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Juvia in Miami Beach among Worth magazine's Top 10 power lunch spots
Staff writerJuvia, the roof-top Miami Beach restaurant, is one of Worth magazine’s Top 10 Power Lunch Restaurants in the country. The April-May issue names the spots for business and eating. “Great eating complements great deal-making, and these...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Realty, Lawyers, Miami Beach, Justice System
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Spring into accessories
Chicago ShoppingStephanie Sack owns Vive La Femme, a snappy Bucktown boutique for plus-size fashionistas. While her store tends to be more flattering focused than trend conscious, she says that accessories play a major role in pulling a complete look together. “...Tags: 900 North Michigan Shops, Fashion Trends, Magnificent Mile, J. Crew, Nicole Richie
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Phil Vettel recommends
A roundup of restaurants reviewed in 2012 by critic Phil Vettel.
Acadia ✭✭✭ 1639 S. Wabash Ave., 312-360-9500. Ryan McCaskey's gamble to place a luxury restaurant in the South Loop is, so far, paying off. People are crowding into...Tags: Michigan Avenue, Salads, Customs and Tradition, Steaks, The Rolling Stones (music group)
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Interview: Michael Pena's adjusting to the view from up there
Michael Pena wanted to sit closer to the floor-to-ceiling windows at NoMI during a recent lunch — and who wouldn't? The trendy restaurant on the seventh floor of the Park Hyatt hotel offers customers a scenic view of Michigan Avenue and the Water...
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A 'more approachable' Allium
As the former executive chef of the Ritz-Carlton Dining Room and Seasons, Kevin Hickey knows fine dining. He also knows when the writing is on the wall.
"We saw the dining trend going much more casual," says Allium executive chef Hickey. "We saw the...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Salads, Chicago Gourmet, Steaks, Onions
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Hotel dining, take two
To appreciate the re-imagined NoMI Kitchen, which was unveiled last year, it helps to have known the original NoMI. Only then can one appreciate $16 salads and upper-$20s (and beyond) entrees as steps in the direction of affordability. The tab at NoMI...Tags: Salads, Michigan Avenue, Bastille Day, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Review: Alain's
UPDATE: An eviction notice was spotted on Alain's door the week of Sept. 24 and calls to the restaurant have not been answered. Review: Alain's 1355 S. Michigan Ave. 312-922-1186 Rating: 2 (out of 4) Give it some time What happens when a Cameroon-...
Tags: Chicago Hotels, Cameroon, Western Africa, Charlie Trotter's, Michigan Avenue
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River North rooftop hop
River North has the highest concentration of rooftop bars in the city, ranging from beer gardens a few flights up from street level to penthouse-like perches atop high-rise hotels. A few are technically terraces rather than rooftops, but when you have a...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Ice cream -- It's what's for winter
Defying the notion that ice cream is a treat best left to the long, hot days of summer, chefs are creating frozen desserts in flavors that are synonymous with the short, dark days of winter. Here is a sampling of such desserts to be enjoyed now —...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Apple Crisp, Michigan Avenue, Customs and Tradition, Customs and Tradition
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Chicago ties NYC for most AAA Five-Diamond restaurants
Tribune criticThe AAA Five- and Four-Diamond Awards for restaurants and hotels were announced this morning, and Chicago wound up tied with New York with the most five-diamond restaurants in North America. All of Chicago's Five-Diamond restaurants or hotels were repeat...Tags: Topolobampo, Chicago Hotels, Charlie Trotter's, Boka, Manufacturing and Engineering
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CPS official accused of taking gifts from food vendors is named
Tribune reporterThe chief of food services at Chicago Public Schools and two members of her staff have received gifts worth thousands of dollars from the district's two largest food vendors since 2007, a serious violation of the district's ethics code, according to an...Tags: Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings, Religion and Belief, Naha, Ethics
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Prime plates: Where to go for Restaurant Week
Back for a fifth year, Chicago Restaurant Week kicks off Friday with 10 straight days of discounted dining, lunch and dinner, at some of Chicago's best restaurants.
Launched in 2008 with 35 pioneering participants, Chicago Restaurant Week, produced by...Tags: Cheese Corn, Salads, Willis Tower, Michigan Avenue, Appetizers
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