuffiinks (featured in InStyle Weddings) and initial necklaces beginning at $525 as part of her Love Letter collection. ffe prolific designer boasts 17 collections: “I almost have to stop myself from designing.” Her work, she says, provides a creative outlet, and adds some sparkle to her busy life raising three children. ffe mother of two young children, interior designer Alison Pickart says parenthood helped her to forge a new path into jewelry, launching Frippery Collection ( fripperycollection.com) in January 2010. While her interior projects, which she takes on sparingly, can take years to complete and require her to travel extensively, jewelry design provides an immediate creative outlet, a source of satisfaction and the opportunity to stay in one place. Her statement jewelry, however, is not for the meek. Her top-selling necklace, Betty Rubble in Palm Beach ($1,285), boasts several large, Tat pieces of polished malachite, along with white drusy chalcedony gathered on a leather strap. Although Pickart recognizes that some may question the feasibility of launching a high-end costume jewelry line now, she believes shoppers will respond to her bold designs. “Rather than spend and spend,” she says, “they want to find something that sets them apart.”
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diamond Hoops; Frippery’s
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Beads are back—only this
time they come in the
form of envy inducing,
luxe bracelets, designed
to create some serious
arm appeal. >> Jewelry
designer Erin Gordon,
an East Coast native who
relocated to Chicago 10
years ago, is debuting her
semi-precious, beaded
gemstone bracelets at Sarca
(710 N. Wabash Ave.,
312.255.0900, shopsarca.
com) on November 13.
� e holiday trunk show
will feature a new line of
necklaces from the label,
called By Erin Gordon,
along with three bracelets
($360 each) that Gordon
designed exclusively for
the shop. Each cooler-
than-the-last wrist-wrapper
comes in a multiple of
nine beaded and charmed
bracelets. >> Steve Quick
Jeweler (2471 N. Clark
St., 773.404.0034;
4710 N. Lincoln
Ave., 773.751.0034,
stevequickjeweler.com)
recently added high-end
versions of Shambala
bracelets to its glam
collections. � e macramé,
beaded bracelets are � lled
with pearls, beads and
diamond pavé balls. � e
jeweler nearly sold out of
the bracelets the � rst week
they were on the � oor but
recently reordered twice as
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–K.T.S.
Rise of Shine!Pomellato celebrates its Oak Street opening this month with a glam bash and some serious glitz. While we’re crazy about almost everything in the store (seriously, has � ne jewelry ever been this stylish?), we picked six of our favorite pieces—from the Narciso bracelet that Oprah sported on a recent magazine cover to the brand’s best-selling Anelli Nudo rings (Julia Roberts is a fan). � ese gems are enough to cause an overload, so pick your favorite and add it to your holiday wish list. Surely, Santa will recognize how good you’ve been this year. 41 E. Oak St., 312.649.9720, pomellato.it. –Kate Templin Stahl
TRENDWATCH
THE BUZZ
1. Arabesque necklace, rose gold with amethyst and rock crystal charms (charms can be sold separately), $16,845as shown.
2. Anelli Nudo rings, rose gold with topaz, tourmaline, peridot and quartz stones, $1,990-$6,060.
3. Narciso bracelets, rose gold and rose gold with brown diamonds, $14,100-$38,400.
4. Tango Orecchini earrings, rose gold with brown diamonds, $18,630.
5. Anelli Tabou rings, rose gold and silver with smoky quartz and white topaz, $2,925.
The Alpha Omega
� e newest look from 162-year-old brand Omega isn’t another over-the-top watch: It’s a whole shop of them. � e new 1,400-square-foot Omega store, which opens on Michigan Avenue November 14, provides a
beautiful backdrop to the company’s entire product line, including watches for men and women, along with � ne jewelry and leather collections. Inspired by the themes of sun, water, earth and, of course, time, the store features brilliant lighting, cloud-like patterns and chiseled, silvered glass displays. In addition to Omega’s standard timepiece o� erings, expect to � nd exclusive watches including the Aqua Terra Double XXL Small Seconds ($19,500), a rose gold and alligator stunner that’s one of Omega’s most sought after watches of the year. 909 N. Michigan Ave., omegawatches.com. –K.T.S.
By Erin Gordon for Sarca.
Right: The Constellation Quartz ($4,200). Above: The Omega store.
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tequila, $249, by Cabo Wabo at Binny’s Beverage Depot, 312.332.0012. 12. Alpa 12 WA camera, price upon request, by Alpa of Switzerland at alpa.ch.
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this holiday season, take inspiration from a few jet set couples whose style will last long after the new year
| Contributions by Kristin Young, Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Connie Dufner and Karen Sommer Shalett |
Liz & Dick
For the friends who just reek of sixties chic, o� er up a bit of vintage
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. It was scandal that made them sizzle, so your gifts should be packed with nearly as much drama. Bring out your favorite
diva’s decadent side with a pair of Swarovski-encrusted pumps by
Rochas, Prada cat-eye sunglasses or a Ti� any clutch. Whet his appetite
for all things louche with Cabo Uno tequila, La Palina cigars, Rimowa’s travel humidor or an Alpa camera.
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New Yorkers who’ve relocated to the West Coast inevitably get homesick when autumn rolls around. But the actress Kate Mara, familiar from box office hits like Brokeback Mountain and Iron Man 2, misses more than the changing leaves. “I’m so depressed that I won’t be here for football season,” laments the 27-year-old, who grew up with the New York Giants—literally. Her great-grandfather founded the team, and dad is a V.P. in the front office. Sundays meant church, followed by the Game. This fall, catch her in Danny Boyle’s thriller 127 Hours (out November 5), based on the true-life survival story of hiker Aron Ralston.
You spent months in the wilds of Utah with James Franco.
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sharing notes on Dostoevsky between takes? I was in a motel in the middle of nowhere looking for things to do. At one point, I took a gas-station tour. I visited about six of them. Are you outdoorsy? I have a phobia of peeing in the wilderness, and there were no bathrooms on set. Te hair and makeup ladies and I found a cave and would guard each other while looking out for cougars. Your younger
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With the imminent mayoral change of guard, Chicagoans are feeling particularly thoughtful about their city, and rightfully proud of its art, architecture and cultural gems. So continues Chicago’s storied tradition of art fairs, with the 17th SOFA CHICAGO exposition set to hit Navy Pier with 110 booths of sculptural objects and functional art November 5-7. And, now, with SOFA’s debut co-production of the Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art, SOFA proves that, like Chicago, it’s always on the make. According to SOFA director Mark Lyman, this year’s expo is better than ever, with dealers from 10 countries in spite of the economy. “We have a reputation for producing a great audience, from students to artists, in addition to our buying core,” he says. � ere’s de� nitely something for everyone at SOFA. Visitors can avail themselves of more than 30 lectures designed to demystify the art on display, or take in special exhibits such as Advocates for the Arts, featuring the work of Magdalena Abakanowicz, known for her brooding Agora sculptures in Grant Park. More of a live action type? Check out the Hot Glass Roadshow, featuring glass-blowing demonstrations. Serious collectors won’t want to miss the VIP o� erings, complete with back-of-the-house museum tours and a lunch-with-
the-artist program. � e biggest draw, of course, is the art: Visitors can expect world-class pieces from exhibitors around the globe. One not-to-miss highlight is Chicago’s Perimeter Gallery, mounting ceramics by local talent Vanessa Smith.
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display throughout the fair, Smith’s Woven Reef Column is intricate and gorgeous, radiating energy with folds of its pure white surface. If you love glass, Lyman suggests visiting the Chihuly presentation at Israel’s Litvak Gallery. New exhibitors are also sure to excite. Freshman Suppan Contemporary will show design objects like Red Spoon Chair—a seductive chair in sultry red lipstick—by up-and-comer Philipp Aduatz. “It’s a must-see,” says Martin Suppan. The Intuit Show adds an entirely new dimension of creativity to the event. According to Cleo Wilson, executive director of Intuit: � e Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, the show is as much about “introducing a broader spectrum of people to the � eld of outsider art” as it is about sales. With world-class dealers like Carl Hammer Gallery, American Primitive Gallery and Hill Gallery on site, attendees can expect an eye-opening overview. Chicago is a hub for outsider art, so, � ttingly, the show boasts � ve top local galleries in the fair, including Russell Bowman Art Advisory. Bowman presents a selection of “masterworks in the � eld,” o� ering wares created by Reverend Howard Finster, known for his colorful and spirited portraits laced with biblespeak, and legendary New Orleans artist Sister Gertrude Morgan, famous for depicting herself in fantastical, divinely inspired scenes. For hardcore collectors, SOFA o� ers pleasure and a little pain. “For some visitors, it’s about discovery,” says Lyman. “For others,” he jokes, “collecting is an a� iction.”
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The Wild West!Chicago’s playground extends long past the Gold Coast, all the way to Colorado, where Aspen
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When Chicago art dealer Bob Chase was biking in an isolated part of Aspen recently, the woman in front of him piqued his interest. “It was a very technical single-track trail, and she was a kick-ass rider. So I fi gured she was a local who rode all the time, unlike me,” reasons Chase, who’s had a second home in Aspen for a decade. But when they demounted to negotiate an impasse on foot, he was fl abbergasted to learn she was from Chicago. “We were the only people around for miles. We’re everywhere here,” he says with a laugh. Chase is dead on. Chicagoans retreat to Aspen and neighboring Vail, 100 miles away, with the same frequency that they decamp to Lake Geneva or Harbor Country. And like their Midwestern counterparts, both areas are meandering domains rife with high-end housing, hotels, lodges, eateries and shops. “Half of Chicago has a place out here,” says furniture mogul Holly Hunt, whose Owl Creek townhouse at the edgeof Snowmass has graced the pages of ElleDécor. Quips Chicago Sun-Times entertainmentreporter Bill Zwecker: “No matter what time of year, you can’t help but bump into people from Chicago—literally and fi guratively.” Both areas have their own big and loyal fan bases of well-to-do Chicagoans with second and third homes. Aspen residents include the Crown family, many of the Pritzkers, Larry and Carol Levy and Bill and Heather Wrigley. Christie Hefner fl its in and out but doesn’t own there. Vail regulars include Mario Tricoci, Gretchen and Jay Jordan and Whitney and Jerry Lasky. For Chicagoans who haven’t yet committed to home ownership in the area, there are plenty of plush hotels in both places. Most storied and beloved are T e Little Nell and the historic Hotel Jerome in Aspen and the rustic
Lodge and old-world Sonnenalp Resort of Vail. Both the Aspen spots are owned by Chicagoans: respectively, the Crown family and real-estate investor Fred Latsko. Also making waves with the society set in Vail is a two-year-old billion-dollar baby. “Vail Associates spent over a billion on T e Arrabelle,” says Tricoci, a principal in Chicago’s Elysian and a Bachelor Gulch homeowner. Chicago roots run deep here: Tricoci was a co-owner of the Hotel Jerome until Latsko scooped it up last year. Despite their similar draws and seemingly parallel housing markets, Chicagoans insist that Aspen and Vail
are very diff erent scenes. “Aspen is a see-and-be-seen kind of
town with lots of high-profi le events and parties, while Vail is more about hanging out with your family and friends,” says Chicago fashion journalist Amy Tara Koch, who vacations in both spots regularly but hasn’t committed to either. (Aspen’s Prada, Dior, Louis Vuitton and Ralph Lauren stores might make the decision easier.)
Local green developer Lynn McMahan, who has a home in West Vail with her husband, John, agrees. She characterizes Vail as “low key, and more focused on skiing, fi tness and family.” But perhaps the diff erences between the areas’ style statements are most telling. “My girlfriend in Aspen has a better house and dresses for dinner. We have a better mountain and this is my
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no-makeup zone,” quips public afiairs consultant Mary Ann Childers, who has a home in Vail Village with her husband, CBS2 chief correspondent Jay Levine. “flere are clubs and parking meters in Aspen. Vail is a pedestrian village,” she adds. Social and sartorial styles aside, Chicagoans Tock to these spots for good reason. Sports-minded Chicagoans can ski, snowshoe, hike, bike, ride, raft, ffsh, paraglide and golf, depending on the season, in both locales. Year round, they can eat, party, hit cultural events of every ilk and hobnob with celebrities. Yet in truth, the two towns really do ofier very difierent experiences. “Aspen was a quaint old mining town that evolved into an enchanting mind, body and spirit center. Vail is new and a planned community that was built in the ’60s with a Bavarian theme,” says Crown. Chicagoans Walter and Elizabeth Paepcke (he
was the CEO of Container Corporation of America) transformed Aspen from a backwater town into a world-class center for outdoor sports in the mid-’40s. fley were also intellectually and culturally driven philanthropists who established the Aspen Skiing Company, international think tank the Aspen Institute, the renowned Aspen Music Festival and School and more. fle heady paradigm they established continues today. “Culture thrives here,” says Crown. Besides the institutions founded by the Paepckes, cultural gems include the Aspen Art Museum, the Wheeler Opera House, the Joan and Irving Harris Concert Hall for classical and jazz music and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, which, Crown says, does a “fabulous version” of �e Nutcracker during the holiday season. Locals also Tock to live music venue Belly Up Aspen, which Chicago ex-pat Michael Goldberg opened in
2005. fle intimate spot maxes out at a capacity of 450 people, yet snags “amazing acts,” says Crown. Seal, John Legend and Wyclef have all taken the stage. Vail, though less culturally driven, is no slouch. flere’s the Vilar Performing Arts Center in neighboring Beaver Creek for theater, dance and music and the Gerald Ford Amphitheater, where star ballet companies and musical groups of every variety perform in the summer. Warm
weather also brings the Bravo! music festival. Yet Vail is mostly about the sport that spurred its birth in 1966. “It has great skiing, so families who are avid about the sport go there,” says interior designer Cindy Bardes Galvin, whose family owns a home in the ffrst row house complex built after Vail was founded. flese days, however, new development Solaris Residences—which, in addition to luxury condos, boasts an entertainment complex, spa, restaurants, a bowling alley and multiple movie screens—is drawing people ofi the slopes. Parties abound in Vail, but tend to be more intimate and folksy. “We go to each other’s homes for dinner parties. And on New Year’s Eve, everybody crowds the streets,” says Childers. fle holiday season is a far more formal afiair in Aspen. While big-Dem donor Denise Rich is noted for her annual New Year’s bash, Chicagoans look forward to the ones thrown by Bill and Maria Smithburg and the Crowns, whose party takes place at the exclusive Aspen Mountain Club at fle Little Nell, which has a $125,000 initiation fee. Given all the activities for Chicagoans in Aspen and Vail, it’s easy to understand why Aspen homeowner Maria Smithburg teases, “We need another vacation after we come back.”
