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Chicago is lucky enough to be one of the permanent homes for one of the most popular musicals in recent memory: Wicked, "the untold story of the witches of Oz," based on the best-selling book by the same name. Awards...
Continue reading "CHI: The Wonderful World of Wicked" (19 votes, 0 comments)
Bread is an important part of any meal in Southeast Asia, and Bhabi's Kitchen offers more than a dozen varieties of naan and paratha — that should tell you something. That this top-rated restaurant seems to be everyone's "little secret"...
Continue reading "CHI: A Little Taste of India" (14 votes, 0 comments)
The Bean may be the big draw at Millennium Park, but there's something much more fun and engaging that's only available in the winter: the McCormick-Tribune Ice Rink, which opens this Wednesday, Nov. 15, weather permitting. The rink offers beautiful...
Continue reading "CHI: Get Your Skates On" (10 votes, 0 comments)
You get an early opportunity to cross items off your holiday gift list this Saturday from 10am to 4pm at the fourth annual DIY Trunk Show. This free, one-day urban craft fair offers one-stop shopping from over 80 vendors spread...
Continue reading "CHI: Do It Yourself Shopping" (9 votes, 0 comments)
It's an unassuming grey building on a stretch of road west of the Loop. There's no indication of what thrills await inside. But the fact that chef Grant Achatz's Alinea was named America's number one restaurant by Gourmet barely a...
Continue reading "CHI: A Five-Hour Tour of Flavor" (7 votes, 0 comments)
If you're having an affair, we don't recommend seeing Betrayal, Steppenwolf Theatre's current mainstage play — it may cut a little too close to home. This stunning portrayal of infidelity has been winning critical acclaim and initiating serious discussions among...
Continue reading "CHI: Secure Relationships Only" (7 votes, 0 comments)
If you've seen a wild silkscreened concert poster for a jazz show around town, chances are it was made by Dan Grzeca, a fine arts painter and printmaker based in Lincoln Square. We asked him a little about his art...
Continue reading "CHI: The Fine Art of Jazz" (6 votes, 0 comments)
Chef Graham Elliot Bowles wowed the local culinary scene with his inventive dishes and unusual ingredients, such as serving crushed mint Altoids with his lamb. He's gone back to basics a bit lately, but that doesn't mean his food is...
Continue reading "CHI: Cutting Edge Cuisine on the Boule Mich" (6 votes, 0 comments)
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre brings its athletic style of dance to the Auditorium Theatre for five dates this week. The performances include a rotating selection of nine dances, including the world premier of Existence Without Form by former...
Continue reading "CHI: Bodies in Motion" (6 votes, 0 comments)
Vosges Haut Chocolat offers up some of the best sweets available -- and they're available year-round, not just for Halloween. Its locations in Lincoln Park and on Michigan Avenue (as well as New York's SoHo and Caesar's Palace in Las...
Continue reading "CHI: Too Good for Just Halloween" (6 votes, 1 comments)
Only bartenders get asked for advice more often than stylists, so when we asked Billy Simmons at Milios, one of Chicago's hippest hair salons, what his picks for this week were, we knew we'd get an earful. You're a musician...
Continue reading "CHI: Fine Music, Finer Dining" (6 votes, 0 comments)
You make your way across the dance floor at the Park West, looking for that special someone. The crowd separates, and there she is, the love of your life: your beautiful 3-year-old grooving to the music in a pink feather...
Continue reading "CHI: Dancin', Dancin', Dancin'!" (5 votes, 0 comments)
Few restaurants in the city are as visually stunning as Opera, with its vivid and eclectic décor. It's all intended to add even more drama to dining experience, and boy does it deliver. Of course, all that eye candy would...
Continue reading "CHI: Sing for Your Supper" (5 votes, 0 comments)
Thanks to Broadway in Chicago, the Windy City gets to see a lot of hit musicals before Broadway does. The latest is The Pirate Queen, currently running at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. It's a new musical based on the real-life...
Continue reading "CHI: Like a Good Pirate Yarn?" (5 votes, 0 comments)
The former Frankie J's has morphed into The Spot, and it's so much better. For one thing, they've got a liquor license now, and they're using it to full advantage in three bars on three floors. And this Tuesday it...
Continue reading "CHI: Hitting The Spot in Uptown" (5 votes, 0 comments)
Steppenwolf Theatre is eschewing the typical Christmas Carol holiday play in favor of a more contemporary vision with Sonia Flew, in which the title character, a Cuban immigrant raising two children with her Jewish husband in Minneapolis, prepares Christmas and...
Continue reading "CHI: A Modern Holiday Play" (4 votes, 0 comments)
There's shopping for a bargain, and then there's shopping smart. Beta Boutique lets you do both. The hard-to-find store, tucked away on the little Bucktown side street of Concord Place, boasts samples and overstock from more than 100 of the...
Continue reading "CHI: Just Out of Beta" (4 votes, 0 comments)
Amanda Nosal, Chicago regional event director for Gen Art, lets us in on a few of her secrets for the good life. What do you like to do to relax after a long day at work? "I'm not a crazy...
Continue reading "CHI: Relaxing in the City" (4 votes, 0 comments)
The city is rich in history and architecture, especially downtown, and what better way to see it all than from a moving train! On Saturdays starting May 5 and throughout the summer, the CTA runs a special Loop Tour Train...
Continue reading "CHI: Learn About the Loop" (4 votes, 0 comments)
See evidence that birds evolved from dinosaurs — among other thrilling findings — at the Field Museum's latest exhibit, "Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries," which opens this Friday. Filled to the gills with fossils from the Field's and other museums'...
Continue reading "CHI: Dinosaurs Walk Among Us" (4 votes, 0 comments)
Colette got her start at 17 freestyle singing over DJ friends' mixes, but soon learned to spin for herself. Now an internationally known, highly respected artist, she remains one of smartbar's resident DJs, bringing her unique blend of warm, sultry...
Continue reading "CHI: Feelin' Hypnotized" (4 votes, 0 comments)
Speaking of First Fridays, after you tour the galleries of River North, head over to the Museum of Contemporary Art for their monthly First Fridays shindig. From 6pm to 10pm, enjoy cocktails and Wolfgang Puck hors d'oeuvres while mingling with...
Continue reading "CHI: Party at the MCA" (4 votes, 0 comments)
The Chicago Hospitality and Culinary Institute of Chicago, or CHIC, is one of the country's top cooking schools, and one of the perks of it being located right in the River North is the chance to grab lunch in the...
Continue reading "CHI: Future Celebrity Chefs in Training" (4 votes, 0 comments)
Brush up on your cooking skills at Cafe BaBa-Reeba this Saturday, Nov. 18, when the stalwart tapas restaurant holds a paella cooking class. Step into the kitchen at 10am to learn the trick to perfecting this classic Spanish rice and...
Continue reading "CHI: Learn More About Spanish Rice" (4 votes, 0 comments)
When is the last time you heard about a barbecue joint getting serious buzz in the foodie community? Never? Exactly. That should tell you how good Smoque BBQ is. The Old Irving 'cue stop slow smokes its ribs, brisket, pork...
Continue reading "CHI: Smoque is on Fire" (4 votes, 0 comments)
