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The Kim Sisters’ nightclub act of American standards was a big hit with crowds at the Edgewater Beach Hotel’s Polynesian Village, where the trio performed in 1960.

From the McGuire Sisters to the Chordettes (remember “Mr. Sandman”?) to

later acts like the Shirelles, the Ronettes, and the Supremes, girl groups ruled

the airways in the 1950s and ’60s, and Chicago saw dozens of these performers

pass through the city in their quest for musical stardom. The most unlikely suc-

cess story among them might just have been The Kim Sisters.

Born in Seoul, the talented trio—sisters Ai-ja and Sook-ja and their cousin

Min-ja—together played more than 20 musical instruments and frst gained

attention by entertaining American GIs stationed in Seoul during the Korean

War with renditions of feel-good American tunes like “Ole Buttermilk Sky”

and “Candy and Cake.” The performers particularly impressed a soldier from

small-town Marengo, Illinois, named Bob McMackin, who offered to be their

manager. Encouraged by their early success, The Kim Sisters, with McMackin’s

help, made their way to the States, bringing a fresh look and sound with their

quirky takes on American pop standards. The act landed in Las Vegas—and hit

it big. By 1959, the singers had signed their frst booking: a four-week running

show at the Thunderbird Hotel, followed by a residency at the Stardust Hotel,

where The Ed Sullivan Show was flming. The trio auditioned for Sullivan’s show,

made it on, and returned to the show a whopping 24 times.

On tour in Chicago in 1960, the trio graced the stages of the old Edgewater

Beach Hotel and the Gate of Horn folk club on the near North Side and gained

a devoted following. (A Chicago Tribune article publicizing their Chicago show

dates notes, “Chicago has become [a] second home to them—one of their liveli-

est numbers is the song ‘Chicago, My Home Town.’”) Not bad for three young

women in a foreign country who didn’t speak a single word of English when they

arrived, aside from the song lyrics they had memorized. As Min-ja explained

in a 2011 interview, the language barrier ultimately didn’t matter to their fans.

“They just loved us,” she said. “Our pronunciation was bad, but they knew the

melody and always said, ‘More, more, more!’” MA

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and Amy Olson. Women’s jewelry provided by Bella

Colletta. Hair styled by John Gialluisi and style team: Rico

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16 // front runner

36 // Letter from the editor-in-Chief

38 // Letter from the President & PubLisher

40 // …Without Whom this issue WouLd not have been PossibLe

42 // the List

85 // invited

style

49 // G-forCeGucci’s new creative director,

Alessandro Michele, reinvigorates

the label while remaining true to

its heritage.

52 // briLLiantLy boLdWhen it comes to fne jewelry

this season, more truly is more.

56 // styLe sPotLiGht DSquared2 celebrates 20 years of

cutting-edge collections; customiz-

able Burberry scarves; and architec-

tural clutches stand out this fall.

58 // roCk on! Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the face of

Bulgari, talks about the jeweler’s

latest dazzling collection.

60 // Life of the Party Event wiz Tom Kehoe shares the

inspirations that kick his soirée

senses into overdrive.

62 // antique oPuLenCe Glittering vintage pins provide an

exquisite accent to any fall outft.

64 // in the Zone Swiss watchmakers are creating

timepieces that help us time our days

with the world in mind.

112allusions of grandeur

romantic lace and gleaming brocade lend

this season’s eveningwear an otherworldly glamour.

dress, Valentino ($14,000). Saks Fifth Avenue,

700 N. Michigan Ave., 312-944-6500;

saks.com. White-gold rose dior Bagatelle

diamond earrings, Dior Fine Jewelry ($18,000).

Saks Fifth Avenue, see above; dior.com.

silver and red Vibrante ring, Lalique ($275).

Merchandise Mart, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza,

312-867-1787; lalique.com

contents november 2015


TASTE

95 // Back to Siena

Fabio Viviani follows up his

hit Siena Tavern with another

delectable Italian destination.

98 // cuiScene

Nigella Lawson’s latest cookbook

may be her most personal; and trendy

tipples tempt with smoky favors.

100 // Sound BiteS

Jaime Laurita talks touring with

Madonna; and Rick Bayless and

Steve Dolinsky savor the success

of their podcast partnership.

102 // taSte Spotlight

Bernie’s Lunch & Supper debuts in

River North; white truffe season;

and holiday desserts get a twist.

CULTURE

69 // Merry Making

Renée Fleming lights up the Lyric

Opera stage in The Merry Widow.

70 // out & aBout

The Field Museum’s epic new

Greek history exhibit; and

the city’s cabaret scene heats

up as the temps go down.

72 // gloBal gallery

Chicago art afcionados are gearing

up for Art Basel in Miami Beach.

78 // culture Spotlight

Twyla Tharp celebrates 50 years

of dance; The Ventriloquists

Convention; and three off-kilter

holiday delights take the stage.

80 // Soul Survivor

CreatiVets empowers veterans

to share their war experiences

through art.

95back to siena

bar siena serves up scrumptious italian-infected food with cocktails to match.

78culture spotlight

twyla tharp celebrates 50 fabulous years of dance with a tour that comes to chicago this month.

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FEATURES

106 // The Ice Man

He’s won three Stanley Cups, two

Olympic gold medals, and the

Conn Smythe trophy, but as far

as Blackhawk Duncan Keith is

concerned, he’s just getting started.

By J.P. Anderson

Photography by Shane McCauley

112 // allusIons

of Grandeur

It’s a new age of magnifcence this

season as fashion goes opulent.

Photography by Daniela Federici

121 // sTaTes of MInd

As Alzheimer’s disease reaches

epidemic proportions, Princess

Yasmin Aga Khan strives to raise

awareness in honor of her mother,

Hollywood legend Rita Hayworth.

By J.P. Anderson

106the ice man

Duncan Keith shares what’s up next for the Blackhawks—and why he’s slightly envious

of some of his teammates.

Jacket, Salvatore Ferragamo ($5,850). 645 N. Michigan Ave., 312-397-0464; ferragamo.com.

Shirt, Rag & Bone ($350). Bloomingdale’s, 900 N.

Michigan Ave., 312-440-4460; bloomingdales.com. trousers,

Theory ($275). Bloomingdale’s, see above. herringbone scarf, Porsche Design

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HAUTE PROPERTY

131 // The ComebaCk king

After a recession-driven rough

patch, James Letchinger is back

on top with the highest-end

building to ever hit Chicago.

134 // The arT of

CommerCe

The landmark Three Arts Club

building starts a new chapter as

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THE GUIDE

141 // miChigan

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You’ll be 101 percent in the know after

consulting our bible of elite dining,

nightlife, and shopping destinations.

GOLD COASTING

160 // We are noT amused

Now that the city of Chicago’s

famously steep taxes apply even

to amusements like Netfix

and Spotify, what’s next?

Duncan KeithPhotography by

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Styling by Faye PowerGrooming by

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Ofelia Suar-Feher at Mario Tricoci

Video by Anthony Pearson

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Sweater, Belstaff ($1,295). Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; neimanmarcus.com

131the comeback kingJames Letchinger promises a new luxury high-rise the likes of which chicago has never seen.

141the guideWith dishes like citrus-cured sea trout, c chicago has become one of the hottest seafood spots in town.

134the art of commercerh unveils a stunning renovation of the gold coast’s three arts club.

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on my radar

With its preholiday anticipation, freplace-

friendly temperatures, and comfort-food

feasts, November just might be my favorite

month. Here are three ways I’ll be spending it.

1. Catching holiday shows ranging from the classic

(Goodman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol) to the

quirky (The Ruffans’ Burning Bluebeard).

2. Warming up at one of my new neighborhood hang-

outs, Andersonville hot spot Cantina 1910, which

serves up cocktails like the gin-based Kansas Katie.

3. Exploring the Rebuild Foundation’s just-

opened Stony Island Arts Bank, particularly

the stunning Johnson Publishing Archive

room—a book lover’s dream.

Pooling our resources: Hanging with cover star Duncan Keith in the restored Tank pool area at the Chicago Athletic Association during his photo shoot.

In my 15 years as a ChICago journalIst, I’ve written countless

stories and interviewed a gamut of inspiring figures, from passionate philan-

thropists and powerhouse CEOs to Hollywood icons and world-class athletes (like our

current cover star, 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs MVP Duncan Keith). But no story I’ve

worked on has hit as close to home as this month’s feature on the state of Alzheimer’s

disease in the US.

My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s three years ago. He still lives at home

and recognizes our immediate family, but he has little sense of time or place and

exists in a perpetual state of confusion. “When are we going home?” has become a

constant question, even though he’s standing in the kitchen of the house he and my

mother have lived in for 45 years.