“my girlfriend in aspen has a better house and dresses for dinner,” says chicago public affairs consultant mary ann childers, who owns a home in vail village with her husband, cbs chief correspondent Jay levine. “we have a better mountain, and this is my no-makeup zone.”
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Call it a blizzard of harmonic convergence—with the Sundance Film Festival, 2002 Winter Olympics coattails and new state liquor laws that make getting a drink easier, there are some serious new mountain highs in this bucolic wonderland about a half hour’s drive from Salt Lake City. Local glitterati are anticipating the December opening of Montage Deer Valley, the third outpost of the exclusive hotel brand. Nestled at 8,300 feet in the Empire Pass of the Wasatch Range, Montage will feature 174 amenity-laden guest rooms, 81 private residences, a 35,000-square-foot spa with a dazzling indoor pool and sundeck and a subterranean pub with bowling alley. Sundancers, catch a sneak peek at the glam “Artist at the Table” opening event on the property. From $845, montagedeervalley.com. >>> Montage joins expansive St. Regis Deer Crest Resort, which opened last Tanksgiving. Enjoy the slopeside view from a 90-second funicular ride up to the lobby. From $199, stregis. com/deercrest. >>> In historic downtown, check out Talisker on Main, serving robust mountain fare with an aggressive sophistication. taliskeronmain.com. >>> And High West Distillery & Saloon, Utah’s first since Prohibition, combines fine dining with small-batch vodkas and whiskeys for the state’s first ski-in/ski-out gastrodistillery. highwest. com.
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Ready for some serious après ski? Enjoy a vacay weekend with a dose of mile-high urban indulgence. Just opened is Four Seasons Denver, a 45-story tower of 239 rooms and suites and 102 residences in the heart of downtown. Te hotel features warm earth tones and regional art; check out the couples’ suites in the spa with private showers and sunken tubs. From $235, fourseasons.com/denver. >>> Te FS joins top-shelf Ritz-Carlton, Denver, giddy from the announcement that the nearly three-year-old property has been awarded the 2010 AAA Five Diamond rating. With sweeping views, full-service health club and fine dining fit for a quarterback (hometown fave
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Denver, Colorado
If Vail is the Mercedes of ski towns, then Breckenridge is the Audi—equally covetable; infinitely less glitzy. Charming, until it comes time to find a condo with the bells and whistles you’re used to. Enter One Ski Hill Place, a new ski-in/ski-out resort that ups the Mobil ante without straying too far from Breck’s casual roots. Take a spin around the lobby’s 360-degree fireplace
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Vail, Colorado
Tree splashy developments are making ofl-slope news in Vail. Alpine quaint, meet American modern west with the December opening of Four Seasons Resort Vail, featuring 121 suites and rooms, and 35 private condos. From $375, fourseasons.com/vail. Don’t want to leave? You don’t have to with the newly opened Ritz-Carlton Residences. theresidencesvail. com. Or check out the new Solaris residences, with a movie theater, restaurant, bowling alley and public ice rink. solaris. com. >>> Vail Resorts debuts EpicMix, a mobile app that will be able to, among other nifty features, award collectible digital pins and share Facebook updates. epicmix. com. >>> Expand your culinary comfort zone with three new, don’t-miss spots in Vail Valley. Enjoy regional specialities and great fireside dining at 8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill, at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek. beavercreek. hyatt.com. With its West Coast-inspired menu, dishes at Restaurant Avondale at the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Avon include house-made charcuterie and sausages. avondalerestaurant. com. Tavern on the Square, the newest restaurant at Te Arrabelle at Vail Square, has a killer assortment of organic brews. arrabelle.rockresorts.com. PEAK PERFORMANCE! Watch for the High Noon Express lift, which will cut ride time in half and double ridership. vail.com.
HIGH FIVE! The Ritz-Carlton, Denver was awarded AAA Five Diamond status last month. Above: Ritz-Carlton suite.
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Privacy Advocates Two Bali resorts unveil jaw-dropping presidential villas with
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Bulgari Villaat the Bulgari Resort
The Location A magnificent Uluwatu clifftop in Southern Bali
The Fantasy A gated two-story, three-bedroom, 14,000-square-foot residence atop an utterly private summit overlooking the Indian Ocean. Built with local coral stone and teak by Milanese architect Antonio Citterio, Bulgari Villa blends cool Italian luxury with sultry Balinese romance. Te resort’s premier villa comes with its own dedicated staff. Te family room includes an impressive home theater. Dug into the yard next to the 65-foot infinity pool is a fab sunken living room. And there’s a full-
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The Clincher One of Asia’s top spas—with what might be the world’s best facial, involving liquefied sapphires. Te famed Bulgari Spa has just launched a new line of products and treatments based on sapphires, tourmaline, malachite and citrine. Bulgari’s cosmetic research department has taken the jewelry maker’s precious gem dust and turned it into mineral-rich face creams, exfoliators and eye-contouring lotions, which are now being used in a variety of spa treatments exclusive to Bulgari. Combining modern anti-aging research with
JEWEL BOX The teak staircase descending into Bulgari Villa.
the age-old healing energies of crystals, these new treatments use liquefied and micronized gem powders to revitalize, illuminate and protect the skin. Te pinnacle of these indulgent therapies (for women, at least) is the 85-minute Ultimate Anti-Aging Treatment, which includes a relaxing massage with particular attention paid to the décolleté, plus an intensive facial and a hand-softening/firming ritual. Pampering in paradise has never been so glam. Bulgari Villa from $8,000 per night; +62.361.847.1000, bulgari. com.
The Beach House at The Legian
The Location Prime frontage on the most prestigious surfing and recreation beach in southern Bali
The Fantasy A gated two-story, three-bedroom, 8,600-square-foot beach house literally a frisbee’s
throw from the sand. A 52-foot infinity pool faces directly toward the beach and is flanked on both sides by elevated balé pavilions, perfect for yoga or catnaps. Guests are spoiled by dedicated butlers, a complimentary bar, boogie boards, bicycles and unlimited daily laundry service. Te project was overseen by Jaya Ibrahim (the famed designer responsible for Te Datai in Malaysia, the Nam Hai in Vietnam and the Aman at Summer Palace in Beijing), who used Balinese architectural elements and local woods, stones and fabrics to create an incomparable native aesthetic. Tink tropical Zen augmented with Bang & Olufsen TV and audio systems, fully loaded iPods and an in-suite laptop.
The Clincher Te location. Tis all-suite, 67-unit Legian has long been the best hotel in Bali’s famed Seminyak/Kuta region—and a private beachfront villa here is virtually unheard of. Te wide-open beach directly in front of the hotel is ideal for kite flying and the waves are perfect for surfing. Te island’s best nightlife hub, Ku De Ta, is located next door. Anyone who stays here will be the envy of the island’s jet set social scene. Beach House from $2,700 per night; +62.361.730.622, thelegianbali. com.
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See Warner perform with Camerata Chicago Nov. 11, 13 and 14, and live on WFMT on Nov. 29.
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When Wilmette-raised cellist Wendy Warner isn’t playing Lincoln Center or hitting the recording studio, she races between Chicago, where she teaches at Roosevelt University, and Georgia, where she’s on the faculty of the Schwob School of Music. This month, she lingers for a series of concerts with the Camerata Chamber Orchestra, and a WFMT broadcast with pianist Irina Nuzova.
EASY BREEZY Cellist Wendy Warner performs in Chicago this month.
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ThE BoTTom LiNE: With each purchase of a
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THe PArTy: Te North Shore’s most elegant
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THe PLAyerS: Co-chairs Pim Alley and Lisa
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The PArTy: Carson Pirie Scott and Calvin Klein global director Kevin
Carrigan hosted an invite-only event to celebrate the design duo’s first-ever
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Hollywood and Divine! Filmdom’s most glamorous tomboy—and the star of this month’s Conviction—riffs on her grandma’s
sopapilla, Clint Eastwood and how to win an Oscar
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Five minutes into lunch and Hilary Swank already has tears in her eyes. She’s talking about Betty Anne Waters, the single mom turned lawyer whose life story inspired Swank’s new movie, Conviction—and who clearly made an impact on the actress herself. “Betty spent 18 years of her life fighting selflessly and with astonishing loyalty to exonerate her brother of murder charges,” Swank says, edging toward Kleenex mode. Waters, who was on the set of Conviction most days, became a kind of muse for the actress. “Betty’s the type of heroic, dedicated person you aspire to be in every way, shape and form.” Swank, 36, collects herself, but five or six minutes later it happens again. She’s remembering her first visit to Los Angeles as a freshman in high school when she and her then-recently separated mom left behind their double-wide trailer in Bellingham, Washington, to come to Hollywood in a borrowed Oldsmobile with $75 in cash. “Tere was nothing else I wanted to do but act, and my mother was endlessly supportive,” Swank says, all misty. It’s a happy mist, but still. “Even though we didn’t know where my path would lead, my mom instilled in me that ‘can’t’ is a four-letter word.” She takes a big breath. Swank, who won her first Oscar in 2000 for Boys Don’t Cry and her second in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby, is sitting in a corner booth of a busy café near the beach in Santa Monica, and just about everyone who walks by the table does a double take. “I like to watch people, to study people,” she says. “But one of the things that happens when you’re famous is, you can’t look around as much anymore. Instead of looking at others you’re being looked at. Sometimes I long to be anonymous.” Good luck: Swank is impossible to miss. In person, her magnificent smile—the Chiclet teeth, the succulent lips—is somehow even more prominent. Tough she is petite, she radiates the kind of strength that reminds you she was once a Junior Olympics swimmer. Her body is lean and chiseled under a stretchy black sweater (she works out two days a week with a trainer, plays tennis, hikes and spins). Her voice booms. Her gaze is direct and unwavering. Yet despite her commanding presence, she’s not afraid to appear vulnerable. When the waitress arrives to announce the lunch specials, she has to cock her head, Labrador-style, wondering if Swank is OK. “I’m fine, totally,” Swank says, and now she’s laughing, which only causes her to tear up again. “I get like this.” Actors can sometimes be difficult to read. Tey excel at deception and are paid to mask whatever they’re feeling on-set for the sake of a role. But with Swank, it’s all there for the taking. Here’s a list of other
topics that make her tear up unselfconsciously as the conversation continues: the homemade sopapilla and chile con carne her part-Latina grandmother used to make; the time that one of Swank’s Siamese fighting fish almost died (“but he survived so I changed his name from Papillon to Spartacus”); the way she feels upon answering the phone and finding Clint Eastwood on the other end. “Knowing Clint is a gift, it’s a blessing,” she says of her Million Dollar Baby co-star and director, who remains a close friend. “I spent last Christmas with him and his family and I didn’t want to leave. He’s so inspiring.” Her favorite Eastwood advice: “Don’t over-think anything. Trust your decision and go with it.” Sound counsel. Million Dollar Baby, in which Swank played an underdog female boxer, clinched four Academy Awards, including best picture. “You don’t take jobs for the awards. You don’t think of it while you’re filming. Honest,” Swank says. “All you can do is aim for the bull’s-eye. But sometimes, you get an instinct when it’s working. Tings just click and you think, ‘I’m working on all eight cylinders.’ It’s almost like an out-of-body experience.” In Conviction, Swank is in full-throttle form again, playing a woman who won’t rest until she can overturn the wrongful murder conviction of her brother, Kenneth (played by Sam Rockwell). She spent months reading up on the real case, mastering a tricky Massachusetts accent and gaining and then losing 20 pounds to appear believable over the film’s 18-year time span. “You can’t remove yourself when you’re doing a true story, especially when the person you’re playing is still alive,” she says. Swank’s co-star Juliette Lewis notes that, “Tere’s no frills or fluff or attitude with Hilary. She cares way too much about the work to get caught up in diva-ish behavior. It makes you wish every actor was like her.” It doesn’t take long to see why Swank is so adept at projecting naturalism on screen. She lives in her characters’ minds. “I’m never bored, ever, and I think that’s because I feel so much,” she says. “In my job, I get to go to these new places emotionally, to step into someone’s shoes, whether as a boxer or a lawyer or a pilot”—see last year’s Amelia Earhart biopic—“and understand that person’s story in a profound way that expands my world. I can’t imagine a profession better suited to my particular emotional makeup.” Long before she started working professionally, Swank knew acting was the right career. As an eight-year-old at Happy Valley Elementary School in Bellingham, where her father worked for the Air National Guard, a teacher had Swank write a skit and perform it in front of the class.
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“I remember thinking something happened inside where something came alive,” she says, rubbing the goose bumps ofi her arms. “I didn’t know at the time, but it was almost as if I’d found my calling.” fle teacher encouraged Swank to do school plays, which led to her auditioning and performing with the local Bellingham fleatre Guild, and later at the Seattle Repertory fleatre. By 15, Swank made the move to California, where she and her mom, Judy, lived out of their Olds Delta ’88 until Judy got a job as a secretary. (Swank’s brother, who is eight years older, had already moved out of the household and started a family of his own by then.) With her mother’s help, Swank soon landed an agent and small roles followed on such shows as Growing Pains and Evening Shade. Judy was more of an inspiration than a classic stage mom. “I was always competitive. I was the one who wanted to make this happen,” Swank says. “Mom and I really saw it as an adventure more than anything.” At 18, Swank’s big break came with the lead role in the 1994 sequel �e Next Karate Kid. flree years later, she got a part on Beverly Hills 90210, playing a single mom who had a brief Ting with Ian Ziering’s
character. flat gig was only supposed to last four episodes, but grew to 16—and then Swank was ffired without an explanation. “It was the eighth season and nobody was watching anymore and I absolutely thought, ‘flis is the end of my career,’” she says with a laugh. It wasn’t. Soon after, she was cast as Teena Brandon—the real-life transgendered teenager who lived as a man—in Boys Don’t Cry. Swank chopped her hair and wore men’s clothing for six months while making the movie. “I couldn’t do Boys Don’t Cry now. Having anonymity was everything then. I was able to go out into the world and pass as a boy without people saying, ‘Are you Hilary Swank? What did you do to your hair?’” Her heartbreaking portrayal of Brandon—whose violent death, along with the murder of Matthew Shepard, led to increased lobbying of hate crime laws—changed everything for the actress. By awards season, things completely exploded. “I remember hearing Sigourney Weaver on some talk show say she thought I should get an Academy Award, and I thought, ‘I cannot believe Sigourney Weaver even knows my name.’ Around that time, I would meet people and say ‘I’m Hil…’ and they’d interrupt and say, ‘I know who you are.’” Swank’s private life looked great, too. In 1992, she met actor Chad Lowe, Rob’s younger brother, at a party at the Hollywood Athletic Club. fley tied the knot ffive years later and appeared to have one of the
strongest marriages in Hollywood. But shortly after separating in January 2006, they announced their divorce, saying, “[We] continue to be friends and have the utmost respect for one another.” By the summer of 2006, Swank announced she was dating her then-agent John Campisi, of CAA, who represents writers and directors, including Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner. Today, Swank and Campisi have found domestic bliss, living on the Westside with Campisi’s seven-year-old son, Sam, and a slew of animals: two dogs, an African Gray parrot, a hamster named Cheddar and a stock of backyard chickens. “We’re very much a stay-at-home family,” says Swank. And while she hasn’t ruled out getting married again or having children, she’s “not in any rush,” as she puts it. “Our favorite thing is to sit around the kitchen table, and if we’re not eating, we’re playing cards. flere’s always a game going on, there’s always someone in from out of town or a neighbor over, and as soon as we have enough people, we’ll usually get a barbecue going or John will whip up some fabulous Italian dish he’s made with ingredients from four difierent stores or we’ll all head to the beach to play touch football.”
