Bongo Room’s 25th Anniversary for the Chicago Tribune
Full disclosure: I worked at the Bongo Room for much of my twenties, and it was one of the best jobs I have ever had. However, that doesn't take away from the incredible feat of the owners, John Latino and Derrick Robles, successfully…
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Crain’s Best New Event Spaces 2018
This was my second year doing the Best New Event Spaces story for Crain's Chicago Business, and it's one of my favorites. It's a beast of a feature, for sure. But I love being able to chat with entrepreneurs about what drives them and how…
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Crain’s Best New Event Spaces 2017
It was such an honor — and so much fun — to work on this feature for Crain's Chicago Business. It's a list of the city's best new event spaces, and it involved visiting so many incredible spaces. Narrowing it down to the strongest,…
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Splash: Stephen Colbert
I've adored Stephen Colbert since he was Mr. Noblet on "Strangers with Candy," and now I'm a devoted fan of "The Colbert Report." I got to interview him for a Splash story, and as you'd expect, he was incredibly smart, witty and charming.…
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Splash: Olivia Wilde
You know those kind of interviews where every single thing the person says is gold? That was Olivia. She's intelligent, witty, enthusiastic, well-read, and has a great outlook on life and her career. This was for a Splash story in…
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Splash: Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Theaster Gates
For this Splash story in early 2014, I sat down with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Theaster Gates, one of the most inspiring artists in the world. The two are working together to organically improve Chicago neighborhoods using art. Such an…
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Tasting Table: Telegraph
I chatted with Jeremy Quinn, the sommelier of Telegraph in Logan Square, who gave a list of his favorite winter wines for a Tasting Table piece in late…
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Michigan Avenue Magazine: Ikram
I've had the privilege of interviewing Ikram Goldman several times, and she's one of my favorite people in Chicago. For this Michigan Avenue magazine piece, she talked me through her then-new, three-story boutique, which is easily one of…
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Splash: The Gage restaurant
A piece on The Gage, a Chicago restaurant that has Irish roots but stirs in other culinary influences from around the…
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Splash: Stephanie Izard
The "Top Chef" champ is a culinary force, and I talked with her for a 2013 Splash cover story while she was putting the finishing touches on her second restaurant, Little…
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