One consolation is that my family isn’t alone—not by a long shot. Some 5.3 million

Americans are suffering from the disease, and it has made caregivers of millions

more. As the numbers rise, the fght against Alzheimer’s has become ever more

urgent, and few have been as crucial to that fght as Princess Yasmin Aga Khan. The

daughter of Hollywood legend Rita Hayworth, Princess Yasmin has spent the past

three decades raising awareness (and millions of dollars) through the Rita Hayworth

Galas in Chicago and New York. With National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness

Month and National Caregiver Month both falling in November, it’s the perfect time

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the good of others. Because although there may not be a cure for Alzheimer’s disease

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Web 2.0, we live in an era of unprecedented

visibility. Every moment, from the mundane

to the monumental, is snapped and shared

for the world to see. These days, chances are

good that my Twitter and Facebook followers

can recite my social and travel calendar as

well as I can. (Who can blame me for tweet-

ing out a @ChicagoCut porterhouse pic?)

Simply put, transparency is the currency of

our time. So it’s nice when a piece of cultural

ephemera has some mystique—like our recur-

ring editorial feature, The List, which, since its

debut in our September 2008 issue, has baffed

readers. Rightfully so: The seemingly random

compilation of bold-faced names (see page 42)

offers no discernible rhyme, reason, or sup-

porting context as to why, say, a local design

connoisseur will be singled out next to a

country music chart-topper (as happened with

Chicagoan Tom Kehoe and star crooner Toby

Keith in our September 2015 issue). But you

can be sure that within the walls of Michigan

Avenue magazine’s offces, every name goes

through a sophisticated vetting process before

being added to that issue’s elite roster.

Every issue I receive phone calls, e-mails,

and texts questioning the logic and origin of

The List. The answer I give to those inquir-

ing? If you’ve made The List, you’re doing

something big. You’ll see that pattern when

we toast past selections at our inaugural List

party on November 4 at Prime & Provisions. I

can’t guarantee with whom you’ll be rub-

bing shoulders, but I encourage you to comb

through back copies to begin guessing some

of the honorees who will be on hand.

Here’s a worthy List pick: Duncan Keith,

the star Blackhawks defenseman who has

helped bring three Stanley Cups to Chicago in

the past six seasons. We’ll toast his November

cover later this month with a fête that seems to

be an appropriate fnale to a year that brought

him the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Now, can someone nominate me for The List?

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clockwise from left: My wife, Sharon (center), and I took one last spin on Navy Pier’s famous Ferris wheel with Mark Thompson, Amy Cowen, and Navy Pier president and CEO Marilynn Gardner; Michigan Avenue Editor-in-Chief J.P. Anderson and I joined Megan Bueschel, senior vice president and CMO of Mario Tricoci Hair Salons & Day Spas, and Mario Tricoci himself to crown the winner of the seventh annual Mario, Make Me a Model competition; keeping it clean at the Studio 41 Home Design showroom with Kathleen Henson, Jennifer Sutton Brieva, and Erica Strama during the Destination Kohler food and wine soirée.

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NEIL BURGERphotographer

Credentials: Food photographer

Neil Burger freelances as a digital-

asset manager for businesses and

photographers while shooting

for clients like McDonald’s and

Celestial Seasonings. Behind

the story: “I knew that working

with Fabio Viviani would be a

real pleasure [“Back to Siena,”

page 95]. His beautifully prepared

food—and stunning good looks—

made my job all too easy.” Family

trait: “My father owned a printing

company in the South Loop and

was a professional photographer

himself. He instilled in me a love

of photography.” Seasonal plans:

“Every November my family

and I take a trip to Door County

in northern Wisconsin and

stay at the same small bed-and-

breakfast nestled among the local

maple, elm, and spruce trees.”

LISA SKOLNIKwriter

Credentials: Lisa Skolnik has

written for dozens of major

newspapers and magazines and

authored 15 books. She was born

in zip code 60615, grew up in

60637 and 60625, raised four chil-

dren in 60613, and now lives in

60657. Behind the story: “James

Letchinger is an incredibly hum-

ble, egalitarian guy, which I think

is the secret to his success [“The

Comeback King,” page 131]. He

listens to people, is always ready

to lend a helping hand, and is

so collaborative with his part-

ners.” Cold-weather clothing:

“Down! I love the fact that it’s utili-

tarian, lightweight, and can be so

chic done right.” Seasonal plans:

“I love the Lyric Opera and have

been a subscriber since 1979. And

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MONICA KASS ROGERS writer

Credentials: Food and spirits

journalist Monica Kass Rogers

has written cover stories and col-

umns for six sections of the Chicago

Tribune, business news for Crain’s

Chicago Business, and columns

for WebMD and Women’s Wear

Daily. She also writes about art and

photography for Communication

Arts magazine. Behind the

story: “I have so much respect for

the enthusiasm that these long-

established chefs have for rolling

up their sleeves and getting pri-

mal, basic, and dirty as they bring

back these centuries-old cooking

techniques [“Old Flames,” page

96].” Seasonal plans: “I’ve just

launched my fi ne-art letterpress

printing business, Little Blue Press,

with gorgeous antique Heidelberg

and Chandler and Price presses.”

RACHEL FELDERwriter

Credentials: Rachel Felder is a

New York–based writer whose

work has appeared in The New

York Times and Travel + Leisure,

among other publications. Her

third book, Insider Brooklyn, is

being published by HarperCollins

next June. Behind the story:

“Alessandro Michele [“G-Force,”

page 49] is such an inspiring

designer. He has an incredible

understanding of Gucci’s DNA

and is using that to infuse his

extremely modern designs with

a sense of history and heritage.”

Favorite piece: “I have been

Gucci-obsessed since my fi rst

purchase from the brand: a tiny,

lipstick-red patent-leather satchel

with a bamboo handle from Tom

Ford’s fi rst collection. My week-

end uniform usually includes a

well-worn pair of Gucci sneakers.”

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G-ForceAs Gucci unveils A sleekly renovAted chicAGo flAGship, new creAtive director AlessAndro Michele works to reinviGorAte the lAbel while remAininG true to its heritAGe. by rachel felder

Although he was appointed creative director of

Gucci only earlier this year, Alessandro Michele

is anything but a newcomer to the iconic luxury

label. Working as part of the brand’s design team

since 2002, Michele has an inherent understand-

ing of Gucci’s delicate, covetable balance of

heritage details, modern tailoring, opulent materi-

als, and a healthy dose of self-assured sex appeal.

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Gucci’s new creative director, Alessandro

Michele, backstage in Milan before the debut

of his runway collection for Fall/Winter 2015–16,

his first for the brand.

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For his frst collection, Michele

created pieces with a vintage

feel—fowy, ’70s-inspired fower-

patterned dresses, silk blouses tied

at the neck with an unstructured,

slender bow—but a sensibility that’s

undeniably modern. Also included

is a range of standout coats and neat

trouser suits that are practical (par-

ticularly as extra-chic offce wear)

and ever-so-slightly androgynous

without being excessively struc-

tured or serious. “I wanted to

interpret an attitude, not a silhou-

ette, through a perspective that

blurs the masculine/feminine divide

and champions the youthful energy

and natural confdence of today’s

urbanites,” Michele explains.

That natural confdence applies

to the collection’s accessories as

well, with fabulously Rat Pack-esque

black fat loafers, sturdy thick belts,

and boxy handbags with a hint of

a Royal Tenenbaums–meets–Bianca

Jagger vibe. Most are punctuated

with exactly what you’d expect

from this distinctive brand: bold

trademark hardware, like chunky

horsebits and oversize metal G’s,

that looks as fresh now as it has

for decades. 900 N. Michigan Ave.,

312-664-5504; gucci.com MA

“I wanted to Interpret

an attItude,

not a sIlhouette.”

—alessandro michele

Gucci’s boutique on North Michigan Avenue has long been a

mainstay on the city’s luxe shopping scene; thanks to a recent

renovation and expansion, it’s even more alluring.

The boutique has been enlarged to include a second foor and

now covers an expansive 10,000-plus square feet, offering clothing

for men and women, jewelry, childrenswear, beauty products, and—

this being Gucci—particularly fabulous shoes and handbags.

The updated design of the store is sleek and luxurious, similar to

what you might expect to fnd in a luxury apartment in the center

of Rome or Milan: strategically comfortable velvet-upholstered

seating, marble-inlaid foors in an almost 3-D pattern, and vividly

colored carpets. There’s also a wide wall displaying a huge array of

covetable handbags, with choices appropriate for any occasion.

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As the mercury drops,

Chicagoans know that the

ultimate fall staple is a great

coat. This season, Alessandro

Michele’s versions nod to the

1970s with feminine silhouettes

that transform otherwise

masculine styles in an array of

bold fabrics and colors:

Models walk the runway during the finale of the Fall/Winter 2015–16 show. left: Michele mixes delicate pleats with soft metallics for his debut collection.

In a soft shade of camel that’s unusu-

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Michele’s warm wool double-breasted

trench has the added panache of a

delicately pleated back.

An oversize wool jacket offers a chic

alternative to a longer coat, with

the option of layering a cozy sweater

underneath on blustery days.

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coat becomes an of-the-moment state-

ment piece, in a rich wool jacquard

that features a prominent losanga, or

diamond-shaped, print.