Swank is so enthusiastic about all this, you almost forget she has a day job. As Tony Goldwyn, who directed her in Conviction, says, “I’m not sure I’ve seen anyone enjoy life the way Hilary does. I joke with her and say, ‘Every time I’m around you, it’s a life-changing experience.’ She has dinner parties with the most interesting people that go until three in the morning. She made me come to Italy this year because she and her family were having such a great time there. But then you see her work, and in one second you’re like, ‘OK, I get where she really makes use of all that energy.’” A lot of Swank’s energy at the moment is focused on ffinding and developing more compelling female roles. “fle movies I choose to do not only have to move me, but I want them to expand the world for the audience,” she says. “To have someone walk up to me and say, ‘I didn’t think highly of people who were gay until I saw Boys Don’t Cry’—that’s everything to me.” Now, in addition to promoting Conviction, Swank is building her producing résumé. Something Borrowed, a romantic comedy starring Kate Hudson and due out next spring, is the ffirst feature from Swank’s production company, 2S Films, which she runs with her partner Molly Smith, an executive producer of �e Blind Side, among others. “I’ve been so fortunate with the dramatic roles I’ve gotten to play,” Swank says, and here come those misty eyes again. “fley’re some of the greatest characters of the last 10 years. I’m so lucky. It blows my mind every day. Every single day.”
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Black South Sea cultured pearl necklace with diamonds in 18K white gold, $400,000, and bracelet, $100,000, both at Mikimoto, New York, 212.457.4600. Mikimoto is also available at Browning & Sons, Hinsdale, 630.986.0880. Satin fringe bustier dress, $3,495, by Alberta Ferretti at Neiman Marcus. Opposite page: Diamond pavé Disc necklace, $164,000, at Tamsen Z, New York, 212.360.7840. Bow Opera necklace in platinum with diamonds, $95,000, at Tiffany & Co., 312.944.7500. Black diamond cylinder Lipstick watch, $68,100, at De Grisogono, New York, 212.439.4220. Black sequin and feather embroidery shift dress, $4,795, at Gucci, 312.664.5504.
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134 | | November 2010
RETRO ACTIVE
Old-guard houses dive into their archives to reinterpret the work of previous eras with a contemporary lingua franca that underscores elegance
for the ages. Rather than faithfully recreate watches from the past, they use vintage as a vantage point to come up with a new generation of modern classics. Take a look at your future heirlooms.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: PORTUGUESE TOURBILLON HAND-WOUND IN RED GOLD, $53,500, BY IWC AT TOURNEAU, 312.266.7600 AND MARSHALL PIERCE, 312.372.2415. ALTIPLANO 43MM 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION IN 18K WHITE GOLD, $22,000, BY PIAGET AT TRABERT & HOEFFER, 312.787.1654 AND MARSHALL PIERCE, 312.782.4403. STAINLESS STEEL MASTER MEMOVOX INTERNATIONAL, $11,350, BY JAEGER-LECOULTRE AT TRABERT & HOEFFER, 312.787.1654 AND MARSHALL PIERCE, 312.372.2415. 1815 CHRONOGRAPH (AVAILABLE IN 18K WHITE OR PINK GOLD), $43,000, BY A. LANGE & SÖHNE AT SYDNEY GARBER, 312.944.5225. 1966 PERPETUAL CALENDAR IN 18K ROSE GOLD, $47,000, BY GIRARD-PERREGAUX AT A. MAREK, 630.954.2662. HISTORIQUES ULTRA-FINE 1968, $28,200, BY VACHERON CONSTANTIN AT TRABERT & HOEFFER, 312.787.1654.
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WATCH REPORT
136 | | November 2010
SHOW OFFS
Flaunt your horological savvy with watches that strut their micromechanical
stuff by putting the movements front and center. From Panerai’s fi rst
skeleton model, the brooding Lo Scienziato, to airy see-through
creations from Omega, Cartier and Corum, we’re hooked.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: DE VILLE CENTRAL TOURBILLON SKELETON, $280,000, AT OMEGA, OPENING THIS MONTH AT 909 N. MICHIGAN AVE. LO SCIENZIATO SKELETON, $160,000, BY PANERAI AT PANERAI.COM AND BY CALLING 800.PANERAI. TRADITION 7047PT, $172,100, BY BREGUET AT TRABERT & HOEFFER, 312.787.1654. MISS GOLDEN BRIDGE IN RED GOLD WITH DIAMOND BEZEL, $26,000, BY CORUM AT RAZNY, 630.932.4900 AND LESTER LAMPERT, 312.944.6888. ROTONDE DE CARTIER SKELETON FLYING TOURBILLON WATCH CALIBRE 9455 MC, PRICE UPON REQUEST, BY CARTIER AT CARTIER, 312.266.9586 AND RAZNY, 847.432.5300. EXOTOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPHE, $249,600, BY MONTBLANC AT MARSHALL PIERCE, 312.782.4403.
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140 | | November 2010
COMPLICATED WOMEN
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us with beauty and brains. Patek Philippe took a ladies-fi rst approach to
its manually wound chronograph movement, Audemars Piguet’s Special
Edition Millenary Astrologia tracks the zodiac, and Van Cleef & Arpels’
Le Pont des Amoureux brings two lovers together on a Paris bridge.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: REF. 7071R CHRONOGRAPH, $76,200, BY PATEK PHILIPPE AT MARSHALLL PIERCE, 312.782.4403 AND RAZNY, 630.932.4900. SPECIAL EDITION MILLENARY ASTROLOGIA PERPETUAL CALENDAR, $100,200, BY AUDEMARS PIGUET AT AUDEMARSPIGUETUSA.COM AND BY CALLING 888.214.6858. CHRISTAL 8 YELLOW GOLD AND LACQUER LIMITED-EDITION WATCH, $58,000, BY DIOR AT GENEVA SEAL, 312.944.3100. PONT DES AMOUREUX WATCH WITH “CONTRE-JOUR” ENAMELED DIAL AND HOUR/MINUTE RETROGRADE MOVEMENT, $108,000, AT VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, 312.944.8988. PATRAVI CHRONODATE, $13,000, BY CARL F. BUCHERER AT LESTER LAMPERT, 312.944.6888. LADIES PREMIER CHRONOGRAPH, PRICE UPON REQUEST, AT HARRY WINSTON, 312.705.1820.
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Spectacular 4 bed / 2.5
bath 2 level home. Truly
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details. 3500 sf. Rare
double lot is 50’ wide with
unbelievable yard. 4 car
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Anton Ursini 312.264.5816
210 E. WALTON #E, CHICAGO
Pristine 4 BR, 3.5 Bath contemp. LP home.
3 FP’s, 5 skylts, Cathedral ceilings, Lg. Master
suite, Fab. garage roof deck. $1,350,000
Carol Duran 312.368.5963
2612 N. BURLING, CHICAGO
Extra wide 4 bedroom,
5.5 bath home. Elevator,
huge kitchen with pantry,
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full floor w/80’ unobstructed lake & city views!
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bright future of fAShion | September 16 |
the PArty: Fashion Group International of Chicago honored top design
trendsetters and trailblazers at the 7th Annual Rising Stars Awards.
the highLightS: Chicago’s fashion industry mingled with the 2010 class of
visionaries at Hotel Sax. Well-heeled guests sipped Grey Goose cocktails
before a fabulous seated dinner and awards presentation.
the bottom Line: Proceeds from the event will benefit FGI Foundation’s
Educational Scholarship Fund, dedicated to realizing the professional
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ABOUTTOWN
BLOOMINGDALE’S
MEN’S SUITING EVENT
It was a night fit for a king when
CS and Bloomingdale’s invited
Chicago’s finest gentlemen to
enjoy an evening of relaxation in
style, sponsored by HBO’s brand
new series, Boardwalk Empire.
The gentlemen received the
royal treatment, enjoying custom
fittings by Bloomingdale’s,
manicures by Swagger and
complimentary shoe shines,
courtesy of Truefitt & Hill. Guests
dined on delicious appetizers
and sipped on cocktails, courtesy
of Jewell Events Catering,
while also enjoying the Cigar
Lounge, courtesy of Cigar Dudes.
Bloomingdale’s shoppers took
home exclusive luxe gift bags,
including The Peninsula Spa and
Truefitt & Hill certificates.
HBO’S BOARDWALK EMPIRE INSPIRED MEN TO LOOK THE PART IN STYLE
JAMES GOEKE, JESSICA ZWEIG AND DAVID SANCHEZ
GUESTS MINGLED THROUGHOUT BLOOMINGDALE’S MEN’S SUITING DEPARTMENT JOHN GUIDOS, PATRICK DOWD AND CATHERINE DOWD
ALLEN EDMONDS
SPRING 2011 EVENT
Chicago’s most stylish men
gathered at River North’s Epic
Restaurant for a night filled
with classic all-American style
thanks to Allen-Edmonds and
their new Spring 2011 Collection
of men’s dress shoes. Guests
enjoyed delicious cocktails and
appetizers, courtesy of Epic
and met with the CEO of Allen
Edmonds, Paul Grangaard to
hear all about the future of Allen
Edmonds American-made shoes.
ALLEN EDMONDS SPRING 2011 COLLECTION OF MEN’S DRESS SHOES
JIM KASS AND AL DITTRICH COLIN HALL AND PAUL GRANGAARD
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A big THANK YOU to all the fashion designers, judges and
audience that participated in the 4th annual Italian Expo that
was held September 17-19 at Navy Pier.
The event was a huge success – more than 27,000 attendees
were able to witness eight of Chicago’s emerging designers show
off their current collections and compete for the title of “Italian
Expo Fashion Icon” in the CS Magazine Fashion Competition.
Congratulations to the Winner of the Italian
Expo Fashion Icon Award,
Julius LaCour!Julius was awarded a trip to the Polimoda International Institute of
Fashion Design & Marketing in Florence, Italy.
PARTICIPATING DESIGNERS:
Alma Wieser, Renovar
Borris Powell
Christina Fan, C/FAN Designs, Inc.
FURIO Apparel
Horacio Nieto
Julius de LaCour, Maison de La Cour
Miriam Cecilia Carlson
Veil
PARTICIPATING PANEL OF JUDGES:
Robert Allegrini, President of IACC and Vice President of
Communications-The Americas & Luxury Brands of Hilton
Marissa Conrad, Modern Luxury Media
Lisa D. Lenoir, Freelance Writer, Editor and Educator
Kevin Aeh, Time Out Chicago Get Editor
Andrea Schwartz, VP, Media Relations & Cause Marketing at Macy’s
North and Midwest
FASHION COORDINATOR:
Agga B.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19TH AWARD CEREMONY:
DJ Madrid
Chihsuan Yang (violinist)
WWW.ITALIANEXPO.US
REBECCA WALKER, LAUREN BERG, CARYN SCHOENBECK AND KATIE BINA
ABOUTTOWN
EDROP-OFF
GRAND OPENING
Posh party guests came out
for the grand opening of Corri
McFadden’s newest Edrop-
off location in Lincoln Park.
McFadden’s deep passion for
fashion and innovative business
mind were key in the creation
of her eBay drop-off store; a
place where chic women can
sell their designer clothing,
shoes, accessories and more.
Guests were surrounded by the
remarkable design space created
by the noteworthy Simeone
Deary Design Group. Guests
enjoyed delicious appetizers
and sipped on specialty VeeV
cocktails while touring the new
space and peaking in eDrop-off
five start closet.
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Chicago’s finest came out for
the Friday night event at the
Mercedes Benz of Chicago
hosted by salonblonde in honor
of their 10 Year Anniversary.
Joining forces with Davines
Haircare and Intermix boutique,
salonblonde welcomed nearly
400 guests to sip on champagne
and enjoy food, photography,
music and a dynamite
fashion show.
