Lightning can be caught in a bottle just about any time when great music can be found roaming the streets. Like during Tuesday night’s show (3/26) at the Jazz Showcase. Throwing a CD release party in what might as well be considered his home town, jazz pianist Greg Murphy served up fine ear candy all …
Few probably look at Restaurant Week like a marathon. But once you’re in the throes of it, you feel an urge to push your limits and see where you might end up. A late start and closing in on the final days, this year’s RW has already been a roaring success. With the goal of …
At seven years old this coming December, Goosefoot; that oasis of fine dining on Lawrence Avenue, has the feel of a well established and confident veteran. The spirit and energy driving the restaurant remains unchanged. Thanks to the combined vision of super chef Chris Nugent and his imminently versatile wife, Nina; the restaurant continues to …
The human soul may have its own physiology. How else do you explain two people experiencing the same hardships and responding to them completely differently. One may succumb to the pressures of emotional or physical privation and either retreat from life or allow cynicism to lead them down a path of self-harm. The weight of …
David Cale’s Journey to the Light at the Goodman Read More »
Sometimes it’s easier to understand something by learning where it came from. In the case of the remixes of several songs from the already iconic Black Panther film score, context is indispensable. Black Panther director Ryan Coogler requested Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson to do the score based on their collaboration on two other highly …
A 90-minute car ride due north will land you in one of the most beautiful landscapes in North America. According to its promotional literature, the Anderson Japanese Gardens on the southern outskirts of Rockford, is also rated one of the continent’s highest quality Japanese gardens. Many may be familiar with smaller versions of Japan’s landscape …
True Serenity within Striking Distance – The Anderson Japanese Gardens Read More »
Mies Julie closed late last month at Victory Garden and left us scratching our heads a bit as we thought about what we saw. If you came to the play blind and unfamiliar with August Strindberg’s original work, you took everything you saw and heard on face value because you didn’t know what this adaptation …
Story of Tragic Seduction Closes at Victory Garden Read More »
What is flavor? When you stop in at Sunset Pho Caffe in the far reaches of upper Western, you’ll have no doubt why it rhymes with pleasure. For those of us who go through life in an endless quest for taste sensations both satisfying and sublime, finding eye fluttering surprises make our searches imminently worthwhile …
Sitting on a site that’s been vacant for years, Lincolnwood’s new Stefani Prime Italian is undoubtedly a welcome addition to the neighborhood. With its sleek décor and menu focused on the tried and the true, the anticipation was that the food be as delicious as it is straightforward. There’s a raw bar, conventional appetizers that …
Sometimes Check Please comes through in a big way and introduces you to a restaurant that lives up to the all the gushing. Sitting flush on the sidewalk on Belmont just east California, Pisolino Italian Caffe’s got that super urban neighborhood feel; hard edges on the outside and soft and pretty on the inside. Although …