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clockwise from left: Happy Sport Collection timepiece,

Chopard (price on request). Neiman Marcus, 737 N.

Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; neimanmarcus.com. Ruby

and diamond ring, Harry Winston (price on request).

55 E. Oak St., 312-705-1820; harrywinston.com. Metropolis

Sol ring, Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry ($2,880). Marshall

Pierce, 29 E. Madison St., Ste. 600, 312-372-2415;

ivankatrumpjewelry.com. Swing ring, Vhernier ($29,000).

Neiman Marcus, see above. Cartier Paris Nouvelle

Vague ring, Cartier (price on request). 630 N. Michigan Ave., 312-266-7440; cartier.us. Delos

bracelets, square ($11,500) and round ($7,400), Hermès. 25 E. Oak St., 312-787-8175; hermes.com. Brilliant pavé-

diamond watch, Jacob & Co. ($48,000). Geneva Seal,

112 E. Oak St., 312-944-3100; genevaseal.com. Earrings, Butani (price on request).

butani.com. L’Heure Du Diamant collection

earrings, Chopard (price on request). Neiman Marcus,

see above; chopard.com. Dress, Versace ($2,125).

versace.com. Clutch, Rauwolf ($990). Barneys New York,

15 E. Oak St., 312-587-1700; barneys.com. Boxes, Ralph

Lauren ($95 each). 750 N. Michigan Ave., 312-280-1655;

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clockwise from top left: Horsebit bracelet, Gucci

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312-664-5504; gucci.com. Tank Louis Cartier watch, Cartier

(price on request). 630 N. Michigan Ave., 312-266-7440;

cartier.us. Victoria necklace, Pomellato ($39,100). 41

E. Oak St., 312-649-9720; pomellato.com. Horsebit

necklace, Gucci Fine Jewelry ($9,950). see above. Cartier Paris Nouvelle Vague ring, Cartier (price on request).

see above. Horsebit ring ($11,500) and Beverly Horsebit

bracelet ($22,000), Gucci Fine Jewelry. see above.

Seamaster Aqua Terra watch, Omega ($42,600). 909 N.

Michigan Ave., 312-291-9412; omegawatches.com. Onyx

and diamond earrings, Cartier (price on request). see above.

Pirouette ring, Vhernier ($33,800). Neiman Marcus,

737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; neimanmarcus.com. Dress,

Narciso Rodriguez ($1,995). Neiman Marcus, see above. Clutch, Valextra ($1,680).

Barneys New York, 15 E. Oak St., 312-587-1700; barneys.com.

Parfum, Chanel ($160 for 6.8 oz.). 935 N. Michigan Ave.,

312-787-5500; chanel.com. Box, Tory Burch ($395).

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Chicagoans this time of

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accessory is getting an up-

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The British label is letting

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color palette. Also, the

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and dinner jackets available

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The stunning new coffee-table book Graff

(Rizzoli; $95) stylishly chronicles the work

of famed gemologist Laurence Graff, whose

techniques have revolutionized the world of dia-

monds. Featuring more than 200 pages of pho-

tography, as well as a foreword by Vogue’s Suzy

Menkes, the book is alluring and also altruistic:

All proceeds benefi t Facet, Graff’s charitable

foundation, which supports the well-being of

people in sub-Saharan Africa, the area where

the company sources many of its stones. 103 E.

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This year marks the 20th anniversary

of DSquared2, whose fashion-forward

styles have been spotted everywhere

from Madonna’s music videos to cat-

walks worldwide—and to honor the

milestone, the brand’s founders, identi-

cal twins Dean and Dan Caten, have

created a landmark Fall/Winter collec-

tion. ICON pays homage to the label’s

“greatest hits” from the past two decades

(think embellished jackets, voluminous

parkas, and fringe bags), channeling

the edgy aesthetic that has garnered

DSquared2 a cult following that includes

Justin Timberlake and Lenny Kravitz.

“We design for people who want to feel

different and a little bit out of the box,”

says Dan. Given that the offerings range

from tailored tuxedo jackets and lumber-

jack prints for men to colorful ponchos

for women, it’s clear that the brothers

have plenty of inspiration to spare. Saks

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944-6500; dsquared2.com MA

Cityscapes inspire this

season’s architectural clutches.

fall-ready

TAKING HOLD

on the go

Lee Savage ($1,850). Barneys New

York, 15 E. Oak St., 312-587-1700; barneys.com

Jill Haber ($1,195). Ikram, 15 E. Huron St.,

312-587-1000; jillhaber.com

Loewe ($1,050). Barneys New York, 15 E. Oak St.,

312-587-1700; barneys.com

Eddie Borgo ($1,190). Ikram, 15 E. Huron St.,

312-587-1000; eddieborgo.com

Victoria Beckham ($1,495). Barneys New York, 15 E. Oak St., 312-587-1700; barneys.com


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sundial face in homage to the jeweler’s Roman heritage, the timepiece—whose linked bracelet draws inspiration from the label’s iconic Serpenti line—boasts a playful pop of

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many of her best childhood memories, growing up in Tu-rin, are connected with them.

The new collection takes inspiration from Italy’s land-scape splendor, specifcally the Renaissance garden conceits that infuenced horticultural style for centuries, says Lucia Silvestri, creative director for Bulgari. Intricate parterre and swirling fowerbed pat-terns defne a pavé necklace, Sparkling Hearts; another masterpiece, Magical Refec-tion, pays homage to the water artistry of the terraces at Villa Lante, a Mannerist garden in central Italy, with faw-less pear-shaped diamonds. Renaissance gardens had their special hideaways, where the most exquisite fowers

bloomed, which prompted Bulgari to create Secret Gar-den, a gem bouquet necklace with rubellite, tanzanite, citrine, and other vivid stones.

For Bruni-Sarkozy jew-elry has always been much more than a luxury item. “It represents a world of feelings, wonderful memories, and a little nostalgia, too,” she says, recalling gifts given to her by her family and husband, as well as the care she took to fnd the right pieces for state occasions while frst lady of France. “Jewelry is always related to special moments in life.” As for her favorite gem, Bruni-Sarkozy says diplo-matically that she likes both diamonds and colored stones, then adds with a wink, “Even if you’re a woman and not a girl anymore, diamonds are your best friend. It’s a good title for a song, actually. I should write it, don’t you think?” MA

arenas. While very much the modern woman juggling a megawatt career, high-profle spouse (rumored to have his eye on the Élysée Palace again), and children, she comes across more as thought-ful artiste than boldfacer and is quick to express a distinct appreciation for the aesthetics of Europe’s lavish past. Bruni-Sarkozy once mused that if she could go back in time, it would be to Florence during the days of the Medici, which makes her third campaign for Bulgari, Italian Gardens, the name of the jewelry house’s latest Haute Joaillerie line, a particularly resonant one. “Gardens are one of the most beautiful things mankind has created,” she says, noting that

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Tom Kehoe (INSET) fi nds inspiration for his stunning events in luxe window displays and at retailers like DreamHome.

In ANY EventFive tips from Tom

Kehoe for hosting an

unforgettable fête.

1. Cater to your guests.“Know their likes and dislikes,

what they will fi nd funny, and

what will trigger them.”

2. Create an experience.“Don’t just view it as a

gathering; you have to view it as

a gift. So create an experience.”

3. Make things easy.“Think of every detail, from

the ease of guests getting there.”

When Kehoe hosts dinner parties,

he offers valet parking and orders

Ubers for departing guests.

4. Welcomediverse crowds.To keep things interesting, Kehoe

advises inviting a mixed group.

“Bring in your true, core friends,

and then bring in some that

you want to get to know [with]

different mind-sets that your

guests will enjoy meeting.”

5. Stimulate the senses.“Think through your whole

party: Am I giving visual? Am

I giving tactile? Tactile can

be an unexpected tablecloth;

if it’s a winter party, make it

faux fur—something subtle

that people will touch.”

“I’m very inspired by

nature, and I love being

outside. Now I love the new

Maggie Daley Park (337 E.

Randolph St., 312-742-3918;

chicagoparkdistrict.com).

I walk my dog in Oz Park

(2021 N. Burling St.,

312-742-7898; chicagopark

district.com), and you can see

so many things in nature you

can turn into a glitzy party,

from the light that comes

through the trees to the way

the sun hits the leaves. All of

a sudden, you see something

that would be a great light

fi xture or a lighting effect. I’ll

take a picture, come back [to

our design center], and blend

gels to get the perfect color.

“In the Merchandise Mart,

I love DreamHome (222

Merchandise Mart Plaza,

Ste. 137, 312-527-7058;

dreamhome.designcenter.com).

It’s good inspiration for

entertaining because it’s

so over-the-top and luxe;

how can you not walk

away with an idea?

“I love window-shopping,

and Louis Vuitton (919 N.

Michigan Ave., 312-944-2010;

us.louisvuitton.com) and

Moncler (33 E. Oak St.,

312-361-8573; moncler.com)

have the best windows

[near] Michigan Avenue.