PHOTO CREDITS
BARB LEVANT PHOTOGRAPHY
EDROP-OFF’S GORGEOUS INTERIOR SPACE
RUNWAY MODEL CASSIE IN HALSTON HERITAGE
MAGEN SABO AND KELLY FRANIAK IN STYLING THE ULTIMATE PHOTOBOOTH
ALYSA VANASTEN, NICOLE LOGAN AND BRIDGET WHITE
HOSTS DAWN DOERFLER KOCH AND MARGARET PASIENNIK
MELLISA MAYNARD, CORRI MCFADDEN, LISA SIMEONE,
TONI CANADA AND HEATHER FARLEY
INTERMIX FALL 2010 RUNWAY SHOW
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top left: henri’s dining room, inspired
by architect Louis henri Sullivan;
champagne cocktails with rock sugar,
house-made bitters and strawberries;
elegant table settings. Below: the prime
burger, bold with tomato jam, Sartori
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Well, my first idea was to open a go-go bar, kids restaurateur Billy Lawless, letting out a hearty guffaw.Tat’s the response, delivered with a boyish grin and lilting Irish brogue, that the longtime Chicagoan—who’s wearing an orange Psycho Bunny tie with his slick pressed suit—gives me when I ask him how he came up with the idea for his new French-American fine dining spot, Henri. (It’s a Tursday night and he’s walking around Henri’s packed dining room, stopping by all the tables to chat.) Tere’s no doubt that he’s joking, but considering that Lawless is behind some of Chicago’s homiest pubs (Te Grafton, Irish Oak, Te Gage), the staid confines of his new project on Michigan Avenue is quite a departure... especially for a guy who, with his closely cropped haircut and barrel chest, looks like he could destroy a man on the rugby pitch. And that’s a good thing. I was always on the fence about Lawless’ flagship next door, Te Gage. I love the bar as a place to clink a few pints with my mates (because that’s what we call each other after a few rounds
of Guinness), but I always have a tough time with the back dining room. You have liquor-sopping bar eats like poutine mingling with $17 fish and chips, and flickering candles lighting the way to tourists whooping it up over a soccer game at the front bar. I can never tell if I’m at a nice restaurant or an overpriced Bennigan’s. Henri has no such identity crisis. It is a serious 180 from the casual gastropub movement that Lawless started with Te Gage. (To echo his sentiments, why create competition next door to yourself?) With its velvet-lined walls, crystal chandeliers wrapped in amber shades and crown-molded ceilings, Henri really could have been designed by its namesake, late-nineteenth-century architect and local hero Louis Henri Sullivan. Leather bar chairs trimmed with silver studs are manly housings, fitting for the cigar-chomping Chicago machine bosses of days past. Te plush, tufted, seafoam-green wingbacks in the dining room would suit a cotillion of French noblewomen. Spiky white Chinese chrysanthemums peek out of silvery bud vases. Waiters in fitted vests and ties, with
Game ChangerThe owners of The Gage revive fine dining with a restaurant that leaves gastropubs in the dust
| By Michael Nagrant | Photography by Anthony Tahlier |
Henri
rating:
18 S. Michigan Ave., 312.578.0763
What the stars mean:
= fair, some noteworthy qualities;
= good, above average;
= very good, well above norm;
= excellent, among the area’s best;
= world-class, extraordinary
in every detail. Reviews are based on multiple
visits. Ratings reflect the reviewer’s overall
reaction to food, ambience and service.
what to wear: Pearls and a smart
black dress for the ladies; suit, no
tie, for the gents.
what to order: Wellington of
lobster and foie gras, rabbit with
house-made bacon (Tursdays
only), mille feuille.
when to go: On payday.
what to know: Erik Nelson, former
GM of Te Drawing Room, is an
incredible server.
who goeS: You know the ladies
who lunch? Tis is where they
go to dinner, alongside Loop
executives and their clients.
when it’S open: Mon.-Fri. 11am-
11pm; Sat.-Sun. 5pm-11pm.
what it coStS: Appetizers $9-$22;
entrées $15-$38; desserts $8.
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EVERYONE ENJOYS EFFEN
IN THE PENTHOUSE.
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From top: flash-smoked steak tartare
with a runny quail egg; a salad of tatsoi,
croutons, bacon and robiola.
perfectly coified slicked back locks, pour magniffcent reds from magnum bottles. Tey look like an army of German schoolboys from the 1940s. Forget breakfast at Tifiany’s—Audrey Hepburn would surely have had dinner at Henri. Tis buttoned-up identity sometimes works too well, attracting a fussy lot. Te old professorial men next to me, mopping up the last of their early bird dinner, haven’t said a word to each other in 20 minutes. But, I’m tired of dishrag linens. I’m sick of drinking watery, soapy tasting cocktails from the so-called mixologists at your average gastropub. I’ve eaten enough middling organ meat and too-crispy pork belly that I’ve likely earned a one-way ticket to an aortic stent. I’ll gladly put up with idiosyncratic diners if it means I get a little luxury along the way. Consider Henri’s Wellington: a coin of foie gras, hunks of lobster and tufts of spinach wrapped in a pufi pastry shell and dipped in bright sherry gastrique. It’s a Hot Pocket for the Gold Coast set. With the buttery, gamey juices of the duck liver melting over the
tender lobster and mixing with the salty, earthy punch of spinach, it’s also damn tasty, though admittedly furthering my need for that stent. Te Wellington is emblematic of executive chef Dirk Flanigan’s commitment to serving up old-world dishes with a modern kick. So is the steak tartare I order, rich with a haunting perfume from a “smoking gun,” a futuristic gadget that fans food with a quick burst of cool smoke. Te tender raw beef, coated in the yolk of a breached quail egg, is served on a crispy raft of house-fried, gossamer-light potato chips. Even pizza gets a fancy name, pissaldière, at Henri. Call it what you want, but the pufiy, golden flatbread layered with translucent slivers of Lyon artichoke and dripping raclette cheese is as good cold the next morning as it is hot from the kitchen. Sommelier Shebnem Ince takes a cue from Flanigan, ofiering many old-school varietals, but with a twist: a list focused on biodynamic (the wine world’s version of organic) wine producers. Te table of businessmen on my right seems to love this approach, slurping down glass after glass of a tobacco- and cherry-flavored Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape, poured from a magnum. Unfortunately, all that vino has led to a little too much veritas, and they’re now swapping war stories about passing kidney stones. I can tune them out over Ince’s coolest innovation, a selection of cocktails that mix liquor with either wine or a grape-based spirit such as Pineau des Charentes, a blend of grape must and Cognac eau-de-vie. My favorite, the Henri Presse featuring the Pineau des Charentes, Old Overholt rye, Cointreau and lemon, drinks like a mash-up of a lemon drop, a whiskey smash and a jar of Smucker’s Concord grape. Ince has trained her stafi well. When I order the Tursday night rabbit special, our waiter ofiers up a glass of jammy Quivira Grenache that, at a retail price of less than $25 a bottle, quickly turns into one of my favorite wines of the year. Henri would be four stars, if not for some inconsistency that came with the entrées. Te rabbit is wrapped in a killer bacon with a pliant chew that yields little pufis of smoke with each bite. But the bunny meat itself is a little dry. House-made pappardelle is a touch gummy and the English peas tossed in it are chalky. Te lobster on top is well cooked, but it’s served in the tail shell along with the head, whose sandy, inedible antennae bits ffnd their way into the pasta. At $38, it’s also a bit overpriced, considering the drop in lobster prices over the last few years. I ffnd redemption in dessert. With sweets topping out at $12 at some local spots these days, the $8 mille feuille, featuring flaky pastry with a touch of salt, silky crème, plenty of fresh local berries and a crispy sugar glace top, is a napoleon fft for Napoleon himself. I think in a few years, when restaurant historians look back at the rebirth of ffne dining in Chicago, Henri will represent ground zero. Lawless, who will by then have started two revolutions, clearly has his pulse on the future of restaurants. As such, don’t be surprised if a bevy of go-go dining halls start popping up everywhere.
The plush wingbacks would suit a cotillion of French noblewomen. Waiters with slicked locks pour magnificent reds from magnums. Forget breakfast at Tiffany’s—Audrey Hepburn would surely have had dinner at Henri.
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Watching BK Park, the sushi chef at new West Town restaurant Arami, is a little like sitting in the audience of a Penn & Teller show in Vegas. Tere, I never want to take my eyes off the stage, even though I know I’ll never actually figure out their secrets. Likewise, I’m riveted to Park’s high-speed filleting and rolling, in the vain hope that I’ll unravel just how he makes such awesome sushi. His fingers fly, snatching deep red pieces of salmon candy-striped with white lines of fat, and a wooden board for plating; next he grabs a stemless wine glass and flips it upside down, draping the fish over it in a dramatic splay. Te guy’s work really is the most stunning part of a place that’s pretty stunning from the get-go. It’s not that the building is glamorous, like a Sunda or a Japonais. On my first visit, I almost walk right by the nondescript façade; once inside, it strikes me as the apartment of the hip artist friend we all wish we had. Exposed brick. A vaulted ceiling with an airy skylight. Deep green leaves fan out of a wall-mounted planter, like a humble, elegant version of the Rainforest Cafe—yet nothing a normal homeowner with a good interior decorator couldn’t recreate. Te baseboards are charmingly crooked in places, and the floor is made of that grained hardwood iconic to old Chicago housing. My menu arrives on a thick, wooden clipboard that consumes the tiny table—one of just 14, plus a sushi bar and some high-tops up front. Regardless of its awkward size, it illustrates a clear vision by owner Ty Fujimura: serve the nigiri and donburi of his childhood (his grandparents owned a general store in Oahu; check out their photos by the front bar) with a few sexed-up bonuses, like the unagi maki with sweet soy and light
noodles unplugged The Arami
ramen with pork belly, braised
beef and a poached egg.
Clockwise, from top
left: owners and
brothers Ty and
Troy Fujimura; the
cozy dining room;
a maki roll.
cream cheese. Te crowd’s sexed-up, too: On a Friday night, three-quarters of the tables house young women with meticulously flat-ironed hair and jet-black eyeliner. Te waitress uncorks our bottle of viura (Arami was BYO during my visits, but the restaurant expects to have its liquor license by November) and the nigiri start landing. Te zuke sake, or soy-marinated salmon, pops with a clean, salty finish, but honestly, I could throw a dart at the sushi menu and be happy with whatever comes my way. Park turns out perfect rice—never gummy, and packed just barely tight enough to hold together—cradling only the best cuts of fish. No soy necessary. But to get the full Arami experience, I stray from the sushi. Ramen with runny egg yolk and mouth-melting pork belly satisfies my soul, and the short rib in the donburi, or rice bowl, pulls apart with only chopsticks. It boasts a deep, earthy flavor that sticks with me long after the meal. So does the memory of that sushi, with fresh-pickled ginger and freshly grated wasabi. So, how does Park do it? I’m going to go ahead and chalk this one up to magic.
Chopstick Hero Legendary sushi chef BK Park works
his magic at West Town’s Arami
| By Marissa Conrad | Photography by Anthony Tahlier |
Arami1829 W. Chicago Ave., 312.243.1535. hours: Tues.-Turs. 11am to 10:30pm; Fri.-Sat. 11am to 11pm; Sun. 5pm to 10:30pm; closed Mon.
The deAl MAKers:
“Secret hamachi” nigiri with
yellowtail, mushroom and truffle
oil, $6 apiece.
Braised short rib donburi (rice
bowl) with pickled asian pear, $9.
Arami ramen with pork belly,
braised beef, tsukemono, kamaboko
and a poached egg, $12.
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Now featuring pre-theater dining with complimentary parking for
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Brasserie-inspired menus � Over 40 wines by the glass
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Unleash the Feast!Move over, Thanksgiving—new steakhouses, family suppers and self-serve
spirits are letting us indulge all month long | By Marissa Conrad |
Chicago Cut Steakhouse300 N. LaSalle St., 312.329.1800
Mastro’s520 N. Dearborn St., 312.521.5100
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partners David Flom and Matt
Moore are trading up for a shinier
model with river views.
Find magnums galore—Flom, also the
sommelier, says the big bottle helps the
wine age better—and an iPad wine list
offering flyover views of each vineyard.
Te usual suspects, plus lunchtime
carving stations (prime rib, ham and
turkey) to get you in, out and back to
business. Steaks are hand-cut on site.
Beautifully plated
appetizers; a VIP
entrance for
Merchandise Mart
employees.
Te usual suspects, starting with
an 8-ounce petite filet and topping
out at a 48-ounce double-cut
porterhouse. Better bring a date.
MBar, the more relaxed dining
room, boasts a grand piano
for live entertainment and
the full menu, including a
killer ahi tuna tartare.
Yes, this Beverly Hills original is a total Cali
glamazon. But CEO Tom Heymann is a
Highland Park native and Northwestern
grad who’s as down-to-earth as they come.
Te signature $19 Martini comes out
smoking from a dose of dry ice; the waiter
leaves you with the cocktail shaker to top
yourself off (basically, another whole glass).
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indulgence issue like a Ferragamo
glove—they’re topped with lobster,
accompanied by deep red roe and sold
for the very decadent price of $8 an egg
(served in two halves). Tere’s enough
tender lobster meat, enough heat in the
spicy yolk and enough salty punch in
the roe to make it worth your wallet.
840 N. Wabash Ave., 312.266.3383,
evechicago.com.
X Te Scotch egg and the deviled egg have
a beautiful (dinner-only) union at Te
Purple Pig, where chef Jimmy Bannos
Jr. mixes the hard-boiled yolk with
béchamel, rejoins the two egg halves,
deep fries the whole thing and serves
it hot. It’s crispy, creamy and nicely
complemented by the cool, peppery
arugula beneath. But more importantly:
Putting an egg back together again? Te
guy would be a nursery rhyme legend.
500 N. Michigan Ave., 312.464.1744,
thepurplepigchicago.com.
X Sriracha makes a power play in the
deviled eggs at happy hour haven
Primebar—enough to tinge the yolk
orange. Overall, though, these little
devils deliver the most traditional
eggsperience of the bunch: Tey’re
served chilled and offer a melt-in-your-
mouth texture. 155 N. Wacker Dr.,
312.884.0000, restaurants-america.com.
Shell Shocked!“Did you try the deviled egg?” has been the first thing out of the mouths of all 500 of our friends who’ve been hitting The Purple Pig since Bon Appetit lauded it with a best restaurant award. Why yes, in fact, we have. Have you tried the one at Sable? DMK? Primebar? Eve? We smell a very devilish trend taking hold.
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Public Option
Bull & Bear 2: The Whiskey Years? When Public House, from the brains behind everyone’s favorite spot to hit on eligible young traders, opens this month, it’ll sport a step up from table taps of 312: self-serve liquor spigots. The pubby spot (a menu from B&B chef Dave Blonsky features charcuterie, oysters and a mature take on NFL gameday fare) also boasts holographic keyboards at each booth, granting access to Facebook, Twitter and private messaging to other tables. Let the flirting begin! 400 N. State St.
The Great Steak-Off
Two new meat moguls are going for the same approach: take the boy’s club out of steakhouses. They’ve got the elegance (glitzy chandeliers, shiny wine cabinets) down. We stack up the rest.
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Pass the Pork Belly!
Craft beer- and pizza-toting Balsan has always purported to be the casual side of Elysian dining, a claim we never quite took at face value—the stately granite tabletops and sheer quantity of designer purses cinched with Hermès scarves made us feel like we still had to be on four-star behavior. cat is, until we tried Balsan’s latest brainchild: Sunday Supper, a $29-per-person, three-course, family-style prix oxe. Suddenly, elbows were on the table, hands were reaching across other people’s plates and conversations were louder than we’ve ever had over such nice food. And that’s the thing:
Regardless of the canksgiving-style serving, the dishes maintain the level of quality that the Elysian is branded on. Sea scallops have a beautifully silky texture and sophisticated hint of fennel and orange; bright pink slabs of Berkshire pork belly win with decadent simplicity. A homey apple cobbler from pastry chef Stephanie Prida, served in an iron skillet, is sweet without being saccharine. ce menu changes every week, which just gives you and your crew a better excuse to come back. 11 E. Walton St., 312.646.1400, balsanrestaurant.com.
