Elmhurst Lifestyle
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Luxury hotels offer perks from bath butlers to BentleysJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Yes, the rich are different than the rest of us. They get better hotel perks. But even middle-class slobs can live like the rich for a night at one of Chicago's luxury h...
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'Goodbye Girl' drowns in schmaltzJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Look up "grit" in the dictionary and you just might find a picture of Bernie Yvon, a Chicago-area performer who epitomizes "trouper." A nasty bout of laryngitis left Yvo...
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Great chairs, not much patternJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - It's always informative to see how designers redo and decorate their own homes. The pros featured in the January/February Metropolitan Home obviously spend a lot of time...
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Just what the D.O.C. orderedJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - I'll get this out of the way right now: I've never been to a wine bar. Because of that, I wasn't quite sure what to expect with D.O.C. My guess was it would be along the...
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A closer look at our 2007 Cooks of the YearJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Comfort food is in such demand today that it graces menus in many of the newest, and sometimes priciest, restaurants in the Chicago area. Meatloaf and pot roast nachos a...
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Just because you're busy doesn't mean you're not working outDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - If there was ever a season of excuses, this is it. It's too cold to workout. I'm too busy with holiday preparations. Traffic was crazy because of the snow and now the gy...
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Visual aspect a key ingredient in chef's approachDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Growing up stocking grocery shelves and accompanying his father to produce and fish markets pointed John Ayaleanos toward a culinary career early in life. He started out...
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Simpsons to slasher can stuff those stockingsDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Christmas is a week away, and the movie studios are releasing a slew of stocking-stuffers today. Let's get to it: "The Simpsons Movie" -- Like many "Simpsons" fans, I wa...
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Hamptons of Hinsdale ahead of scheduleDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Construction at the The Hamptons of Hinsdale is pushing forward, putting the development ahead of schedule. The Hamptons of Hinsdale is a townhouse and condominium commu...
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Critic's notebookDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Here is a look at currently running plays recently reviewed by the Daily Herald. "Altar Boyz," Drury Lane Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. This high-...