I love going in Bucktown,

Andersonville—all the

small stores—because they

have limited budgets for

their displays, and they

get really resourceful and

creative. I’ll see a dress in a

window and be like, ‘That’s

a great party,’ and turn it

into the overall colors, the

table linens, the texture on

the dance fl oor, [even the]

room environment.” MA

Life of the PartyAS HOLIDAY SEASON KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR, EVENT WIZ TOM EHOE SHARES THE CHICAGO INSPIRATIONS THAT KICK HIS SOIRÉE SENSES INTO OVERDRIVE. BY MEG MATHIS

Since launching Kehoe Designs 20 years ago,

Tom Kehoe has masterminded some of the most

over-the-top events in Chicago and beyond, from

Oprah’s farewell bash and Lollapalooza to the James

Beard Awards and the NFL Draft. His career high-

light? Designing a Halloween party for President

Obama at the White House. “We looked like the

Clampetts,” he says with a laugh, recalling having

to unpack a truckload of décor on the driveway of

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for a security inspec-

tion. Now the Lincoln Park resident is celebrating

the recent debut of The Geraghty (2520 S. Hoyne

Ave., 312-967-2520; thegeraghty.com), his grand new

event space in Pilsen. When he needs inspiration,

Kehoe fi nds plenty of it in the venue’s 25,000-square-

foot open-fl oor plan (“You can do anything to it,” he

enthuses)—as well as in Chicago, at some of his favor-

ite places around town.

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Vintage fashions are always in style—

and that’s why boutique owner Ikram

Goldman is so passionate about her favorite

recent fnd, a set of three gorgeous hand-

enameled brooches encrusted with diamonds,

rubies, emeralds, and sapphires. Discovered

through an antiques dealer, the ’50s-era pins

are a perfect fnishing touch, says Goldman,

and one of her most exciting pieces for fall.

“These are not your typical kind of jewelry

piece,” she says. “It’s not costume jewelry and

it’s not fne jewelry—it’s the combination of

both beauty and whimsy together. I see them

being worn in a multitude of ways: on a very

simple black dress, on a beautiful tailored

jacket, on a coat, as a black-tie piece. Each one

stands alone, but the three are really impactful

together. I also love that they’re butterfies and

dragonfies; there’s a fun element to the idea of

having something alive on you, something that

you’d normally be constantly blocking away—

unless, of course, they’re made of diamonds

and beautiful colorful stones like these.” MA

Antique OpulenceGlitterinG with Gemstones, these vintaGe pins provide an exquisite accent to any fall outfit, says chicaGo fashionista I ram Goldman. by j.p. anderson

photography by neil burger

Set of three brooches (price on request). Ikram,

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perspective is crucial. Today’s business deal-

ings often take place across multiple time

zones, making a world-timer watch a neces-

sity. A complex instrument to produce, the

world timer typically indicates the hour and

minutes in all 24 of the globe’s major time

zones, with some watches even telling the

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clockwise from left: From Louis Vuitton, the unusual Escale Time Zone watch ($7,700) indicates the time in 24 zones by means of colorful city and hour discs. This 39mm watch is powered by the automatic caliber LV 87, manufactured by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton, and features a steel case. Louis Vuitton, 919 N. Michigan Ave., 312-944-2010; us.louisvuitton.com

Montblanc pulls out all the stops with its Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum ($5,200). Powered by a self-winding mechanical movement made

in-house, this stainless steel watch has 42 hours of power reserve and indicates the time in 24 zones via a pusher at 8 o’clock, an integrated day/night display, and a map depicting the Northern Hemisphere. Montblanc, 900 N. Michigan Ave., 312-943-1200; montblanc.com

From Girard-Perregaux, this Traveller WW.TC watch ($18,300) is crafted in titanium with a black DLC (diamondlike carbon) coating. A 44mm watch with a self-winding mechanical movement made in-house, it offers the hour and minutes

in 24 time zones plus a day/night indicator, date and small seconds indicators, and chronograph functions. It is also water-resistant to 100 meters. Swiss Fine Timing, 645 N. Michigan Ave., 312-337-4700; girard-perregaux.com

This Frederique Constant Manufacture Worldtimer watch ($4,195) houses the 26-jewel automatic movement FC-718, made in-house in Switzerland, which indicates the date as well as the time around the world. Crafted in stainless steel, this 42mm watch

features 42 hours of power reserve and a navy-blue dial with a world map and luminous markers for night reading. Razny Jewelers, 1700 Green Bay Road, Highland Park, 847-432-5300; frederique-constant.com

Patek Philippe crafted this Ref. 5130R Men’s World Time watch ($44,000) in 18k rose gold with a silvery opaline dial and a guilloche center. It features 24 time zones as well as a 24-hour day/night indicator. C.D. Peacock, 4999 Old Orchard Center, Ste. N3, Skokie, 847-679-1837; patek.com

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Susan Stroman’s splashy staging of the operetta The Merry Widow arrives in Chicago after its premiere last season in New York. “She’s very visual and tuned in to movement,” says Renée Fleming (center) of the show’s director-choreographer.


Merry MakingSuperStar Soprano Renée Fleming lightS up the lyric opera Stage in The Merry WidoW.

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“In opera,” says Renée Fleming, “the lyric soprano is typically the victim.”

Little wonder, then, that the opera star is relishing the chance to play a very

different kind of heroine in the Lyric Opera’s The Merry Widow, opening

November 14 in an eye-popping production directed by Tony Award win-

ner Susan Stroman. As the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari, Fleming teases,

needles, and manipulates an admiring throng of gold-digging suitors, all

while threading her plush soprano through Franz Lehár’s often exquisite

melodies. “I’ve never really gotten to play a character like that,” she says.

“She really has the upper hand.”

Fleming has made a career out of trying new things, from putting out

an indie rock record (2010’s Dark Hope) to singing a Top 10 list for David

Letterman. It’s an approach that also defnes her tenure as the Lyric’s frst-

ever creative consultant. “Audience development—that’s my real passion,”

she says. “I have this philosophy that it’s hard to get new people in the house

even if we’re creating great opera. Word of mouth is certainly helpful, and

people will ideally bring their friends. But if we’re expanding in terms of

what we present, then there’s more to choose from. It can seem a little bit

more relevant.”

In that spirit, Fleming’s initiatives have included the company’s well-

received American musicals series and a collaboration with The Second

City. Later this fall, opera’s foremost multitasker sees the result of two

more projects she’s dreamt up: an operatic adaptation of Ann Patchett’s

award-winning novel Bel Canto, premiering at the Lyric on December 7,

and a recital of songs by Chicago jazz favorite Patricia Barber at the Harris

Theater on December 14. Says Fleming, “I think people like the novelty of

seeing collaborations that they wouldn’t otherwise see.” The Merry Widow

runs from November 14 to December 13 at Lyric Opera of Chicago. 20 N. Wacker

Dr., 312-827-5600; lyricopera.org MA

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LIFE IS A CABARET Warm up as the temps go down with a tour of Chicago’s sultry late-night entertainment scene. BY THOMAS CONNORS

Now that summer’s outdoor-

music fests are a faint

memory, it’s time to get

cozy in the kinds of clubs

that offer encounters of the

up-close kind.

At Davenport’s Piano Bar

(1383 N. Milwaukee Ave.;

773-278-1830; davenports

pianobar.com), you’ll

fi nd someone tickling the

ivories in the piano bar

while performers render

Cole Porter in the intimate

cabaret room. This

month’s roster includes

Laura Freeman, Beckie

Menzie, and Marianne

Murphy Orland present-

ing “The Evolution of the

Girl Groups,” a show that

swings from the Andrews

Sisters to The Bangles.

With “Monday Night

Live,” popular pre-curtain

dining spot Petterino’s (150

N. Dearborn St., 312-422-

0150; petterinos.com)

comes alive as an old-

school supper club, where

almost anyone might appear

on the bill. Because the

show takes place on nights

when theaters are dark, it’s

common for performers

from various productions

around town—Jersey

Boys, Dirty Dancing—to

make an appearance.

On November 16, cast

members from Porchlight

Music Theatre’s produc-

tion of Ain’t Misbehavin’

take a bow. Across the

river, Mastro’s Steakhouse

(520 N. Dearborn St.,

312-521-5100; mastros

restaurants.com) serves up

its own brand of late-night

entertainment. Versatile

vocalist Shana Petrone

is a regular, performing

Thursday through Saturday.

They’re selling more

than pizza atop Gino’s

East in River North. On the

third fl oor in The Comedy

Bar (500 N. LaSalle St.,

312-836-0499; comedy

barchicago.com), gams

and laughs are the spot-on

combo during The Wiggle

Room, a weekly show

featuring stand-up comics

and the world-famous

Chicago Starlets. With a

rotating roster of burlesque

dancers, comedians, and

magic acts, the late-night

variety show at Kiss Kiss

Cabaret (4707 N. Broadway,

773-867-1946; kisskiss

cabaret.com) at the Uptown

Underground hits all the

right notes. You can ogle a

little leg, have a laugh, and

wonder, How did he do that?