Time in a Bottle
Historical tipples of all shapes and snifters are making a comeback, but few more spirited than the berry-forward Crème Yvette. ce liqueur—a blend of mûre, framboise, cassis and fraise sauvage, created circa 1890 and just reborn by the Cooper Spirits Company, the geniuses behind eldernower liqueur St. Germain—hit New York last year to instant demand; a patient Chicago celebrated the otcial Midwestern rollout at a recent lunch at Brasserie Jo. Cooper’s updated blend has notes of honey and orange peel, and mixes beautifully with citrus-forward gin. Score a taste in classic cocktails at Bar Deville, Blue 13, Gilt Bar, Duchamp and Violet Hour, or buy your own bottle to stir up one of the recipes below. $49.99 at Binny’s, cremeyvette. com.
loud and proud berrylicious liqueur Crème yvette,
now available in Chicago, is no shrinking violet.
duChaMp’s “seCond squadron”
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1.5 oz. Beefeater 24
.25 oz. Crème Yvette
.75 oz. St. Germain
.5 oz. fresh lemon juice
.25 oz. Ruby Red grapefruit
Build all ingredients in a
large shaker, shake hard and
strain up in a coupe glass.
gilt bar’s “yvette fizz”
—Mixologist zaCh friedlander
1 oz. Death’s Door gin
.75 oz. Crème Yvette
.5 oz. St. Germain
.5 oz. fresh lemon juice
.5 oz. fresh lime juice
.75 oz. egg white
2 drops orange nower water
2 drops orange bitters
With all ingredients in a
shaker, dry shake (no ice)
for 10 seconds. Fill shaker
halfway with ice and shake
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strain into a chilled nip cup.
At the BMW Championship at Lemont’s
Cog Hill golf club, megachef thomas
Keller announced a partnership with
BMW—the brand’s ActiveHybrid 7 now
awaits to transport VIPs to and from The
French Laundry. We hit the course to talk.
Q&A
Have you ever thought about opening in
Chicago? No. Why not? Chicago has great restaurants. And I’m not really looking to open a whole lot of restaurants as is. If I’m going to open a restaurant, I want to understand the reason. Per Se, for example, was a huge challenge. Time Warner Center, Columbus Circle. It’s historic. And I lived [in New York] for 10 years so I had resources there, not only with suppliers, but I had colleagues, I had friends. You have friends here! I’m having dinner with Grant [Achatz] tonight. Awesome. Obviously you’ve been to Alinea before... No, no, Grant and I are having dinner at his house. He’ll roast a chicken or something. So you’re not hitting any restaurants? Not this trip. Any favorites from past trips? Obviously there’s Grant’s restaurant, which is extraordinary. Blackbird. My restaurant experience [in Chicago] is very limited. Publican. I think that’s really it, other than maybe Circle Weiner. Weiner’s Circle? Yes, Weiner’s Circle [laughs]. You need to come here more. I need to be in my restaurants more. Tell me about this new BMW deal. My orst car was a BMW. A ’78 320i. ce car I drive now is a BMW. cey’ve done some dinners at ce French Laundry, and we recognized the synergy between my philosophy and what they do. It’s nice to hear you have a history with them. My �rst thought—sorry, but my �rst thought was yuck, is he selling out? Selling out is an interesting term because it’s only used for people like chefs. George Clooney endorses an espresso and probably gets millions of dollars a year. Did he sell out? Kind of, yeah. BMW’s not paying me anything. Anything I do to enhance our guests’ experience, I wouldn’t classify as selling out.
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thomas Keller visits Chicagoland with an
appearance at Cog hill golf & Country Club.
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Chicago. So what does that mean, exactly?
| By Marissa Conrad |
On June 30, at 10:01am, the power players of Chicago’s restaurant scene—chefs, publicists, reporters—all received the same peculiar e-mail. Save the date, it said. July 13. A special event was coming. Te note held no indication of where to be or who was hosting. No “please” or “thanks” or any other pleasantries. Just: Save the date, and “invitation is non-transferable.” Ten the morning of the 13th hit, and life as a local chef got a lot more nerve-racking. A follow-up e-mail revealed that the party (6pm, at A New Leaf, free Champagne) was for Michelin, the publishers of an international restaurant rating guide that many consider on par with, well, the Bible. Michelin was launching a Chicago edition—only its fifth attempt to tackle a U.S. market. Te guide was dropping in just four months and five days, on November 18. Tis, for the food community, was a Big Deal. Michelin inspectors are rigorously anonymous, to the point where many of them don’t even tell their parents what they do, says guide managing director and svelte Frenchman Jean-Luc Naret, over tea and croissants in the lobby of the Peninsula. Tere’s a team of 10 in the U.S. Tey began eating their way through Chicago two years ago, first by walking neighborhoods, looking at menus and taking note of what restaurants, at any price point, looked interesting. Armed with that and other research, the team debated a list of thousands down to a smaller number (which, like many things about the guide, Naret would not disclose), and began to eat. After dining (often alone), an inspector immediately fills out a long report that determines if the restaurant is worthy of being listed in the guide. For restaurants good enough to merit a listing plus star rating, reports are debated over a round table—“that session can last days,” Naret says—and each spot in question is granted one, two or three stars. Tere are only 118 three-star Michelin restaurants in the world. Several Chicago chefs boast stars from their work in other cities—L2O’s Laurent Gras, Pelago’s Mauro Mafrici, Accanto’s Domenico Acampora, the eponymous Charlie Trotter—but don’t even try to guess who will score here: Te odds of predicting who’ll make the guide are about the same as being hit by a bus. Te operation runs a tighter ship than the CIA.
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$$$$ Very Expensive ($60 and up)*
$$$ Expensive ($40-$60)
$$ Moderate ($30-$40)
$ Inexpensive (under $30)
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SWEET SPOT The South Loop’s Eleven City Diner is the real deal, complete with bright and beautiful candy counter.
Tis section introduces new restaurants,
catches up with a rotating cast of neighborhood
favorites and highlights the dishes and
personalities defining Chicago’s cuisine scene.
312 Chicago
Tis hotspot for theatergoers serves
Italian-American dishes and top-notch
desserts from pastry chef Kim Schwenke.
136 N. LaSalle St., 312.696.2420 $$
33 Club
Enjoy American fare against a 1930s
supper club-inspired backdrop at another
hit from restaurateur Jerry Kleiner. 1419
N. Wells St., 312.664.1419 $$
676 Restaurant
Tis bistro in the Omni Hotel dishes out
American and Italian cuisine in a relaxed
setting overlooking the Mag Mile. 676
N. Michigan Ave., 312.944.7676 $$
Accanto
A Michelin-starred chef cooks at this fine
dining destination, where rustic wood
meets sleek leather. 2171 N. Milwaukee
Ave., 773.227.2727 $$$
Adobo Grill
We love Adobo for its classic Mexican
cuisine and Margaritas shaken tableside.
1610 N. Wells St., 312.266.7999; 2005
W. Division St., 773.252.9990 $$
Aja
Welcoming a new chef, this chic
restaurant in the Dana Hotel serves
family-sized Asian plates with a global
influence. Sit at the sushi bar for stellar
rolls. 660 N. State St., 312.202.6050 $$$
Alinea
Heralded as one of the world’s top
restaurants, Alinea now offers just one
dining option: a multi-sensory prix
fixe menu of about 21 courses. 1723 N.
Halsted St., 312.867.0110 $$$$
Angels & Mariachis
From the urban art to the Tijuana-
chic food at this two-story rock ‘n’ roll
cantina from the crew behind English
and LaSalle Power Co., kiss your notion
of a “Mexican joint” goodbye. 1721 W.
Division St., 773.227.7772 $
Arami
Former Mirai sushi chef B.K. Park
dishes out a fresh set of nigiri and maki
at Chicago’s best new Japanese spot.
Also try traditional rice bowls. 1829 W.
Chicago Ave., 312.243.1535 $$
Aria
Aria delights diners and guests of the
Fairmont Hotel with a new Asian-
inspired menu from chef Chad Starling,
who sources many ingredients from the
hotel’s new garden. 200 N. Columbus
Dr., 312.444.9494 $$$
Atwood Café
New chef Derek Simcik brings an
inspired American menu to this
destination for pre-theater dining. 1 W.
Washington St., 312.368.1900 $$
Avec
Food lovers flock to snag pork shoulder
and more at cozy Avec, from Blackbird’s
Donnie Madia and Paul Kahan. Te
wine list is also tops. 615 W. Randolph
St., 312.377.2002 $$
Avenues
Tis acclaimed contemporary restaurant
in the Peninsula Hotel serves creative
cuisine courtesy of chef Curtis
Duffy. 108 E. Superior St., 5th fl.,
312.573.6754 $$$$
Balsan
Te Elysian Hotel’s Balsan, the more
casual of the hotel’s two restaurants,
features pizzas, charcuterie and a
top-notch beer list. 11 E. Walton St.,
312.646.1300 $$
Ben Pao
A sleek setting and exotic drinks add
sizzle to a contemporary interpretation of
traditional Chinese regional cuisine. 52
W. Illinois St., 312.222.1888 $$
Bice Bistro
Bice offers upscale, modern Italian fare
in the Talbott Hotel. Try a luscious
litany of salads, antipasti, pastas, fish and
meat courses, plus inventive risottos, on
one of Chicago’s largest outdoor piazzas.
20 E. Delaware Pl., 312.664.1474 $$
Big Bowl
Chinese and Tai cuisine boasts
ingredients sourced from Midwestern
farms at this lively Lettuce Entertain You
venture. 6 E. Cedar St., 312.640.8888;
60 E. Ohio St., 312.951.1888 $
Bin 36
Bin has a new focus on cheese, serving
everything from cheese flights to grilled
mimolette. Sip on wines selected by an
award-winning wine director. 339 N.
Dearborn St., 312.755.9463 $$
Bin Wine Café
Tis little sis’ to Bin 36 serves thin-crust
pizzas, a fab artisanal cheese menu and
one of Chicago’s best brunches. 1559 N.
Milwaukee Ave., 773.486.2233 $
Bistro 110
Bistro’s a Chicago classic best known for
popularizing roasted garlic—and that
wonderful smell emanating from the
wood-burning oven. 110 E. Pearson St.,
312.266.3110 $$
Bittersweet Pastry Shop
Tis cute Lakeview café offers cakes,
breads and out-of-this-world shortbread
cookies, plus sandwiches. 1114 W.
Belmont Ave., 773.929.1100 $
Blackbird
Snap up seasonal American dishes from
just-appointed chef de cuisine David
Posey. Inventive cocktails come from
new head mixologist Lynn House. 619
W. Randolph St., 312.715.0708 $$$
Black Duck Tavern & Grille
Black Duck has built a loyal clientele
of Steppenwolf and Royal George
theatergoers, and Lincoln Parkers in the
know. Don’t miss the signature burger on
rye. 1800 N. Halsted St., 312.664.1801 $$
Blue 13
Mix high-end with rock ‘n’ roll and
you’ll have Blue, where chef Chris
Curren dishes out plates like Steak and
Eggs on Acid, quail-egg-topped filet
slices over potato and onion pierogi. 416
W. Ontario St., 312.787.1400 $$$
Boka
Hip Boka delights diners with fare like
braised veal cheeks with grilled treviso.
Mixologist Benjamin Schiller mixes
impressive off-the-cuff drinks with a
spirit of your choice. 1729 N. Halsted St.,
312.337.6070 $$$
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Brazzaz
Te traditional Brazilian steakhouse
experience starts with an overfiowing
salad bar stocked with everything from
cheese to sushi. Stay for an abundance
of meat—fllet, sausage, lamb—served
straight from skewers. 539 N. Dearborn St.,
312.595.9000 $$$
The Bristol
Tis cozy Bucktown spot has a rep for its
seasonally fresh dishes, specialty cocktails
and pull-apart monkey bread. 2152
N.Damen Ave., 773.862.5555 $$
Browntrout
Sustainable, simple and elegant is the name
of the game at this casual eatery, which
grows its own herbs in a rooftop garden.
4111 N. Lincoln Ave., 773.472.4111 $$
C-House
Top Chef Masters winner Marcus
Samuelsson presents seafood and a raw bar
at the Affnia Hotel. 166 E. Superior St.,
312.523.0923 $$$
Café 28
Fans gather at Café 28 for Cuban-Mexican
and Latin-fusion fare. Favorites include the
blackened duck with jalapeño potatoes and
pistachio rum cake. 1800 W. Irving Park
Rd., 773.528.2883 $
Café des Architectes
Ensconced amid soaring windows, enjoy
contemporary French-American fare
in the Sofltel hotel. 20 E. Chestnut St.,
312.324.4063 $$
Café Ba Ba Reeba
Tapas, paella and unique sangrias rule at
this perpetually packed Spanish spot. Score
a seat on the patio if you’re lucky. 2024 N.
Halsted St., 773.935.5000 $$
Café Matou
Drink from a phenomenal wine list at
this invisting restaurant. With mussels,
bouillabaisse and several enticing salads,
chef Charlie Socher proves that French food
isn’t always heavy. 1846 N. Milwaukee Ave.,
773.384.8911 $$
Café Spiaggia
Te more casual counterpart to Spiaggia
serves fashionable Italian fare from a
brand-new menu. 980 N. Michigan Ave.,
312.280.2750 $
The Cape Cod
Tis old-world spot in the Drake serves
some of the freshest seafood in town and
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the classic Bookbinder soup,
Tnished with a touch of sherry. 140
E. Walton Pl., 312.932.4615 $$$
Carmichael’s
In an area teeming with with
trendy restaurants, this classic
and clubby spot serves up stellar
steaks and seafood. Don’t miss
the microbrews on tap. 1052 W.
Monroe St., 312.433.0025 $$
Carmine’s
Come for the Martinis and stay
for the hearty chops and seafood
at this Gold Coast icon. 1043 N.
Rush St., 312.988.7676 $$
Carnivale
Indulge in an extensive tequila list
at this two-fioor, 35,000-square-
foot homage to haute Latin
American cuisine from new
chef David Dworshak. Bustling
waiters and salsa tunes suit the
bright décor. 702 W. Fulton Mkt.,
312.850.5005 $$
Ceres’ Table
Sustainability meets Sicilian-
inspired, contemporary American
food in a relaxed Uptown space.
Desserts rate among the city’s best.
4882 N. Clark St., 773.878.4882 $$
Charlie Trotter’s
flis temple of Tne dining offers
three tasting menus of inimitable
dishes from the legendary
chef. 816 W. Armitage Ave.,
773.248.6228 $$$$
Chicago Chop House
USDA prime steaks are hand-cut
on site at this classic steakhouse,
housed in a historic Victorian
brownstone. 60 W. Ontario St.,
312.787.7100 $$$
Chicago Cut Steakhouse
A new Chicago steakhouse features
more than 600 wines, on-site
dry-aged USDA prime steaks and a
sleek decor with a river view. 300 N.
