Cook County Lifestyle
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Geneva's Alain Roby writes new desserts cookbookDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - He has two world records, countless honors in the international culinary world and has baked for kings and presidents, yet Alain Roby managed a first this year. He wrote...
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Gin Blossoms to headline New Year's Eve Rock 'n' Roll BallDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - The Gin Blossoms, who produced a string of huge hits in the 1990s, will headline the annual New Year's Eve Rock 'n' Roll Ball in Rosemont. In addition to the Gin Blossom...
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Hold the champagne: New Year's Eve events for the whole familyDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Just because your kids are likely to be snoozing by midnight doesn't mean you can't share some New Year's Eve excitement with them. Parties throughout the Chicago area o...
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Best bets: Viennese NYE, Hard Rock Christmas, last NutcrackerDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Viennese NYE Conductor Kirk Muspratt and the New Philharmonic usher in the New Year with traditional American and Austrian waltzes, polkas and more music in the concert ...
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Pastry chef flying high with new shopDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - To hear his grandmother tell it, Joshua Baudin was destined to work in the kitchen. As a youngster, he would hang on her apron strings, never swiping a cookie from the j...
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Lisa Krupiarz makes Ham StrataDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - At home Lisa Krupiarz prefers simple, healthy meals, but at Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights she lets her eighth graders go wild, in a controlled sort of way. ...
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Local auditionsDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - • The Annual Prairie Crossing Cookie Walk and Craft Market seeks vendors and volunteers for its "A Safe Place" benefit event from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at Byro...
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Inspi(Red) bistro and winery heating up ElginDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Wine, great food, warm space, wine, friendly staff, reasonable prices and, oh, did I mention wine? Red Bar Winery & Bistro wraps all this together in a tasty package and...
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Director Dominic Missimi enjoys his steady role at Marriott theaterDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - In his career, director Dominic Missimi had done three other productions of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's "My Fair Lady," the classic 1956 musical about a cranky...
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Best bets: Nutcrackers of the week, dog show, The Met in HDDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Nutcrackers of the week Two vital versions of Tchaikovsky's classic Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker" play in Lake and DuPage Counties this weekend. Civic Ballet of Chi...