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Personalized Bliss: Custom Massage at Park Hyatt’s NoMI Spa
BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD Lucky for us, there’s no lack of luxury spas in Chicago. Unlucky for me, I won’t be visiting any of them in the foreseeable future save NoMI in the Park Hyatt, thanks to their...
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Expect the Unexpected: Bacon Cured Sweetbreads at Trenchermen
BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD What happens when a shored-up cruise liner takes residence in an old Turkish bath house in Wicker Park with two former Wiley Dufrense hands on board? As can be imagined, a slew...
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Bunches: The Friendly Flower Shop In Lincoln Park
BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD Bunches, the unintimidating florist on Lincoln Avenue, is one of the most intimate flower shops in the city. This boutique is so cozy that it’s hard to imagine its staff rolling...
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FatPour Tap Works: 50 Beers on Tap in Wicker Park
BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD A two-story sports bar is the last kind of outpost one would expect to find while wandering down Division Street in Wicker Park. But that’s just what the newly opened FatPour...
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Your Guide to Chicago Ideas Week
BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD As a new resident of the Windy City (and recent college graduate), I headed to Chicago Ideas last year as a way to stretch my intellectual muscles (my friends called me crazy,...
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Veggie Quiche at Old Town’s La Fournette
BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD La Fournette looks and feels like a French bakery more suited to the Gold Coast (a large soup is priced at $7), but it is instead nestled very near to the North and Wells...
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Comedian Ever Mainard Sets Stage as the Next Carol Burnett
BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD When Ever Mainard, co-host of the Shit Show, a comedy showcase seen every last Friday of the month at The Shambles in Wicker Park, talks about her burgeoning comedy career, one...
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Best Places to Watch the 2012 Presidential Election in Chicago
BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD The 2012 presidential election has almost arrived and bars and restaurants across Chicago are opening their doors to (would-be) political pundits who want to cheer on their...
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Film and Photo in New York at the Art Institute
BY ELIZABETH FITZGERALD While most Art Institute go-er’s will head straight to the Steve McQueen film exhibit this month in the American wing, we suggest you part ways with the crowd and head to Film...
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