LaSalle St., 312.329.1800 $$$
Chicago Firehouse
flis 1905 Trehouse showcases a
classic mix of new and old. fle
décor features elements of the
original building, while the menu
includes innovations from new chef
Kendal Duque. 1401 S. Michigan
Ave., 312.786.1401 $$$
Chicago Q
Enjoy urban barbecue in a white-
tablecloth setting. fle menu
features everything from St. Louis-
style ribs to a Kobe brisket. 1160 N.
Dearborn St., 312.642.1160 $$
Chilam Balam
A cozy garden-level BYO, cash-only
Mexican restaurant features a
handful of tables, shared plates and
farm-fresh ingredients. 3023 N.
Broadway St., 773.296.6901 $$
Chizakaya
Chizakaya combintes Japanese
bar fare with Chicago touches,
upping the ante for sushi, rice and
noodle dishes, and other traditional
small plates. 3056 N. Lincoln Ave.,
773.697.4725 $$
Cibo Matto
Settle into a high-back settee for
modern Italian dishes and terriTc
cheeses—after a cocktail at new
lobbyside lounge Phoenix. 201 N.
State St., 312.467.0200 $$$
City Provisions Deli
flis organic, sustainable deli
changes its menu seasonally to
support local farmers. Stop in for
sandwiches, salads, soups or fresh
pastries. 1818 W. Wilson Ave.,
773.293.2489 $
Coco Pazzo
fle team at Coco brings a Tuscan
menu to life with the Tnest local
and organic ingredients. 300 W.
Hubbard St., 312.836.0900 $$
Coco Pazzo Café
Coco Pazzo’s little sister stakes her
own turf in Streeterville with a
more rustic ambience and the same
attention to detail. 636 N. St. Clair
St., 312.664.2777 $$
The Counter
flis build-your-own burger
spot offers toppings including
caramelized onion marmalade, and
buns ranging from traditional to
an English muffin. 666 W Diversey
Pkwy., 773.935.1995 $
Crofton on Wells
fle minimalist dining room
at Suzy Crofton’s eponymous
restaurant serves as a backdrop
for her inspired American food,
informed by her French training
and love of seasonal ingredients.
535 N. Wells St., 312.755.1790 $$$
Crust
Score organic pizzas, sandwiches
and salads, and some fantastic
cocktails, at this hipster-hip
pizza joint. 2056 W. Division St.,
773.235.5511 $$
Cumin
flis Nepalese- and Indian-inspired
restaurant delivers authentic dishes
from both cultures in a relaxed,
modern setting. 1414 N. Milwaukee
Ave., 773.342.1414 $
Davanti Enoteca
flis Little Italy eatery from
restaurateur-about-town Scott
Harris features familiar and
comforting Italian cuisine, plus an
expansive wine list. 1359 W. Taylor
St., 312.226.5550 $$
David Burke’s Primehouse
Mouth-watering steaks, all sired
from the same bull in Kentucky,
are dry-aged in a Himalayan salt-
encrusted room. 616 N. Rush St.,
312.660.6000 $$$
Deca
Executive chef Mark Payne offers a
contemporary take on brasserie fare
at this new spot in the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel. 160 E. Pearson St., 12th fi.,
312.573.5160 $$$
DMK Burger Bar
Get grass-fed beef and killer fries at
this relaxed but rocking spot from
David Morton and mk’s Michael
Kornick. 2954 N. Sheffield Ave.,
773.360.8686 $
Dos Diablos
Bortz Entertainment Group opens
a cantina of Tex-Mex favorites,
Margaritas and a late-night crowd.
15 W. Hubbard St., 312.245.5252 $$
Dragonfly Mandarin
Enjoy creative twists on family-style
Chinese food. 832 W. Randolph St.,
312.455.1400 $$
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The Drawing Room
Chef Nick Lacasse serves creative cuisine
such as bacon squared, pork belly wrapped
in bacon. 937 N. Rush St., 312.266.2694 $$$
Duchamp
Settle into a sleek “ghost” chair for worldly
wings, pork shoulder and more at a stellar
value, all from new chef and Harvest on
Huron alum Allen Sternweiler. 2118 N.
Damen Ave., 773.235.6434 $$
Eatt
American diner fare meets French bistro
at this new restaurant in the heart of River
North. Try the Dutch apple pancake for
breakfast or a Niçoise salad for lunch.
6 W. Hubbard St., 312.494.3288 $
Eleven City Diner
Classics at this charming and authentic
diner include a towering corned beef
sandwich. Te challah French toast will
blow your mind. 1112 S. Wabash Ave.,
312.212.1112 $
English
Tis tri-level hotspot sports a sexy crowd
and a new menu by Top Chef contestant
Radhika Desai. 444 N. LaSalle St.,
312.222.6200 $
Epic
A 15,000-square-foot, industrial-chic
spot boasts French-American food and
a killer roofdeck. 112 W. Hubbard St.,
312.222.4940 $$
Erie Cafe
Tis classic steakhouse serves some of the
best grilled calamari in the city. 536 W. Erie
St., 312.266.2300 $$$
Eve
Sleek and sophisticated American cuisine
includes spicy pomegranate glazed prawns.
840 N Wabash Ave., 312.266.3383 $$$$
Everest
Dine atop the Chicago Stock Exchange at
this Alsatian-French classic from celebrity
chef Jean Joho. 440 S. LaSalle St., 40th fi.,
312.663.8920 $$$$
Exposure Tapas
Te South Loop’s best-kept secret wows
with small plates. 1315 S. Wabash Ave.,
312.662.1082 $$
Fiorentino’s
Te climate-controlled garden piazza is only
the beginning of the neighborhood charm
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at this authentic Sicilian spot. 2901
N. Ashland Ave., 773.244.3026 $$
Fleming’s
Tis steakhouse chain ages its beef
up to four weeks to boost fiavor
and texture. Sip from an extensive
by-the-glass wine list. 25 E. Ohio St.,
312.329.9463 $$$
Foodlife
A gourmet food court in Water Tower
Place oflers top eats, including sushi
and crepes. 835 N. Michigan Ave.,
312.335.3663 $
Fornetto Mei
Tis destination oflers diners a tasty
take on Neo-Milanese cuisine. 105 E.
Delaware Pl., 312.573.6301 $$$
Frankie’s 5th Floor Pizzeria
Stop here for 8-inch thin-crust pizzas
with a delicious sweet sauce, salads
and more. 900 N. Michigan Ave.,
312.266.2500 $
Frankie’s Scaloppine
Dark wooden walls and light fioors
set the mood for Italian classics.
900 N. Michigan Ave., 5th fi.,
312.266.2500 $$
Frontera Grill
Owner-TV host Rick Bayless is
devoted to the delights of regional
Mexican cuisine. 445 N. Clark St.,
312.661.1434 $$$
Fulton’s on the River
Tis hopping destination oflers top
seafood, steaks and burgers. 315 N.
LaSalle St., 312.822.0100 $$
The Gage
Chef Dirk Flanigan serves organic
foods and interesting meats,
including elk, in a cozy pub environs.
24 S. Michigan Ave. 312.372.4243 $$
Gaylord
As one of Chicago’s oldest Indian
restaurants, Gaylord blends
tradition and innovation to create
bold cuisine.ff100 E. Walton St.,
312.664.1700 $$
Gibsons
Tis classic Gold Coast steakhouse
attracts celebs and VIPs nightly with
its menu-cart presentation. 1028 N.
Rush St., 312.266.8999 $$$
Gilt Bar
Tis avant-garde pub serves trendy
but hearty food, plus a mean menu of
classic cocktails. 230 W. Kinzie St.,
312.464.9544 $$
Girl and the Goat
Top Chef season 4 winner Stephanie
Izard’s new West Loop restaurant is
as good as rumor has it. Share plates
of Spanish and Italian-infiuenced
cuisine. 809 W. Randolph St. $$
Goddess and Grocer
Tis upscale grocery and deli features
gourmet goodies, ranging from
imported cheeses and homemade
desserts to ready-to-go soups and
sandwiches. 25 E. Delaware Pl.,
312.896.2600; 1646 N. Damen Ave.,
773.342.3200 $
Goose Island
Te Clybourn location of this pub,
helmed by chef and cicerone Andrew
Hroza, releases a new beer weekly.
1800 N. Clybourn Ave., 312.915.0071;
3535 N. Clark St, 773.832.9040 $
Graham Elliot
Tis restaurant serves fun, upscale
food in a no-rules setting. Wear a
t-shirt while enjoying dishes like
Caesar salad with brioche Twinkie
croutons. 217 W. Huron St.,
312.624.9975 $$$
Green Zebra
Foodies fiock to Shawn McClain’s
veggie-centric destination, where
the contemporary menu skips meat
substitutes in favor of treats like
roasted shiitake mushrooms in
crispy potato. 1460 W. Chicago Ave.,
312.243.7100 $$
The Grillroom
An urban chophouse and wine bar
screams classic elegance with tall
leather booths and dim lighting. 33
W. Monroe St., 312.960.0000 $$$
Harry Caray’s
Tis steakhouse immortalizes the
late Cubs announcer with sports
memorabilia and a friendly bar. 33 W.
Kinzie St., 312.828.0966 $
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spot with an emphasis on playful
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773.868.9866 $$
Heaven on Seven
Step in for a taste of New Orleans,
frum gumbo to Tve signature
hot sauces. 111 N. Wabash St.,
312.263.6443; 600 N. Michigan Ave.,
312.280.7774 $$
Henri
Next door to fie Gage and from
the same owners, Henri is a cozier
version of the popular gastropub.
fie wine list focuses on biodynamic
French varietals. 18 S. Michigan Ave.,
312.952.0589 $$$
Hot Chocolate
Chef Mindy Segal’s Bucktown
hotspot oflers a seasonally changing
array of sweet and savory selections,
including late-night dessert. 1747 N.
Damen Ave., 773.489.1747 $$
Hub 51
Tantalizing American fare at this
always-busy spot includes BLTs with
brown-sugar bacon. 51 W. Hubbard
St., 312.828.0051 $$
Hugo’s Frog Bar
A sibling of Gibsons (and serving the
same steaks), Hugo’s specializes in
seafood, including crab legs, lobster
and seared tuna. 1024 N. Rush St.,
312.640.0999 $$$
Il Mulino Chicago
fiis NYC import brings the ffavors
of Italy’s Abruzzi region to Chicago.
A hearty menu of Tsh, steak and veal
is boosted by complimentary Grappa
and antipasti. 1150 N. Dearborn St.,
312.440.8888 $$$
IPO
Tuscan steakhouse Ristorante We
just became IPO after a trendy
makeover and a switch to shared-
plates American fare. 172 W. Adams
St., 312.917.5608 $$
Italian Village Restaurants
Chicago’s oldest Italian restaurant is
actually three diflerent restaurants
under one roof: fie Village serves
traditional Italian fare, La Cantina
serves seafood and Vivere features
contemporary regional Italian cuisine.
71 W. Monroe St., 312.332.7005 $-$$$
Ja’ Grill
Ja’ is the place to go for authentic
Jamaican cuisine, including jerk
chicken and ox tails. 1008 W.
Armitage Ave., 773.929.5375 $
Jam
fiis cash-only spot dishes up twists
on classics, like scrambled eggs
with braised pork cheeks. Formerly
brunch only, Jam now oflers a
dinner menu. 937 N. Damen Ave.,
773.489.0302 $
Japonais
Try fresh sushi and French-
inffuenced Japanese entrées
like the Kobe rib eye surf-and-
turf—Japanese herb-gratin lobster
and grilled Kobe rib eye with
uni butter. 600 W. Chicago Ave.,
312.822.9600 $$$
Joe’s Seafood, Prime
Steak & Stone Crab
Supper club-style Joe’s oflers stone
crabs from the Gulf of Mexico,
available from medium to jumbo. 60
E. Grand Ave., 312.379.5637 $$
Keefer’s
fie classic meat-and-potatoes
crowd meets the after-work dinner-
and-drinks set at Keefer’s, where
chef John Hogan takes the usual
steakhouse fare to another level. 20
W. Kinzie St., 312.467.9525 $$
Kith & Kin
A charming neighborhood spot
features a new menu with hearty
plates like buttermilk fried chicken
thighs. 1119 W. Webster Ave.,
773.472.7070 $$
King Café Gourmet & Go
Shoppers and gym rats alike frequent
this mecca of Metropolis coflee and
espresso drinks, soups and salads,
and the best Greek yogurt parfait
in town. 900 N. Michigan Ave.,
312.280.6122 $
L20
Laurent Gras draws on four-star
experience to create a reTned seafood
menu with a variety of prix-Txe
options. 2300 N. Lincoln Park W.,
773.868.0002 $$$$
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and crepes ranging from savory to
sweet, La Creperie is a Lakeview
institution. 2845 N. Clark St.,
773.528.9050 $
La Madia
Tis contemporary pizzeria runs
weekday wine deals alongside its
pies, paninis and calzones. 59 W.
Grand Ave., 312.329.0400 $$
Landmark
Near the Steppenwolf and Royal
George theaters, Landmark dazzles
with catwalks and more. 1633 N.
Halsted St., 312.587.1600 $$
Le Colonial
Vietnamese classic Le Colonial is
complete with fringed lamps, palm
fronds and period photography. 937
N. Rush St., 312.255.0088 $$$
Les Nomades
Tucked in a Streeterville townhouse,
chef Chris Nugent serves exquisite
French fare. 222 E. Ontario St.,
312.649.9010 $$$$
Lillie’s Q
Enjoy Southern-style barbecue,
complete with slow-cooked meat
and authentic moonshine, from
chef-owner Charlie McKenna,
who traveled the country learning
his craft. 1856 W. North Ave.,
773.772.5500 $
LM
Fine French dining meets a casual
family vibe at husband-and-wife-
owned LM. 4539 N. Lincoln Ave.,
773.942.7585 $$$
Lockwood
America’s longest continuously
operating hotel, the Palmer
House Hilton, presents an update
on ’20s glamour with refined
contemporary fare. 17 E. Monroe
St., 312.917.3404 $$$
Longman & Eagle
Tis gastropub-meets-inn features
amped-up comfort food, such as
wild boar sloppy Joes, as well as six
“no frills, no service” rooms available
for lodging. 2657 N. Kedzie Ave.,
773.276.7110 $$$
Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria
Locals point to Lou’s as a top spot
for deep-dish. 439 N. Wells St.,
312.828.9800; 1520 N. Damen Ave.,
773.395.2400; 958 W. Wrightwood
Ave., 773.832.4030 $
Luxbar
Te team behind Gibsons and Hugo’s
Frog runs a casual restaurant oflering
feel-good food like buttermilk-fried
chicken sliders and a prime-sirloin
cheesesteak sandwich. 18 E. Bellevue
Pl., 312.642.3400 $$
Mado
Expect fresh ingredients from a slew
of local farms. Te menu, scrawled
on a chalkboard, changes daily, but
you’ll always find a terrine-packed
meat platter. 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.,
773.342.2340 $$
Maggiano’s Little Italy
Bring the family for big portions of
Southern Italian pastas and more. 516
N. Clark St., 312.644.7700 $
Makisu Sushi
Sophisticated sushi made with high-
quality ingredients fills the menu
at the first Chicago outpost of this
Skokie favorite. Stick to traditional
dishes or try specialty rolls. 1725 W.
