We're taking Michigan seriously as a producer of great wine. (I know! Drink local!)
Take a drive up the lake and stop by the three wineries we're loving now. Link in bio for the details.
📸: (Stranger Wine) Courtesy of Stranger Wine; (Modales) courtesy of Modales; (Left Foot Charley) Hannah Drew
#michigan #wine
Built in 1886 and now on the market at $3.95 million, this five-bedroom residence in Old Town once belonged to oleomargarine magnate John F. Jelke. When Jelke left in 1921, photographer Mabel Sykes bought it for $80,000.
When Sykes moved in (movie star Rudolph Valentino was a favorite portrait subject), a news item indicated that she had plans to turn the billiard room into a studio “to be used exclusively for registering the charms of the Gold Coast beauties.”
Learn more about the home at the link in bio.
📸: Gabriel Vargas
#chicago #realestate #architecture
The food at @oxbarchicago is forthright and easy to love, writes dining critic @jdkess — though he warns you’ll need to be patient with the service staff, who are still learning to coalesce.
In his latest review, John sings the praises of chef John Asbaty's skillful seasoning, excellent veg dishes, and truly sharable portions.
“Order one fewer entrée than the number of people at the table and overdo the vegetables. ... Those rainbow carrots, roasted in a mixture of coffee grounds and salt, meet up with pickled cherries and spicy harissa on the plate.”
Link in bio for the full review.
📸: @jeff_marini
#chicago #dining
It wasn’t all that long ago that progressives had the momentum on the City Council. But they are no longer in control of the agenda. Instead, they’re playing defense, trying to protect what they already gained.
So how did we get here? The City Council’s Progressive Reform Caucus still has 19 members — the same as in 2023. But many of the other alders who once voted with it have joined forces in the so-called Common Sense Caucus, united in putting a check on the mayor’s power, most notably by rejecting his last budget and writing their own.
Could additional progressive measures still be passed by the City Council? “Not in this term,” says Alderperson Andre Vasquez, referring to the mayor’s remaining time in office, “because he bungled it that bad.”
At the link in bio, read more about where Chicago's progressive movement sits today.
Illustration: Robert Neubecker
#chicago #politics
Ever wondered why Chicago has "community areas?"
At the link in bio, find the reason behind the creation of this unique map, which uses rivers, parks, railroads, and established neighborhood lines as boundaries.
📸: Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune
#chicago #history
“I tried to do Pilates once with some of our players, and they blew me out of the water. I was like, My body is just not meant for this.”
We chatted with @chicagosky head coach @trmarsh12 about stretching, his morning rituals, and the app that helps him curb his cravings.
Link in bio for more.
📸: @lpredko
#chicago #wellness
Date night idea: You, me, and the paella at @matilda.chicago 😘
The dish is a generous platter of creamy rice richly seasoned with Peruvian salsa madre and featuring chunks of juicy mahi mahi, octopus, shrimp, scallops, and chorizo.
At the link in bio, get the details on our latest obsession.
📸: @jeff_marini
#chicago #dining
From the Argyle Lunar New Year Parade in Uptown to the everybody-marches WOOGMS in Lake View, Chicago neighborhoods love their processions.
At the link in bio, find a few parade ideas we'd love to see.
Illustration: @mrbachtell
#chicago #parades
Level up your summer picnic spread with a sandwich that marries the best bits of a classic Japanese tamago sando with a little heat.
At the link in bio, find the recipe for @yokochochicago 's spicy deviled egg sando.
📸: @jeff_marini
#chicago #recipe
Horseracing once had a devoted following of gamblers. But Hawthorne Race Course, the last remaining track in the Chicago area, has declared bankruptcy — putting in doubt the future of racing here.
Writer Edward McClelland once frequented the region's tracks, falling in with a strange cast of horseplayers over a decade.
“It’s a vanished world, but for a glorious moment, it was ours.”
At the link in bio, learn more about these old days at the track and the unforgettable characters who staked their bets there.
Illustration: @ajharart
#chicago #horseracing
As @colbertlateshow comes to an end, one of its longtime writers, Chicago-area native Brian Stack, looks back on three decades in the comedy TV trenches.
We spoke with the former Second City and iO Theater performer on his creating memorable characters for national audiences, how his former late-night bosses differ (who's funnier: Conan O’Brien or Colbert??) and how refreshing it is to write about drunk raccoons instead of Donald Trump.
Link in bio for the interview.
📸: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS
#chicago #comedy #latenight
When in Mississippi, dining editor @amycavanaugh always seeks out catfish. The closest that has come to finding her preferred style of the dish in Chicago is at @cleos_southerncuisine .
“Kristen Harper's menu centers on fried chicken and catfish, both of which I recommend. But the catfish, with its cornmeal crust and Creole spice, is special.”
Get the details at the link in bio.
📸: @jeff_marini
#chicago #dining