2. “This gold funerary mask

from Mycenae was discovered by archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. He was trying to link the Homeric poems to specifi c sites. Mycenae is where Agamemnon launched the Trojan War, and when Schliemann came across this he said, ‘I have gazed into the eyes of Agamemnon.’”

3. “This gold-plated diadem was the

crown of Philip II, who united the city-states of Greece,” says Parkinson. “When his son, Alexander the Great, took over, he [went on] to create an empire.” The piece features the “Herakles Knot,” marking the Macedonian king as a descendant of Zeus.

4. “During the Persian War, Leonidas, the

Spartan king, was horribly outnumbered. It’s said that before battle, the Persian king, Xerxes, told him, ‘We will blacken the skies with our arrows.’ And Leonidas replied, ‘And we will fi ght in the shade.’ This bust of Leonidas has the Spartan plume on top and ram tusks as part of the helmet. Pretty badass.”

5. “The last piece you’ll see is a marble

statue of Alexander the Great, depicting him as a god,” says Parkinson. While Pan (the god of the wilderness) is usually rendered as part goat, Alexander sports only horns and a tail.

1. “One of the stories we tell is the

discovery of the human individual,” relates William Parkinson, “and one of the earliest objects in the show is an amulet showing a person curled up, as if supplicating to the Gods.” The small stone object dates from 4800–4300 BC.

GREEK CULTUREAS THE FIELD MUSEUM EXPLORES 5,000 YEARS OF HELLENIC HISTORY WITH A MAJOR NEW EXHIBITION, ASSOCIATE CURATOR WILLIAM PAR INSON REVEALS FIVE ITEMS AT THE TOP OF HIS MUST-SEE LIST. BY THOMAS CONNORS

Celebrating the profound infl uence of Greek

culture on Western civilization, The Field

Museum’s landmark new show, “The Greeks:

From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great,”

draws from the collections of 21 Greek muse-

ums and features more than 500 objects, many

of which have never been seen outside Greece.

“It’s not an art show,” stresses associate curator

William Parkinson. “It’s about Greek culture,

using this material to comment on the evolution

of Greek politics, and economy, and ideology.”

With that in mind, Parkinson offers fi ve choice

pieces that illustrate the essence of the exhibi-

tion. “The Greeks” runs November 25 through

April 10, 2016, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., 312-922-

9410; fi eldmuseum.org. MA

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The Thomas Duncan Gallery will exhibit Sean Paul’s 2014 work SP003_5_ 65x35_2014 (far left) in the Positions sector at Art Basel in Miami Beach, while the Garth Greenan Gallery shows Rosalyn Drexler’s 1965 painting The Winner in the Survey sector.

Global GalleryArt AficionAdos Are geAring up for december’s Art BAsel in MiAMi BeAch, An internAtionAl nexus for Artists And other creAtive minds. by matt stewart

Since its launch in 2002, Art Basel in Miami Beach has become arguably the most prestigious and infuential art fair in the Americas. Last year’s installment saw more than 70,000 inter-national visitors descend on Miami for the four-day event, and this year’s edition promises to surpass that fgure, with 267 galleries from 31 countries exhibiting an estimated $3 billion worth of contemporary art from December 3 to 6.

The spectacular growth of Art Basel in Miami Beach is directly related to the health of global fnancial markets over the last few years, which has encouraged more collectors to invest in fne art, particularly in contemporary emerging art-ists. The postwar and contemporary segments of the art market accounted for 48 percent of all sales by value last year, according to the European Fine Art Foundation, and with the US repre-senting nearly 39 percent of the market by value, Art Basel’s American fair is at the epicenter of the international art world.

“The Americas have been paramount to the global art mar-ket for a long time,” says Noah Horowitz, recently appointed director Americas for Art Basel. “What we’re seeing now is the proliferation of dynamic regional art scenes across the Americas. All of these places are developing culturally in such unique and interesting ways, fostering local talent, begetting new galleries, and nurturing emerging collectors—feeding cre-ativity and renewed energy into the larger ecosystem.”

Horowitz promises to bring vivacity to Art Basel in Miami Beach, something he proved quite adept at as director of New York’s prestigious Armory Show. “I will oversee the Miami Beach show while also dedicating much of my time to engaging with the art scene and its key players across the Americas,” he says. “I’ll be working to further strengthen relationships with collectors, museums, and institutions across the region, while NOAH HOROWITZ

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top left: Sem Titulo (1953) by Roberto Burle Marx will be exhibited by Bergamin & Gomide in the Survey sector at this year’s Art Basel in Miami Beach. above: Wang Jinsong’s Glory and Dream (1993) will be shown by Beijing Art Now Gallery

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left: Black Wheel, Bouquet, and Tim Buckley by Keren Cytter, as seen in her 2015 Siren video installation at MCA Chicago. Cytter is represented by Noga Gallery, and her work will be exhibited in the Nova sector.

also creating new opportunities for galleries and

their artists, not only in Miami Beach but also

throughout Art Basel’s global activities.”

Marc Spiegler, the director of Art Basel, is

enthusiastic about what Horowitz will contribute

to the fair. “Noah has demonstrated a deep under-

standing of the art world, especially in the United

States and Latin America,” Spiegler says. “With

him on board, Art Basel will be able to engage even

more with emerging and established collectors, as

well as our galleries throughout the Americas.”

Art Basel is well known for bringing artists and

works from some of the world’s most venerable

galleries to its fairs. Less well known is how much

effort the organization puts into presenting small

independent galleries and the new artists they rep-

resent, as well as established artists who may be

familiar to art-world insiders but who lack expo-

sure in the marketplace.

“We have introduced sectors that are specif-

cally designed for younger galleries and that are

subsidized by the fair,” Spiegler explains. “In

addition, we also have sectors that are dedicated

to single-project booths, giving new and younger

artists and galleries the opportunity to participate

in the show. These sectors are designed to be more

experimental than the main Galleries sector. We

created the Survey sector in Miami Beach last

year, as we noticed that there was a real interest in

looking back at more historical positions, artists

who had been overlooked by the market but that

other artists and connoisseurs kept returning to.

And then, of course, there is the continued surge

of so-called ‘digital native’ artists, who now have

really come into their own.”

What is Horowitz most looking forward to at

his frst Art Basel in Miami Beach? “I’m very

excited about Nova, which provides younger gal-

leries with a platform to present new work by up

to three artists,” he says. “We have several frst-

time exhibitors, including Ignacio Liprandi Arte

Contemporáneo from Buenos Aires, presenting

work by Nicolás Bacal, Tomás Espina, and Jorge

Pedro Nuñez, and Essex Street in New York, with

Park McArthur and Cameron Rowland. There

are also some excellent new galleries in Positions,

which is our other young sector focusing on single-

artist presentations. I’m also looking forward to

the second year of Survey, whose inaugural edi-

tion was spectacular. This year’s iteration features

12 exhibitions of historically informed works,

including Castelli Gallery’s presentation of iconic

sculptures from the 1960s American artist Keith

Sonnier, and the frst US survey of Brazilian artist

Roberto Burle Marx at Galeria Bergamin. Finally,

Public is always a major highlight of the Miami

Beach show and will be curated again this year by

Nicholas Baume of the Public Art Fund.” MA

“Every day of Art Basel in Miami Beach is

like Christmas Eve at the mall,” says Kavi

Gupta. “We have to gear up as though

we’re doing a marathon.” At his two

eponymous galleries (835 W. Washington

Blvd., 312-432-0708; 219 N. Elizabeth St.,

312-496-3552; kavigupta.com), Gupta has been

steadily making his mark by presenting works

from talents like Johanna Billing, Mickalene

Thomas, and Chicago’s own McArthur

Binion. Before Gupta (and many local col-

lectors, he says) returns to Miami for next

month’s ABMB, he reveals what can’t-miss

creations will catch Chicagoans’ attention.

How far back does your association with

ABMB go?

We participated in the fi rst Art Basel in

Miami Beach, where we were part of the

Container section, which was a way to

bring the top young galleries out and have

them do a presentation within shipping

containers on the beach. It was great!

How has your participation increased

awareness of your gallery and the artists you

represent?

It’s increased awareness tremendously. When an

established artist’s works are put in front of the

curators, collectors, and foundations that come to

Art Basel, they are immediately engaged. If you

show a younger artist there for the fi rst time, you’re

going to put that artist on the map, guaranteed.

What do you fi nd the most interesting about

ABMB?

The Art Basel people make an attempt to foster

new works, get new things in front of people,

and push galleries to present ambitious works.

What would rate as “not to be missed”?

Kabinett and Public are the most not-to-be-

missed sectors of the fair for me. I think the

Survey sector that was introduced last year

very well could have the chops to become a

[must-see]. The way the art world has become

so contemporary-heavy has left everyone feel-

ing a little empty, and now to have this sector

that offers works with historical context that

weighs it back a bit makes everybody feel good.