Division St., 773.697.9535 $$
Maxwell’s at the Club
East Bank Club’s resto is now open
to non-members. Stop by for old-
fashioned chicken soup, prime-beef
meatloaf and more, all made from
local products. 500 N. Kingsbury St.,
312.527.5800 ext. 301 $$$
May Street Market
Featuring both a fine dining menu
and more casual bistro fare, this
spot is a must for the Maytag blue
cheese appetizer and the cupcake
ffight alone. 1132 W. Grand Ave.,
312.421.5547 $$$
McCormick & Schmick’s
Tis seafood paradise ffies in the
freshest fare from around the globe.
41 E. Chestnut St., 312.397.9500; 1
E. Wacker Dr., 312.923.7226 $$$
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Mediterranean fare meets Italian
twists when a chef from Barolo, Italy
gets his hands on it. Sip punchy
cocktails al fresco or indoors. 158 E.
Ontario St., 312.664.1474 $$
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Mei’s Kitchen
Tis casual, quick spot features
authentic, handmade dumplings,
spring rolls and much more. Enjoy
self-service during the day, with more
upscale dining in the evening. 1108 S.
Michigan Ave., 312.294.2488 $
Mercadito
Like its always packed sister spots
in NYC, Mercadito is a hotbed of
creative Mexican fare, including beer-
battered cod tacos. 108 W. Kinzie St.,
312.329.9555 $$
Mercat a la Planxa
Chef/owner Jose Garces, America’s
newest Iron Chef, perfects Catalan
cuisine with modern presentation and
killer sangria. 638 S. Michigan Ave.,
312.765.0524 $$$
Merlo on Maple
Nestled in an elegant three-story
mansion, Merlo on Maple serves
authentic Bolognese recipes. 16 W.
Maple St., 312.335.8200 $$$
Merlo la Salumeria
La Salumeria ofiers in-house dining
and fresh takeout. Get house-made
pastas and more. 2638 N. Lincoln
Ave., 773.529.0747 $$
Merlo la Trattoria
Authentic Bolognese cuisine switches
to a small plates format with a killer
Martini list. 1967 N. Halsted St.,
312.951.8200 $$
Mezé Tapas Lounge
Casually elegant, Mezé ofiers tapas
from a variety of cultures. 205 N.
Peoria St., 312.666.6625 $$
Mity Nice Grill
Tucked in Water Tower Place, Mity
serves throwback comfort foods to
hungry shoppers and more. 835 N.
Michigan Ave., 312.335.4745 $
MK
Power players meet the urban chic at
mk, an insider’s favorite for creative
contemporary American cuisine. 868
N. Franklin Ave., 312.482.9179 $$$
Mon Ami Gabi
Nestled in the historic Belden-
Stratford hotel, try classic French
fare with wines from Bordeaux to the
Loire Valley. 2300 N. Lincoln Park
West, 773.348.8886 $$
Morton’s the Steakhouse
Te legendary chain wows with its
cart presentation of prime beef. 1050
N. State St., 312.266.4820; 65 E.
Wacker Pl., 312.201.0410 $$$
Moto
Te prix flxe menu ofiers 5-16
courses, some cooked with liquid
nitrogen. Your menu, printed on a
cracker, is edible. 945 W. Fulton Mkt.,
312.491.0058 $$$$
Nacional 27
Tis spot’s Latin fare blends the
heritage of 27 countries with
admirably reflned results. Cocktails
from star mixologist Adam Seger are
worth the trip alone. 325 W. Huron
St., 312.664.2727 $$
Naha
Minimalist-chic Naha serves killer
American-Mediterranean cuisine.
500 N. Clark St., 312.321.6242 $$$
Nella Pizzeria Napoletana
Owners imported 12,000 lbs. of
volcanic rock to build a pizza oven.
2423 N. Clark St., 773.327.3400 $
Nightwood
Tis contemporary American spot
changes its menu daily and serves one
of the best brunches in the city. 2119
S. Halsted St., 312.526.3385 $$
NoMI
French cuisine meets flne wines and
dramatic views at the Park Hyatt
hotel. 800 N. Michigan Ave., 7th �.,
312.239.4030 $$$
North Pond
Chef Bruce Sherman’s dedication to
farmers means fresh ingredients. Try
the spectacular Sunday brunch. 2610
N. Cannon Dr., 773.477.5845 $$$
NYC Bagel Deli
Hand-sliced nova lox and more make
catering a breeze. 1001 W. North Ave.,
312.274.1278 $
O’Donovan’s
Tis Irish pub has one of the city’s
largest heated beer gardens. 2100 W.
Irving Park Rd., 773.478.2100 $
Old Town Social
Tis sexy, antique-laden space
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312.266.2277 $$
One North Kitchen & Bar
Enjoy an open kitchen at this modern
American brasserie in the Loop. 1 N.
Wacker Dr., 312.750.9700 $$
One Sixtyblue
Michael Jordan is a partner in this
modern-French destination, which
recently received a chic remodel. 1400
W. Randolph St., 312.850.0303 $$$
Osteria Via Stato
Tis casual Italian restaurant serves
authentic fare in a cozy dining room.
620 N. State St., 312.642.8450 $$
The Palm
Whopping prime steaks meet massive
Martinis and huge Nova Scotia
lobsters in the Swissôtel. Te dining
room is complete with cartoon
portraits of regulars and celebs. 323
E. Wacker Dr., 312.616.1000 $$$
Pane Caldo
Nestled amid Walton Street
boutiques, incomparably romantic
Pane Caldo serves delicate Northern
Italian fare. 72 E. Walton St.,
312.649.0055 $$$
Park Grill
Tis American spot in the heart of
Millennium Park ofiers chef-driven
fare and excellent cocktails. 11 N.
Michigan Ave., 312.521.PARK $$
Pasha
Come for the tapas and stay for live
music at this internationally inspired
Spanish spot. 802 W. Randolph St.,
312.243.4442 $$
Pelago Ristorante
Tis new gem serves contemporary
Italian in the Rafiaello Hotel from
a Michelin-starred chef. 201 E.
Delaware Pl., 312.280.0700 $$$
People Lounge
A lively Wicker Park tapas lounge
boasts global music and a hipster
clientele. 1560 N. Milwaukee Ave.,
773.227.9339 $$
Perennial
Te owners of BOKA bring a chic
restaurant with a killer patio. Try
the whimsical brunch from chef
Ryan Poli. 1800 N. Lincoln Ave.,
312.981.7070 $$$
Petterino’s
A pre-theater Loop fave ofiers 1940s
glamour and American fare, like
chicken hash or garlic sea scallops in
sherry butter. 150 N. Dearborn St.,
312.422.0150 $$
Phil Stefani’s
Te timeless Italian steakhouse
invokes the heyday of its predecessor,
the famed Riccardo’s. 437 N. Rush
St., 312.222.0101 $$
Piazza Bella
Piazza, celebrating 10 years of
business, boasts two adjacent,
authentic Italian restaurants. 2114-
2116 W. Roscoe St., 773.477.7330 $$
Piccolo Sogno
Enjoy primo Italian fare and a magical
hidden garden, one of the best
outdoor dining areas in the city. 464
N. Halsted St., 312.421.0077 $$
Pizzeria Via Stato
Osteria Via Stato struck gold by
portioning ofi its bar for a pizzeria.
Try Roman-style ‘za classics like the
four-cheese, or specials like pancetta
with caramelized-balsamic onion.
620 N. State St., 312.642.8450 $
Prairie Fire
Former Ritz-Carlton chefs Sarah
Stegner and George Bumbaris ofier
seasonal American fare sourced
from local farms. 215 N. Clinton St.,
312.382.8300 $$$
Primebar
Mammoth 270-seat Primebar serves
kicked-up bar food like pork tacos.
155 N. Wacker Dr., 312.884.0000 $$
Prosecco
House-made pasta is paired with
an extensive list of Italian sparkling
wines at this ode to Venice. 710 N.
Wells St., 312.951.9500 $$$
Protein Bar
Head to the Loop for protein-
packed blended drinks, bowls,
wraps and more. 235 S. Franklin St.,
312.346.7300 $
Province
American fare meets South American
and Spanish influences at Province,
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where the focus is on locally sourced
ingredients and an eco-friendly decór.
161 N. JeTerson St., 312.669.9900 $$
The Publican
fie Blackbird/Avec team brings a
Belgian-style beer hall with more
than 100 types of bottled beer and
a dozen more on tap, charcuterie,
sausage and more. 837 W. Fulton
Mkt., 312.733.9555 $$
The Pump Room
fiis grande dame, open since 1938,
sports a facelift and an updated
menu. fie wall of fame is a reminder
of the restaurant’s star-studded
heyday, when Booth One was the
hottest table in town. 1301 N. State
Pkwy., 312.266.0360 $$$
The Purple Pig
fiis cozy spot, just named one of
America’s ten best restaurants by Bon
Appétit magazine, features unique
cuts of pork. 500 N. Michigan Ave.,
312.464.1744 $$
Quartino
fie team behind Gibsons opens an
enoteca with great pizza and some of
the best wine deals in town. 626 N.
State St., 312.698.5000 $
RA Sushi
fie energy is high at this Gold Coast
sushi hotspot, fllled with bamboo
and frosted glass. 1139 N. State St.,
312.274.0011 $
The Restaurant at Conrad
Enjoy elegant American cuisine with
Midwestern ffair. 521 N. Rush St., 5th
ff., 312.645.1500 $$$
Rhapsody
Rhapsody, in Symphony Center,
boasts an eclectic American menu
with dishes from new chef Dean
Zanella, who previously won
Chicago’s hearts at 312 Chicago. 65
E. Adams St., 312.786.9911 $$
Ria
Go glam with beautifully presented
contemporary American plates and
star desserts at the Elysian Hotel. 1 E.
Walton St., 312.646.1300 $$$
Riccardo Trattoria
Milanese chef Riccardo Michi
delights with entrées like lobster-and-
crab ravioli in saTron cream sauce.
2119 N. Clark St., 773.549.0038 $$
Riva
Navy Pier’s Riva combines a sexy
lake view with a choice selection
of seafood. 700 E. Grand Ave.,
312.644.7482 $$
R.J. Grunts
fiis family-friendly destination
sticks to all-American fare, including
burgers, milkshakes and a legendary
salad bar. 2056 N. Lincoln Park W.,
773.929.5363 $
RL Restaurant
fie classic designer serves equally
classic dishes, such as Colorado lamb
chops and prime sirloin, in a posh
dining room. Champagne at lunch
isn’t out of the ordinary here. 115 E.
Chicago Ave., 312.475.1100 $$
Rockit Bar & Grill
fiis hotspot’s original location sports
a bar with a soaring skylight; the
Wrigleyville digs has a patio. fie
menus, boasting gourmet bar fare,
boast old album covers as jackets. 22
W. Hubbard St., 312.645.6000; 3700
N. Clark St., 773.645.4400 $
Rosebud
You’ll leave with leftovers from this
lively spot, known for its chicken
Vesuvio. 1500 W. Taylor St.,
312.942.1117 $$
Rosebud on Rush
Stop in for a cocktail at the always
busy bar, or order oT the tried-and
true Italian menu. 720 N. Rush St.,
312.666.6444 $$
Rosebud Prime
Be warned: fie fllets, strips and rib
eyes at this theater district spot could
very well upstage any show you see. 1
S. Dearborn St., 312.384.1900 $$$
Rosebud Steakhouse
From the bone-in fllet mignon to an
expansive seafood menu, the attention
to detail is impeccable. 192 E. Walton
Pl., 312.397.1000 $$$
Rosebud Theater District
OTering sandwiches and Italian
entrées, this is a fave for theatergoers
and business lunchers. 70 W. Madison
St., 312.332.9500 $$
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Rosebud Trattoria
Italian comfort food at this gem
includes Grandma’s Gravy—braised
beef and pork with ruote pasta. 445
N. Dearborn St., 312.832.7700 $$
Roy’s
Roy Yamaguchi’s celebrated
Hawaiian-fusion concept serves
delicacies including macadamia-
nut-crusted mahi mahi and
misoyaki butterTsh. 720 N. State St.,
312.787.7599 $$
Rustico Grill
Order Mexican favorites in a
charmingly rustic dining room. 2515
N. California Ave., 773.235.0002 $$
Ruxbin
Chef Edward Kim teams fiomas
Keller training with time spent
cooking in Seoul, Korea to create
inspired mixed-genre food in an
ultra-trendy refurbished dining room.
851 N. Ashland Ave., 312.624.8509 $$
Sable
A 1940s decor adds sex appeal to
this gastro-lounge in the Hotel
Palomar, featuring some of Chicago’s
best cocktails. 505 N. State St.,
312.755.9704 $$$
Salpicón
Cozy Salpicón features upscale
Mexican cuisine paired with
premium tequila. 1252 N. Wells St.,
312.988.7811 $$$
Salute Wine Bar
Enjoy the sunken patio and pre-
Victorian setting at this intimate
Italian spot, which boasts small plates
and more than 70 Italian wines. 46 E.
Superior St., 312.664.0100 $$
Sawtooth
Contemporary Vietnamese eatery
Sawtooth serves up both small
plates and full entrées. Two floors of
dining offer both see-and-be-seen
and intimate experiences. 1350 W.
Randolph St., 312.526.3320 $$
Schwa
Offering clever three- and nine-
course menus with fare like whiteTsh
roe pad thai, this BYO restaurant
showcases food as art. 1466 N.
Ashland Ave., 773.252.1466 $$$$
Scoozi!
Enjoy hearty Italian and a convivial
bar scene. 410 W. Huron St.,
312.943.5900 $$
Seasons
Classic elegance and reTned
cuisine are on the menu at this
award-winning restaurant. 120 E.
