Jordan's Food of Distinction has been cooking for Chicago weddings, galas and private parties for more than 20 years. Behind the name is Chef Jordan Spritz, a North Shore native who trained at the Culinary Institute of America and cooked…
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Consignment Lounge, at 3520 W. Diversey Ave., is a neighborhood bar built inside a vintage shop. Its own tagline sums up the idea: “everything is for sale.” Most of the decor and many of the items in the back shop can be bought by guests. The bar’s website lists separate …
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La Licor Panamericana is a Latin American cocktail bar and kitchen at 2521 N. California Ave. in Logan Square. The name nods to the Pan-American Highway, and the menu and drinks draw on flavors from across Latin America. The kitchen cooks small plates over wood fire, from ceviche to grilled …
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m.henry is a breakfast and brunch restaurant at 5707 N. Clark St., on the Andersonville and Edgewater border. The restaurant is open Tuesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed Mondays. The restaurant is run by Chef JD Voss, who ran a restaurant in San Francisco for …
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Diego is a Baja-inspired Mexican restaurant and bar at 459 N. Ogden Ave. in West Town. The kitchen is led by chefs Stephen Sandoval and Oscar Sotelo, and the menu draws on street food from Northern Baja, including Ensenada and Tijuana, alongside craft agave cocktails. The restaurant runs a happy …
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Roscoe Village Pub has anchored the corner of Addison and Leavitt streets in North Center since 2014, run as a family-owned, dog-friendly neighborhood bar. The pub completed a patio remodel that added picnic-style tables, hanging planters, and a brick fireplace area with mounted screens for watching games outdoors. The bar’s …
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Home Bar, the bar and gathering space from Chicago cocktail brand Aged & Infused, is open at 2010 W. Fulton St. in the Near West Side, a short walk from the United Center. Its Instagram account announces the Home Bar as “now open” and has posted regularly through early November. …
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Gio’s Bar & Grill is a neighborhood bar and restaurant at 4857 N Damen Ave in Lincoln Square, serving food and drinks with sports on the screens. Its website describes it as a gathering place where locals and visitors come to eat, drink and unwind. The menu leans on burgers …
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Metaphysical Pilates is a Pilates studio at 1048 W. Fulton Market in the West Loop, about a four-minute walk from the Morgan Green and Pink Line station, according to the studio’s website. The group class schedule includes Reformer Pilates, Slow Burn Reformer, Moving Meditation Reformer, a low-impact cardio class on …
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Inner G Restorative & Holistic Care is a massage studio at 1626 W. Montrose Ave., Unit B, in Ravenswood. It describes its work as nervous system-centered restorative bodywork for stress, anxiety and pain, under the tagline “Care that helps your nervous system exhale.” The service menu includes therapeutic massage, hot …
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Gwacamole is a Mexican restaurant at 6011 W. Irving Park Road in Chicago’s Dunning neighborhood. It serves a sit-down menu built around home-style dishes, with an online ordering option for those who prefer to eat at home. The menu lists nachos, queso fundido, platanitos, sopa de fideo, costillas en salsa …
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Guadagnini Violin Shop sells fine violins, violas, cellos and bows from Suite 719 of the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave. in the Loop. The shop has been in the building since 2000, according to local news coverage. Its website lists instruments for sale, including a Gaetano Guadagnini violin …
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Casa Tequila is a Mexican restaurant and bar at 1949 W Division St, in the East Village area of Chicago’s Near Northwest Side. The menu includes dishes such as tequila nachos and pollo loco, and the bar pours margarita-focused drinks. The restaurant’s site also lists a specials page. Casa Tequila …
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Fuerza Strength & Conditioning is a gym at 3801 W. Fullerton Ave. in Logan Square, with the tagline “Strength with Purpose.” It focuses on quality movement, coaching and structured programming for members at any fitness level. Group classes are 60-minute small-group sessions capped at six members. Personal training runs 45 …
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Second City Suffering Report, Nov. 13: Pete Crow-Armstrong wins the NL MVP unanimously — all 30 first-place votes — while the Blackhawks end a six-game slide and the Bulls lose their rookie's right hand for at least three weeks.
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Flowers for Dreams, a florist and flower-delivery company, runs its Chicago headquarters at 1812 W. Hubbard St. in West Town. The company also serves Milwaukee and Detroit. It has operated for years and is a long-running local name rather than a new arrival. The shop sells fresh-cut bouquets and plants, …
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Essa Dora Salon & Spa is a boutique salon and spa at 1405 N. Wells St. in Old Town. Its Instagram describes it as “Chicago’s premier boutique salon & spa located in the heart of Old Town.” The service menu on its website covers hair cuts and styling, single-process color, …
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Birrieria Ocotlan is a family birria restaurant at 8726 S Commercial Ave in South Chicago. The menu centers on slow-cooked birria, which you can order as goat (chivo) or beef (res). Tacos come with onion and cilantro, and quesabirria tacos and a cup of consomé are also on the table. …
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Beauty Commons, a spray tan and brow studio, has a Wicker Park location at 1579 N Milwaukee Ave, Suite 205. It runs alongside the studio’s other Chicago location on Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park. The Wicker Park studio offers in-studio airbrush spray tans, including full body, half body and face …
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Beauty Commons runs a studio at 900 W. Armitage Ave., Unit 2E, in Lincoln Park. The door and buzzer are on Fremont Street. The studio’s services include custom airbrush spray tanning, brow lamination, brow tints and stains, lash lifts, and body and facial hair removal by waxing, threading and tweezing, …
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Sanar Aesthetics is a small, appointment-only skincare studio at 3658 W. Armitage Ave. in Logan Square. Its website describes customized spa services built around each client’s skin. The studio’s Instagram page lists facials, waxing, brows and Korean lash lifts, and shows a steady run of new posts from the treatment …
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Osteria Del Pastaio is an Italian restaurant at 111 E. Chestnut St., just off Michigan Avenue. It specializes in traditional Italian cooking, with artisan pastas made daily and breads baked each morning. The pasta list includes spaghetti cacio e pepe, penne arrabbiata, rigatoni con pesto and tortellini di zucca. Signature …
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Second City Suffering Report, Nov. 12: Spurs 124, Bulls 119 at the United Center — Chicago's eighth straight loss, 1-9 and 0-4 at home, after leading 64-42 in the second quarter and 70-56 at the half.
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