Talk about Glenn Kaino, whose startling

work you are showing this year.

Glenn is having quite a moment. He had previ-

ously removed himself from the art world for a

number of years, but last year he came back out

in a big way. His work is very project-driven and

based on broad ideas that deal with his back-

ground and refl ect topics such as postcolonialism,

being a third-generation Japanese-American,

being one of the fi rst computer hackers, [and]

his experiences in dealing with meth. The work

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LEFT: A detail from Glenn Kaino’s installation The Internationale. ABOVE AND RIGHT: DNA: Black Painting: II by Chicago-based artist McArthur Binion, another work that Kavi Gupta will show at Art Basel in Miami Beach.


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The Ruffi ans’ Burning Bluebeard, coming

to Wicker Park.

Gisele Vienne

Twyla Tharp troupe members Matthew

Dibble and Rika Okamoto are

helping to bring two inventive new works to Chicago.

HAND TO MOUTH

A bunch of dummies takes

center stage at the Museum

of Contemporary Art this

month as French director and

choreographer Gisele Vienne

collaborates with American

novelist Dennis Cooper to

create The Ventriloquists

Convention. Inspired by an

annual event at Kentucky’s

Vent Haven Museum, this

theatrical performance fea-

tures nine actors portraying

as many ventriloquists (and

their dummies, of course).

The crazy quilt of 27 dis-

tinct voices offers a playful

means of taking a deep dive

into the human condition.

November 12–14, Museum of

Contemporary Art, 220 E.

Chicago Ave., 312-280-2660;

mcachicago.org

Fifty years after Twyla Tharp established

her contemporary dance troupe, the world-

renowned Tony and Emmy Award–winning

choreographer is still one of the biggest names

in the business—and she’s commemorating the

milestone with a 50th-anniversary tour that

brings her company, Twyla Tharp Dance, to

the Auditorium Theatre this month. But don’t

expect a greatest-hits show. Ever the innovator,

Tharp has created two new dances specifi cally

for the tour, “Preludes and Fugues” and “Yowzie,”

featuring music by J.S. Bach and the avant-

garde composers John Zorn, Henry Butler, and

Steven Bernstein, as well as the athleticism

and artistry that have become Tharp’s signa-

ture over the years. November 5–8, Auditorium

Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., 312-341-2300;

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’TIS THE SEASON Three shows offer a twist on

typical holiday fare.Holiday history takes a

turn for the macabre in

The Ruffi ans’ Burning

Bluebeard (November

19–January 10, The Den

Theatre, 1329 N. Milwaukee

Ave., 773-697-3830;

the-hypocrites.com). Based

on the true story of

Chicago’s 1903 Iroquois

Theatre fi re, it involves

six clowns attempting to

resurrect the theater to

perform their Christmas

pantomime, this time

sparing nearly 600 audi-

ence members from

tragedy. American Blues

Theater continues its

14-year tradition of pre-

senting It’s a Wonderful

Life: Live in Chicago!

(November 20–December

27, Greenhouse Theater

Center, 2257 N. Lincoln

Ave., 773-404-7336;

americanbluestheater.com),

which delivers the Jimmy

Stewart fi lm in 1940s

radio fashion, including

sponsor messages, car-

ols, and telegrams from

the audience, adding

throwback charm to a

Christmas classic. Known

for campy parodies like

Poseidon! An Upside Down

Musical, the cult favor-

ite Hell in a Handbag

Productions takes on

yuletide with the Joan

Crawford–meets–Scrooge

story Christmas Dearest

(November 28–January 2,

Mary’s Attic, 5400 N. Clark

St.; handbagproductions.org),

which fi nds the actress

in production on her

new holiday fi lm, Oh

Mary. “I want people to

leave having a good feel-

ing about the holidays,”

says writer/star David

Cerda, “because it’s still

a Christmas Carol tale

of redemption, forgive-

ness, and appreciating

what you have.”

Fifty and FabulousLEGENDARY CHOREOGRAPHER TWYLA THARP BRINGS

HER ANNIVERSARY TOUR TO THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE.

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During the Iraq War, US Marine

Corps veteran Richard Casper sus-

tained four IED explosions. But,

proclaims the Washburn, Illinois

native, “I feel it’s more of a blessing

than anything because I wouldn’t

be doing what I’m doing if it wasn’t

for that brain injury.” After earning

his BFA from the School of the Art

Institute in 2012, Casper cofounded

CreatiVets with Linda Tarrson in 2013,

and so far he’s helped two dozen vet-

erans fnd hope and healing through

art. Now living in Nashville as the

organization’s executive director,

Casper leads CreatiVets’ songwrit-

ing program, as well as a three-week

accredited art program at his alma

mater. Here, he shares how he’s help-

ing others stay positive—and inspired:

“When I got home from the war, I

went to college for business. I failed

my frst class, and I was like, ‘I don’t

know what’s wrong with me.’ I went

to the VA hospital, and that’s where

I found out that I had this traumatic

left brain injury, and they said, ‘It’s

going to be hard for you to learn these

technical skills, so maybe you should

try a different major.’ Because my left

brain was injured, my right brain had

to take over, which is the creative part,

so I said, ‘I’m just going to try art.’ I

got accepted into the School of the

Art Institute of Chicago, and that’s

where [I rediscovered] probably 90

percent—I don’t think [my anxiety]

will actually ever go away—of who I

used to be, because conceptual-based

art taught me how to talk about what

I was going through without talking

about it.

“After I graduated, I was thinking,

‘I wish every veteran would know that

art was an option; I’m going to reach

out to the School of the Art Institute

and see if they wouldn’t mind having

a veteran class.’ When I went to the

vice provost, he was like, ‘We’ll make

that happen.’ [Now, with CreatiVets,]

we cover tuition, food, and lodging in

the dorm. My goal [is to] teach [veter-

ans] new ways of thinking about their

negative situation and turn it into a

positive. One of the veterans [had]

never even touched an apricot since

he’s been back from Afghanistan

because his buddy was shot and killed

in an apricot feld, so when I told him

about how I wanted him to use that as

a symbol in his piece, he was excited

to fnd one so he could put it in his

piece to share his story.

“With the songwriting program,

we’ll meet combat-disabled vets who

are having trouble talking about [their

experiences]. I bring these veterans

directly to writers [in Nashville], and

the veteran tells his story while I’m in

the room, and the writers start turn-

ing it into a song. The frst time you

hear a veteran, he’s kind of timid, but

the moment he hears one of the writ-

ers start singing, his eyes will light up,

and he starts telling everything—he’s

like, ‘Oh, this happened, and I wasn’t

sure if I wanted to put this in there, but

I do now.’” For more information, visit

creativets.org. MA

CreatiVets teaches combat veterans how

to express themselves through music and art.

Artwork from a student in Richard Casper’s class at the School of the Art Institute.

Charity registerOpportunities to give.

by meg mathis

THE CANDLELIGHT BALL

What: Hosted by the Women’s

Board of Heartland Alliance, this

75th annual event, emceed by Ron

Magers, features cocktails, dinner,

dancing, a silent auction, a raffe,

and live music by Rhythm City.

When: November 7, 6:30 pm

Where: Palmer House

Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St.

tickets: Visit thecandlelightball.com.

CELEBRATE THE DREAM

What: Guests will enjoy a cocktail

reception, dinner, dancing, a silent

auction, and a presentation at the

10th annual beneft for Rebecca’s

Dream, a nonproft organization

promoting awareness for those living

with depression and bipolar disorder.


Where: Ravinia Green Country Club,

1200 Saunders Road, Riverwoods

tickets: Visit rebeccasdream.org/

10th-annual-beneft.

CHICAGO HOUSE

SPEAKER SERIES

What: Join Chicago House for its

seventh annual luncheon, where

2015 Arthur Ashe Courage

Award recipient Caitlyn Jenner

will serve as keynote speaker.

When: November 12, 11:30 am

Where: Hilton Chicago,

720 S. Michigan Ave.

tickets: Call 773-248-5200 ext.

209, or visit chicagohouse.org.

GIFT OF LIFE GALA

What: ABC 7 meteorologist Cheryl

Scott emcees the National Kidney

Foundation of Illinois’ 30th annual

black-tie gala, which includes a

cocktail reception and silent auction

followed by a program, dinner, and

dancing to the sounds of Chicago Catz.


Where: The Field Museum,

1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.

tickets: Visit nkf.org/events/

gift-of-life-gala.


Soul SurvivorAS AMERICANS CoMMEMoRATE VETERANS DAy, RichaRd caspeR EMPoWERS FELLoW SoLDIERS To SHARE THEIR SToRIES WITH CREATIVETS. by meg mathis

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Mike Ditka headlined Save Jon Inc.’s inaugural

Game Changer gala, benefiting primary

sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) research, at Union

Station’s Great Hall. The 1985 Super Bowl–

winning coach (whose star running back, the

late Walter Payton, died from cancer caused by

PSC) offered remarks during the nonprofit

organization’s black-tie event, where guests

also enjoyed libations and a live auction.

