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New Publican Executive Chef Had Much Deserved Celebration
CHEFS l Rob Levitt is the new executive chef at The Publican, a restaurant that helped spark the transition of Chicago's meatpacking district into a culinary mecca..
Bob Benenson
Aug 23, 20253 min read
Local Food Forum Featured in Natural Awakenings Chicago
LOCAL FOOD NEWS l Local Food Forum and Natural Awakenings Chicago are collaborating on a feature, Local Food Dispatch, which highlights regional event and food info
Bob Benenson
Aug 18, 20251 min read
Why Do I Photograph the Air Show? Because It's There
CHICAGO AIR AND WATER SHOW l Off-topic, but the Chicago Air and Water Show takes place right outside our apartment window. Love it or hate it, it's quite a photo opp
Bob Benenson
Aug 15, 20252 min read
Infatuated with Dining? Check the Lineup for Chicago's EEEEEATSCON
RESTAURANTS l EEEEEATSON, a food expo put on by The Infatuation restaurant site, is returning to Chicago Aug. 23-24. Worth going, but you have to have a Chase card
Bob Benenson
Aug 11, 20252 min read
How Fundraiser for National Mexican Art Museum Became So Spirited
CRAFT SPIRITS l Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art hosts a fundraiser focused on agave spirits. This Local Food Forum interview explains how this came about...
Bob Benenson
Jul 23, 20254 min read
Southside Market and Cafe Co-op Seeks Vendors for Summer Opening
FOOD AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT l Southside Market and Cafe Cooperative is scheduled to open this summer in Chicago's Chatham community, and they are seeking vendors..
bob51386
Jul 10, 20251 min read
Herons & Goslings & Ducklings Are a Few of My Favorite Things
NATURE l North Pond is one of my happiest Chicago places. A bird sanctuary, it is always a refuge amidst the big city's bustle. But it comes most to life in spring...
Bob Benenson
May 28, 20251 min read
Chicago Did Its Usual Bang-Up Job Welcoming the Outdoor Season
CHICAGO FIREWORKS l Memorial Day is Chicago's unofficial start to the summer outdoor season... and the the twice-weekly Navy Pier fireworks through Labor Day...
Bob Benenson
May 25, 20251 min read
Honk If You Love Goslings
NATURE l Chicago's annual goose population explosion is under way. A trip to the local bird sanctuary on a beautiful Sunday turned up a major increase in the number of fluffy goslings
Bob Benenson
May 12, 20251 min read
Spring at North Pond: Refuge in the City Comes to Life Again
NATURE IN CHICAGO l North Pond is a bird sanctuary in Chicago's Lincoln Park, providing beauty and serenity amid the big city's bustle. Enjoy a photo essay of North Pond as it burst to life in spring
Bob Benenson
Apr 30, 20252 min read
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