Marketing time
You might call it pre-holiday feathering, or simply a good excuse to shop. Marvelous markets are upon us: *First up, this Sunday's the last day for a vintage holiday market...
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Chicago’s crowded skies
It's the thick of the city's rush to work when Annette Prince's red cell phone chirps in her vest pocket. At barely 8:10 a.m., this is Prince's fifth call since...
Due to a duchess, we have tea
Tea & Crumpets: Recipes & Rituals from European Tearooms and Cafes' By Margaret M. Johnson (Chronicle Books, $19.95) We have the seventh duchess of Bedford, Anna Maria, to thank for...
Can you name this food?
1. Nickname: Rocket. This ancient Roman aphrodisiac (what wasn't?) has a peppery bite. To-die-for when tucked into grilled cheese. Toss it fresh -- a heaping mound -- with hot-out-of-the-pot pasta;...
Sleep on recycled bottles?
Can't say the notion of laying our sleepy head onto a pillow of recycled plastic pop bottles made us want to dive into bed. So, natch, we got an 8-year-old...
Trade secrets
"William Yeoward: The Perfect Host" By William Yeoward (Cico Books, $19.95) William Yeoward might be known in all the best circles for his trademark table settings and stunning tableware, sold...
People’s names
Happens anywhere, any time. Strikes panic in your brain cells. Goes like this: You're blithely plucking eggplants at the grocery, and up bounds good ol', um, good ol', oh shoot,...
When less is so much more
Modernism your thing? Well then, mark a big red "M" on your calendar for Nov. 6-8 and waltz your way to Winnetka, on Chicago's oh-so North Shore. That's where the...
When less is so much more
Modernism your thing? Well then, mark a big red "M" on your calendar for Nov. 6-8 and waltz your way to Winnetka. That's where the 20th Annual Modernism Show will...
Born-again butter wrappers
OK, here's one from the slap-the-forehead department. Otherwise known as "How Cool Is That!" From Sarah Magid, author of the droolingly delicious "Organic and Chic: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets...