Lynette Smith
December Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
Community Tavern’s Chocolate Baked Alaskas
What could be a more dramatic tableside presentation than torching individual baked Alaskas?
Niche Gifts From Niche Museums
Look beyond the city’s biggest institutes to find something for those with an appetite for the eccentric.
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago: December 2023
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month
British Invasion
A new crop of pubs are elevating the genre with fancy pot pies, tea cocktails, and an epic sticky toffee pudding.
Irish Brew
The long-awaited Guinness Open Gate Brewery has landed in the West Loop. Here’s what you need to know.
No Quiet in the Library
As she ends her American Library Association term, Tracie D. Hall warns against efforts to hinder our access to books.
Dinner Drama
This season’s tableware doubles as decoration.