“The fact that I have the bakeries, it’s more like a morning option. I think it ties well with my brand,” Pascal Berthoumieux.
Fred's Garage offers American classics with a twist
Fred’s Garage opened Sept. 26 in Winnetka on the site where Fred’s Winnetka Service station stood for 40 years.
22nd Century Media's Going Out in Style: New Trier benefit a hole-in-one
Randy Hack of Winnetka (center), New Trier Educational Foundation director and winner of a 2-year lease on a 2017 VOLVO XC60 for making a hole-in-one on the 17th hole.
Winnetkans fundraise, party for Chicago sustainability
Founded in 1986 by Donald J. DePorter, to date, CGG has planted more than 4,000 new trees, cleaned up in excess of 1.3 million pounds of trash and added 150-plus acres of green space. The event raised more than $300,000 and proceeds will benefit Expressway Partnership.
Going out in style: Art validating life at Catholic Charities Gala
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Gala raises $1.74 million for Chicago Shakespeare
Barbara Gaines of Chicago, left, CST artistic director, Jessie Mueller, event performer, Heather Headley, event performer, Amy Rule, Chicago First Lady, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, formerly of Wilmette, and Rick Boynton of Evanston, CST creative producer.
Misericordia marks 20 years of 'Artist in All
Liam Aiken (Lemony Snickets, Road to Perdition) of Los Angeles, Calif., from left, with his mom, Moya Aiken of Conn., Misericordia visiting artist, Bob Bourke of Evanston, Bob Soudan of Glencoe, board member, event Matisse sponsor and parent of Misericordia resident.
Today's supper clubs range from rustically retro to modern pop-ups
One of the oldest traditions in dining, the supper club dates back to the 1920s when fantastical structures outfitted with blazing neon and just the right amount of kitsch and whimsy popped up on rural roadsides attracting weary motorists out for a Sunday drive.
Celebrating the 8th annual Bloody Mary Fest in Highwood
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Funding a Cure at the Rita Hayworth Alzheimer’s Association Gala
“Chicago you are amazing,” Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, founder, Alzheimer’s Association Rita Hayworth gala in honor of her mother, the legendary Hollywood icon who succumbed to Alzheimer’s late in life.
Why do restaurants close?
“If you don’t want to eat in a Maggiano’s and an Olive Garden in your neighborhood, you better support those small, independent restaurants. Those are the ones that are bringing diversity; those are the ones that are employing people who are living in your community, paying taxes in your community, as opposed to those big corporations that are coming and bullying their way in the dining scene,” Pascal Berthoumieux, Bistro Bordeaux, Evanston, IL.
Benefit raises $700,000 for Facing History and Ourselves
“It’s a slippery slope. You start off with not allowing certain people to come to this country. Then you figure out another way to antagonize and discriminate against them, and that could lead to terrible things,” Aaron Elster, FHO resource speaker and VP Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie, IL.