Mike Ditka


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IMBIBED AND DANCED WHILE

SAMPLING FARE FROM SWIRLZ

CUPCAKES, THE CORNED BEEF

FACTORY, AND HARRY CARAY’S.

Julie Latsko, Neal Zucker, Desirée Rogers, and Linda Johnson Rice

Solange Knowles and Armina Mussa

Danielle Rosen

Naomi Beckwith and Angela Robins

Garrett Grinnell and Jessica Rosas

Michael Schuff

Tanya Stanfield and Dana Turner

Tony and Sondra Karman

MORE THAN 7,000 art enthusiasts gathered

at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall for the opening-night

kickoff to the fourth annual Expo Chicago.

Benefiting the Museum of Contemporary Art

Chicago, the evening featured work from more

than 140 global galleries.

VERNISSAGE

Naomi Reese and Michael Darling

Josie Volpentesta and Robin Sagulla

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MICHIGAN AVENUE PARTNERED with Napleton Westmont Porsche to celebrate six of Chicago’s most influential male leaders. Throughout the Porsche Design–sponsored evening, partygoers sipped Corona Extra and specialty Casa Noble cocktails while mingling with honorees Jonny Imerman, Tim King, Israel Idonije, and Manny Sanchez as well as CBS anchor Rob Johnson.

CHICAGO’S LEADING MEN

Kim Gleeson and Peggy Martay

Sheryl Dyer and Kelsey Becker

Charmaine Vivar and David Nguyen

Kristina and Mike McGrath

Reute Butler and Jennifer Sutton Brieva

Van Cleef & Arpels’s Cadenas watch.

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS celebrated the relaunch of its Cadenas watch with an intimate reception at its Chicago maison. During the event, partygoers mingled with boutique director Sheryl Dyer while sipping Champagne and admiring the line’s posh baubles.

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There are few sure bets in the high-risk

restaurant business, but these two things

improve the odds of success: a bar with

great food, and chef Fabio Viviani.

The latter was, with all due respect to

Stephanie Izard, the most popular Top Chef

contestant ever, who, to the city’s great for-

tune, settled down in suburban Chicago

(with a wife, much to the dismay of the hunky

star’s fans). In 2013 he opened Siena Tavern

with Chicago-based hospitality gurus Lucas

Stoioff and David Rekhson of DineAmic

Group, whose hits include Public House and

Prime & Provisions. Now Viviani is expand-

ing with an odds-on spin-off: Bar Siena.

The perpetually thronged, 8,000-square-foot

Randolph Street newcomer is, in many ways, the

The fontina and wild mushroom pizza

showcases Bar Siena’s signature crust—perfectly puffy around the edges—

at its earthy best.

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restaurant the partners envisioned after a 2012 research trip to Italy. The rustic

tavern in Siena, outside Florence, that so captivated them with its mismatched

tableware and fea-market furniture didn’t fully ft glossy River North. In the

more industrial West Loop, it did. “This whole concept is a nod to the original

inspiration for Siena Tavern,” says Stoioff.

Loud and loose, Bar Siena is the everyday Siena. Stools picket the center-

piece bar. An iron tree sculpture branches into the open second story, each

limb wrapped in hundreds of white lights that romance the outback upstairs.

Back downstairs, the main foor bustles with runners rushing from the exposed

kitchen in the rear where Bella, the affectionately named pizza oven, presides.

“She goes to 850 degrees and cooks pizza in 90 seconds to two minutes,”

says Viviani. Joking, he adds, “That makes Bella the hottest girl in town.”

Italian-made, the Ferrari-red Bella, its name inlaid in black tile, can handle

12 pizzas at a time. The pies are smaller and rounder than the free-form versions

at the Tavern, but the crust is remarkably light, a bread-lover’s pizza topped

at its best with wild mushrooms and fontina.

Beyond pizza, servers in skinny black jeans describe

the menu as “cicchetti,” using the Venetian term

for snacks. Small plates include chile-dusted

octopus with blistered shishito peppers. Pastas

skew indulgent with truffe-buttered sweet

corn ravioli.

A handful of curious additions—Scotch

eggs, potato skins, and pork ribs slicked in

balsamic glaze—would seem to ft better at

a sports bar. But Americans, Viviani insists,

don’t own bar food: “We have plenty of baby

back ribs in Italy. We call it ‘rosticceria,’ and it’s

cooked the same way.” Bar Siena is grown-up

enough for date night, dressed-down enough for

mate night. “We walk the line between casual

and high-end,” says Stoioff.

Down-to-earth desserts, including sugar

donuts injected with salted caramel, are avail-

able at Bombobar, a to-go window modeled

on Italian dives. Try one with the spicy bour-

bon-ginger No. 8 on the numerical cocktail list

devised by Revae Schneider. “Italian favors are

the most prevalent,” says Schneider, who favors

green favors: sage, basil, and arugula. “I think

it makes it easier to pair with food.”

That you can bet on, safely. 832 W. Randolph

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rib-eye with all the trimmings at El Che Bar.

Old FlamesIn some of ChICago’s buzzIest kItChens, Chefs are turnIng off the stove and turnIng baCk

to CookIng wIth wood. by monica kass rogers

Pull up anywhere within, say,

100 feet of the new Loews

Chicago Hotel, where Jose

Garces’s Rural Society (455 N.

Park Dr., 312-840-6605; chicago.

ruralsocietyrestaurant.com) is

situated, and the aroma grabs

you. Mouthwateringly familiar, it’s

the smell of wood smoke, meat,

and those gorgeous fat drip-

pings that merge the two on your

plate. “Amazing, right?” says chef

de cuisine Cory Morris, grinning.

“There’s a lot of chef envy going

on about what we have here.”

Pointing to the foor-to-ceiling

stacks of hickory and white oak

and then to the oven and the

three parilla grills that the woods

fuel, Morris explains that he has

worked with Garces for seven

years, “but this is the frst time the

line is completely fred by wood.”

Smoking hot and fantastically

favorful, wood-fred cooking is

moving into more Chicago res-

taurant kitchens and trending in

recent openings like Oak + Char

(217 W. Huron St., 312-643-2427;

oakandchar.com) and Maple &

Ash (8 W. Maple St., 312-944-

8888; mapleandash.com).

“The same reasons the industry

got away from wood-fre cook-

ing—it’s messy, it’s primitive, it’s

demanding—are the very reasons

we’re excited to get back to it,”

says chef John Manion, standing

in the soon-to-open El Che Bar

(845 W. Washington Blvd.; elche

barchicago.com), his wood-fred

Midwest-meets-South America

restaurant. “It’s so naked and

such a pure way of cooking, the

results need no adornment.”

Cooking purely with wood,

“there’s a lot to learn,” says Morris.

“And there are more wood-

cooking methods, like asador

(hanging the meat near the fre for

long stretches to slowly cook and

smoke), that we have yet to add.”

For fall fxes of wood-grilled

favor, look for dishes like Oak +

Char’s applewood-grilled, bone-in

rib-eye with charred scallion salsa

verde and peanut romesco; El

Che Bar’s dry-rubbed rib-eye with

chimichurri, charred artichokes,

and charred chile aioli; and Rural

Society’s starter of burrata with

fre-charred cherry tomatoes,

prosciutto, aged balsamic, petite

arugula, and grilled sardo crackers.

Drink Me

Mixologist Revae Schneider cites the

ingredients of Bar Siena’s signature breads in

the balanced elixir named No. 3. “My favorite

dish is the focaccia with arugula and honey,”

she says of its inspiration. “It’s to die for.”

No. 3 Recipe

1½ oz. Hangar 1 Vodka

¾ oz. Lemon juice

¾ oz. Ginger zest

½ oz. Fragoli Strawberry

½ oz. Luxardo Bitter

Good pinch of arugula

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe

glass with an arugula garnish.

PriMe SeatS

The best seat in the house?

That depends on the occasion.

Romantic? Around the

lighted tree upstairs. Sporty?

A high-top near the bar.

Foodie? Tables 41 and 42,

next to the kitchen. Says

chef Fabio Viviani, “It’s

crowded, loud, and runners

are chasing by, but for me

it’s the best because I enjoy

the chaos of the kitchen.”

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LIQUID SMOKE The latest trend behind the bar? Cocktails that

tempt with dark, smoky, spicy fl avors.

By Monica Kass Rogers

All heads turn when

beverage director

Priscilla Young of

Travelle Kitchen +

Bar (330 N. Wabash

Ave., Second Fl., 312-923-

7705; travellechicago.com)

pulls out her blowtorch,

fl aming orange peel,

and clove to make The

Langham hotel hot spot’s

Smoke cocktail. “Fire,

spice, and darker fl avors

captivate,” says Young as

she fi lls the smoking glass.

Captivating indeed.

This fall, Chicago’s

buzziest cocktails draw

from a seductive palette

of deep, spicy, and bitter.