Delaware Pl., 312.649.2349 $$$
Sepia
Sexy Sepia, celebrating its three-
year anniversary, takes cocktails as
seriously as cuisine. 123 N. Jefferson
St., 312.441.1920 $$$
Shanghai Terrace
fie Peninsula’s Chinese supper-
club spot is a gem with a sexy space
for outdoor dining. 108 E. Superior
St., 312.573.6744 $$$
Shaw’s Crab House
Variety is the order of the day at
busy Shaw’s, where the lobster
rolls are king. 21 E. Hubbard St.,
312.527.2722 $$$
Shula’s Steak House
Coach Don Shula brings steak to
the Sheraton. fie menu is printed
on a football. 301 E. North Water
St., 312.670.0788 $$$
The Signature Room
95 stories up, this iconic restaurant
serves contemporary American
cuisine. 875 N. Michigan Ave.,
312.787.9596 $$$
Smith & Wollensky
Carnivores flock to this steakhouse
staple for prime dry-aged beef. 318
N. State St., 312.670.9900 $$$
Socca
fiis rustic spot near Wrigley Field
serves up a braised lamb version of
its namesake French chickpea crepe,
as well as easily shared pizzettes and
hearty pasta dishes. 3301 N. Clark
St., 773.248.1155 $$
The Southern
Georgia native Cary Taylor opens
a bourbon-heavy bar with classic
Southern fare. 1840 W. North Ave.,
773.342.1840 $$
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prosciutto, salami and Tg salad. 3552
N. Southport Ave., 773.665.0100 $$
Spiaggia
Chef Tony Mantuano relies on local
produce and luxury ingredients to
prepare Italian fare. 980 N. Michigan
Ave., 312.280.2750 $$$$
Sprout
Top Chef runner-up Dale Levitski
presents a French-American prix-Txe
that dresses up comfort foods. 1417
W. Fullerton Ave., 773.348.0706 $$$
State and Lake
fiis sexy spin on a gastro-pub resides
in the trendy Wit Hotel. 201 N. State
St., 312.239.9400 $$
Stetson’s Chop House
fiis steak house specializes in juicy,
dry-aged USDA prime beef. 151 E.
Wacker Dr., 312.239.4491 $$$
Sunda
Rockit’s Billy Dec has done it again
with this instant New Asian success.
110 W. Illinois St., 312.644.0500 $$
Table Fifty-Two
It’s all about Southern charm—and
fried chicken—at this restaurant from
Oprah’s chef, Art Smith. 52 W. Elm
St., 312.573.4000 $$$
Tavern at the Park
An elegant restaurant overlooking
Millennium Park oflers classic
American cuisine. 130 E Randolph
St., 312.552.0070 $$
Tavern on Rush
Stop at this classic for sophistication
in an unpretentious atmosphere. 1031
N. Rush St., 312.664.9600 $$
Taxim
Taxim serves a wide variety of Greek
food, including dishes from Asia
Minor. 1558 N. Milwaukee Ave.,
773.252.1558 $$
Texas de Brazil
River North gets an outpost of this
Brazilian churrascaría powerhouse. 51
E. Ohio St., 312.670.1006 $$$
Terzo Piano
Spiaggia’s Tony Mantuano has
opened a second Italian spot in the
Art Institute’s Modern Wing. 159 E
Monroe St., 312.443.8650 $$$$
Tocco
Tocco’s hip décor is the perfect
backdrop for its Italian small plates
and thin crust pizzas. 1266 N.
Milwaukee Ave., 773.687.8895 $$$
Townhouse
Shop vintages from a massive wine
wall at this modern American
restaurant and wine bar. 111 S.
Wacker Dr., 312.948.8240 $$
Trader Vic’s
Start with a Mai Tai at this
Polynesian-themed legend,
resurrected from the Palmer House.
1030 N. State St., 312.642.6500 $$$
Trattoria Isabella
Channel Venice at this eatery, which
features ffoor-to-ceiling windows. 217
N. Jeflerson St., 312.207.1900 $$$
TRU
Welcoming new chef Anthony
Martin, TRU is a fusion of
understatement and spectacle. 676 N.
St. Clair St., 312.202.0001 $$$$
Tuscany
fiis lovely café is hidden in romantic
Little Italy. 1014 W. Taylor St.,
312.829.1990 $
Vincent
Pick from a long list of appetizers at
this Dutch bistro, or skip straight to
entrées like the lamb burger, topped
with aioli. 1475 W. Balmoral St.,
773.334.7168 $$
Vinci
Traditional Italian polenta, pasta and
more is served amidst rustic decor.
1732 N. Halsted St., 312.266.1199 $$$
Vivere
Sporting an award-winning wine
cellar, Vivere features contemporary
regional Italian cuisine. 71 W. Monroe
St., 312.332.4040 $$$
Wave
fiis chic hotspot boasts small plates
inffuenced by the world’s ffavors. 644
N. Lakeshore Dr., 312.255.4460 $$$
The Whiskey Bar & Grill
Nightlife impresarios Rande and
Scott Gerber boast one of the sexiest
spots for bar food. 1015 N. Rush St.,
312.475.0300 $$$
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Wildfire
American dishes come from wood-
burning ovens, rotisseries and grills.
159 W. Erie St., 312.787.9000 $$
Wishbone
Get fresh, healthy Southern
food. 1001 W. Washington Blvd.,
312.850.2663; 3300 N. Lincoln
Ave., 773.549.2663 $
Wow Bao
Bao, or meat- and veggie-Tlled hot
Asian buns, is the must-have dish. 1
W. Wacker Dr., 312.688.0305; 175
W. Jackson Blvd., 312.334.6395;
835 N. Michigan Ave.,
312.642.5888 $
Xoco
Rick Bayless brings quick-service
Mexican sandwiches to a small
storefront next to Frontera. 449 N.
Clark St., 312.334.3688 $
Yolk
fiis sunny breakfast and lunch spot
is a local favorite. 1120 S. Michigan
Ave., 312.789.9655; 747 N. Wells
St., 312.787.2277; 355 E. Ohio St.,
312.822.9655 $
Zealous
Sit in the tranquil dining room
for contemporary American fare,
including unforgettable mango-
and-foie-gras pancakes. 419 W.
Superior St., 312.475.9112 $$$
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Antico Posto
fiis charming restaurant focuses
on Italian comfort foods. 118
Oakbrook Ctr., Oak Brook,
630.586.9200 $$
Di Pescara
fiis Italian seafood restaurant
boasts a wine selection from
sommelier Alpana Singh. 2124
Northbrook Ct., Northbook,
847.498.4321 $
Froggy’s French Cafe
At this regional French restaurant,
chef fiierry Lefeuvre’s menu is
authentic, rustic and reasonably
priced. 306 Green Bay Rd.,
Highwood, 847.433.7080 $$
Happ Inn
A menu boasting everything from
burgers to tacos and pizzas means
you’re sure to Tnd something you
like. fie restaurant also oflers
gluten-free options. 305 Happ Rd.,
NorthTeld, 847.784.9200 $
Inovasi
Ambitious chef John des Rosiers
serves beautifully presented, farm-
fresh fare on an ever-changing
menu. 28 E. Center Ave., Lake
Blufl, 847.295.1000 $$
L. Woods Tap
& Pine Lodge
City meets country cozy with
barbecued ribs, fresh Tsh and more.
7110 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincolnwood,
847.677.3350 $$
Magic Pan Crêpe Stand
Crepes range from sweet to savory,
like barbecued chicken with
cilantro. 1284 Northbrook Ct.,
Northbrook, 847.498.9400 $
Oceanique
fiis romantic restaurant serves
creative French-American
cuisine. 505 Main St., Evanston,
847.864.3435 $$$
Ravinia’s Dining Pavilion
Mirabelle features a gourmet
buflet. At Le Café, grab take-out
Asian fare, pizzas or sandwiches.
Make a picnic at the Park Market,
or head to the elegant Park View
Restaurant. Lake Cook and
Green Bay Rds, Highland Park,
847.432.7550 $
Rosewood Restaurant
USDA steaks, fresh seafood
and Tne wine make for a hearty
meal before or after a ffight.
9421 W. Higgins Rd., Rosemont,
847.696.9494 $$$
Sage Grille
Sage combines elegance with
traditional American dining,
oflering everything from roasted
chicken to a new bar menu.
260 Green Bay Rd., Highwood,
847.433.7005 $$$
Sam & Harry’s
USDA prime aged beef meets
lighter fare, including a top-notch
seafood menu. 1551 N. fioreau Dr.,
Schaumburg, 847.303.4050 $$$
Sugartoad
fie Hotel Arista brings French-
inspired cooking with Southern
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Clubs
Angels & Kings
From music moguls Jonathan
Daniel and Bob McLynn, this club
attracts a bevy of celebs. 710 N.
Clark St., 312.482.8600
Bon V
fiis sleek lounge is all about the
good life, with a beautiful clientele
and sultry lighting. 1100 W.
Randolph St., 312.829.4805
Crimson Lounge
A debonair ultra-lounge in the Sax
Chicago oflers signature cocktails
and a new “Lite Faire” menu. 333
N. Dearborn St., 312.923.2473
Cuvee
fiis ultra-lounge oflers an intimate
space for Chicago’s elite and a
sophisticated Champagne list. 308
W. Erie St., 312.202.9221
Enclave
You’ll Tnd a sexy décor, intimate
booths and a dressed-to-kill crowd
at this tucked-away nightclub. 220
W. Chicago Ave., 312.654.0234
Lumen
fiis ultra-modern lounge in a
former meat packing factory boasts
an innovative LED multimedia
system . 839 W. Fulton Mkt.,
312.733.2222
The Shrine
Live music rules at this trendy
spot, which features both a
relaxed lounge and an energetic
club area.ffi2109 S. Wabash Ave.,
312.753.5681
Stone Lotus
fiis self-proclaimed “liquor spa”
draws an uber trendy crowd. Make
reservations for table service. 873 N.
Orleans St., 312.440.9680
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Tantrik
New to River West in 2010, this
Kama Sutra-inspired club doubles
as a concert style venue. 800 W.
Superior St., 312.492.8889
The Underground
Te boys of Rockit Ranch bring
another hit with this bunker-
themed hotspot. 56. W. Illinois St.,
312.644.7600
Vertigo Sky Lounge
One of Chicago’s best rooftop
lounges, Vertigo features cocktails,
cat suits and a nightly DJ. 2 W. Erie
St., 312.202.6060
Pubs, Bars, & Lounges
10pin
Slip on a pair of wingback bowling
shoes at this glamorous Martini-
focused bowling lounge. 330 N.
State St., 312.644.0300
Aria Bar
Tis Japanese lounge-inspired bar
ofiers specialty cocktails and one of
the best bar menus in town. 200 N.
Columbus Dr., 312.444.9494
Big Star
Sample rare tequilas, boutique-
distilled whiskeys and gourmet
tacos at this shabby-chic, cash-
only bar. 1531 N. Damen Ave.,
773.235.4039
Blue Frog
Te popular karaoke joint just
opened a huge second location. 676
N. La Salle St., 312.943.8900; 22
E. Hubbard St.; 312.527.1200.
Bull & Bear
Private table taps allow you to pour
yourself a reflll—and another,
and another. 431 N. Wells St.,
312.527.5973
Cagney’s
Tis modern Irish sports tavern
comes from three NYC nightlife
gurus. Enjoy a deluxe bistro
menu. 2142 N. Clybourn Ave.,
773.857.1111
Cedar Hotel
Te Manor owners have revived the
historic Cedar Hotel into Chicago’s
newest hotspot.ff1112 N. State St.,
312.944.1112
Division Ale House
Try Irish and British imports on tap
and twists on traditional dishes, like
Celtic wontons with goat cheese.
1942 W. Division St., 773.384.6886
Eno
Order the perfect trifecta: wine,
cheese and chocolate. 505 N.
Michigan Ave., 312.321.8738; 200
N. Columbus Dr., 312.946.7000
The Kerryman
Come to this Irish bar for plenty of
specials, including half-price bottles
of wine every Tuesday night. 661 N.
Clark St., 312.335.8121
LaSalle Power Co.
Dine on elevated bar eats before
heading to two state-of-the-art live
music stages. 500 N. LaSalle St.,
312.661.1122
Le Bar
Tis modern bar in the Sofltel has
ffioor-to-ceiling glass walls and a
lengthy list of wines. 20 E. Chestnut
St., 312.324.4000
The Living Room Bar
Tis bar, in the lobby of the W
City Center, is as sexy as the hotel.
172 W. Adams St., 312.782.4933
Loft Six Ten
A lounge atmosphere meets an
impressive selection of bottled beers
and a liquor-inspired menu. 1332
N. Milwaukee Ave., 773.904.8615
Manor
Te boys behind RiNo combine
the elegance of a manor with a
hip club vibe. 642 N. Clark St.,
312.475.1390
Market
Tis restaurant and sports bar from
Sox GM Kenny Williams boasts a
beer garden, rooftop and whimsical
American bites. 1113 W. Randolph
St., 312.929.4787
Pops for Champagne
Treat yourself to small plates
and your choice of more than
150 bubblies. 601 N. State St.,
312.266.7677
Potter’s Lounge
Sip old-fashioned cocktails in
mustard-yellow chairs at Potter’s,
inside the Palmer House Hilton. 17
E. Monroe St., 312.917.4933
Red Canary
A sparkling chandelier and plenty
of sleek booths make this gastro-
lounge hopping. 695 N. Milwaukee
Ave., 312.846.1475
Redhead Piano Bar
Brimming with ritzy 40-something
regulars, this traditional piano bar
attracts suits and skirts alike. 16 W.
Ontario St., 312.640.1000
RiNo
Soaring ceilings and wood pillars
belie the intimacy of this hotspot,
decorated with antlers and hides.
343 W. Erie St., 312.587.3433
Rockwood Place
Live rock and country performances
rule at this Southern-inspired bar.
3466 N Clark St., 773.880.2222
Roof
Enjoy pizzas, Italian small plates
and a beautiful crowd at this 27th-
ffioor lounge at the Wit Hotel. 201
N. State St., 312.239.9501 $$
Social Twenty-Five
Sip rocker-inspired signature
cocktails and selections from
an extensive Scotch list. 25 W.
Hubbard St., 312.670.2200
Theory
Tis upscale sports bar boasts
creative mixed drinks and kicked-
up bar food. 9 W. Hubbard St.,
312.644.0004
Watershed
Te new lower-level bar at Pops
for Champagne specializes in craft
beers and artisanal spirits from the
Great Lakes region. 601 N. State
St., 312.266.7677
Whiskey Sky
Whiskey in the W Lakeshore is
small and dark with an amazing
view. 644 N. Lake Shore Dr.,
312.255.4463
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