“Too much and these

things can be bullies in

the glass,” says Owen

Worley, bar director at

Tête Charcuterie (1114

W. Randolph St., 312-733-

1178; tetechicago.com),

“but balanced, they add

intrigue and depth.” Case

in point: the Yellow Rose,

a concoction of rye, Salers

(a gentian-bitter-spiked

aperitif), fernet, Demerara

syrup, orange blossom

tincture, and smoked salt.

Meanwhile, at Danny

Meyer’s GreenRiver

(259 E. Erie St., 18th Fl.,

312-337-0101; greenriverchi.

com), head bartender Julia

Momose has dreamt up

the Mr. Dooley, paying

homage to the “dark,

fl irtatious, and intriguing”

character created by

19th-century Chicago Post

writer Finley Dunne. The

whiskey and egg white

cocktail features a heady

mix of Orinoco bitters,

cacao, Lapsang Souchong

tea, Amaro Montenegro,

Campari, and cinnamon.

British chef and author Nigella Lawson is culinary

royalty on both sides of the pond. We recently sat

down to chat about her favorite Chicago haunts,

her new book Simply Nigella: Feel Good Food, and

her go-to holiday recipes.

What was the inspiration behind the new book?

At certain stages in your life, you start taking

stock, evaluating what matters, and what gives

you joy. I wanted to grab that and go with it.

For me, food has the ability to make us strong,

feel good, and give pleasure—as much in the

cooking as in the eating—and the recipes in

Simply Nigella emanate from this belief.

You’re speaking at the Chicago Humanities

Festival this month.

It’s such an honor to talk about the ideas behind

food, and what it says about life. For me, a recipe

is so much more than just a unit of instruction.

What’s the fi rst table you hit when you land?

The minute I know I’m going to be in Chicago,

I make a reservation for Table Fifty-Two (52 W.

Elm St., 312-573-4000; tablefi fty-two.com).

Any places you’re dying to try?

I always want to eat Rick Bayless’s food,

but I love trying new places, too! At the top

of my list are Grace (652 W. Randolph St.,

312-234-9494; grace-restaurant.com) and

Parachute (3500 N. Elston Ave., 773-654-1460;

parachuterestaurant.com), though nowhere

does a steakhouse like Chicago, so I’m pretty

keen to go to Chicago Cut (300 N. LaSalle St.,

312-329-1800; chicagocutsteakhouse.com), too.

What do you make for the holidays?

I make the same spiced-brined turkey every

year. And I just love holiday baking: When my

cider and fi ve-spice Bundt cake is in the oven,

the whole house smells of the holidays. Nigella

Lawson appears at the Chicago Humanities Festival

on November 8, Benito Juarez Community Academy

Auditorium, South Lafl in Street and West Cermak

Road, 312-661-1028; chicagohumanities.org. MA

Recipe for Success AS HER 10TH COOKBOOK ROLLS OFF THE PRESSES, NIGELLA LAWSON PREPARES TO SHARE HER SECRETS AT THE CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL. BY JULIET IZON


Nigella LawsonÕs lemon pavlova (LEFT) is one of the many recipes featured in the Brit chefÕs new book (INSET).

The Mr. Dooley at GreenRiver.

The Yellow Rose at T•te Charcuterie.

TASTE CuiScene

He’s toured the world cooking for

rock stars like Aerosmith,

Madonna, and Sarah McLachlan

(with whom he wrote the cook-

book Plenty), but Chicago is where

Jaime Laurita’s heart is. It’s also

where the New Jersey native has

found the inspiration to create

gourmet products like Bello Boy

Moscato and Pasta Perfetto. As he

recently prepared to set off for

Madonna’s Rebel Heart tour (this

time as backstage coordinator),

the Wicker Park creative spoke

with Michigan Avenue about his new

wine, Deep, life on the road, and

how Chicago feeds his spirit.

You’re known as a chef, but you

do so much else. How do you

defne yourself?

I’ve been called a lot of things—an

alchemist, a witch doctor. I’m kind

of a conduit for the calm. My goal

is to give as much peace to the

artist as possible.

What is your role as Madonna’s

backstage coordinator?

I build her world every day with

the team. When you’re on the

road, the one thing you’re

deprived of is that feeling of home

base, so it’s my ultimate goal to

create a level of consistency that

feels the most like home.

Let’s talk about the new wine.

Deep is my new Barbaresco. It’s a

really great Italian varietal of a

great vintage year. We really

researched the 2010 Barbarescos—

that’s our vintage year—which are

being compared to the ’05s, which

were really great quality with a

great growing season.

Who in the Chicago culinary

community do you admire?

I appreciate Mindy Segal, from

Mindy’s HotChocolate (1747 N.

Damen Ave., 773-489-1747;

hotchocolatechicago.com), who has

done her craft for so long and then

all of a sudden her dough rises, if

that makes sense, and now she puts

out this great cookbook [Cookie

Love]. And Debbie Sharpe from

Goddess and Grocer (1649 N.

Damen Ave., 773-342-3200;

goddessandgrocer.com). To me

she’s an icon.

How does Chicago inspire you?

There’s just an energy in this city.

I’ve been to most metropolitan

areas and a lot of cities across the

world [on tour], but when we come

back to Chicago, the artists and

crew always say the same thing:

The crowd is the best in Chicago.

It’s the greatest city for me in the

world. chefjaimelaurita.com MA

Dishing it OutJames Beard Foundation Award winners Rick Bayless and Steve Dolinsky savor the success of their podcast partnership.

by elaine glusac

In January 2014, Rick Bayless,

the award-winning chef behind the

Frontera restaurant empire, and Steve

Dolinsky, ABC 7 Chicago’s “Hungry

Hound” food reporter, paired up to

create The Feed Podcast (thefeed

podcast.libsyn.com), a weekly audio

talk show on food, plus travel, wine,

beer, and spirits. This spring, the

podcast won a 2015 James Beard

Foundation Award for Book,

Broadcast, and Journalism. “We were

pretty surprised,” says Dolinsky, citing

competition from the venerable

Southern Foodways Alliance. “But

we’re doing a more ambitious podcast.

We wanted to make it feel like a radio

show.” With a varied diet of interviews;

cooking segments; reports from dining

frontiers such as Lima, Peru; and chef

challenges, the podcast is the aural

equivalent of a magazine with a nose

for sussing out unexpected foodies,

such as Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche.

Their dream guest? Not critic Ruth

Reichl or bad boy Anthony Bourdain,

but ex-Chicago comic and Portlandia

star Fred Armisen. Explains Dolinsky,

“We like the unexpected.”

When he’s not on the road with world- famous rock stars, chef Jaime Laurita finds time to launch gourmet products like his new Barbaresco, Deep (right).

Ready for the WorldON TOUR WITH MADONNA AND PREPARING FOR THE RELEASE OF HIS NEW WINE, DEEP, CHICAGO CELEBRITY CHEF/DESIGNER JAIME LAURITA IS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS. By J.P. AndERson

from left: Steve Dolinsky and Rick Bayless with chef Kevin

Hickey of The Duck Inn.


tAste sound Bites

During a fl eeting six-to-eight-week season each autumn, coveted white truffl es

from the Italian town of Alba make their way onto the menus of the city’s most

discerning dining destinations. At River West’s Piccolo Sogno, chef Tony Priolo

has grand plans to serve them two ways: by shaving a generous seven grams of the

truffl e over either a simple tagliolini with butter or a white risotto, and by serving

a truffl e-infused sunny-side-up egg (soaking the egg in white truffl e overnight)

over pasta. Still, Priolo wants to keep things simple. Says the veteran chef, “I

try to utilize truffl es in their purest form so customers can enjoy and experi-

ence the taste.” 464 N. Halsted St., 312-421-0077; piccolo sognorestaurant.com

TRUFFLE TIME

Bernie’s Lunch & Supper serves Mediterranean small plates in a breezy space designed by the powerhouse fi rm 555 International.

SWEET SURPRISES

With the approach of the

holidays, two of Chicago’s

top bakeries are offer-

ing sweet alternatives to

typical seasonal desserts.

Logan Square’s Bang

Bang Pie & Biscuits (2051

N. California Ave., 773-

276-8888; bangbang

pie.com) puts a creative

twist on the classics with

pies like sage pumpkin-

seed brittle, apple crumble

with salted rosemary

caramel, and pecan with

gooey chocolate. And at

Lincoln Square’s Baker

Miller (4610 N. Western

Ave., 312-208-5639;

bakermillerchicago.com),

sweets lovers will fi nd a

variety of confections,

including frozen take-and-

bake buttermilk biscuits

and sourdough cinnamon

rolls; custom cookie tins

featuring butter cook-

ies made with butter

cultured in-house and

Russian tea balls crafted

with freshly milled soft

pastry fl our; and a but-

terscotch pie fi lled with a

from-scratch whiskey and

smoked salt butterscotch

custard and topped

with a house-made

oatmeal cookie crust.

COOL JERKYJerky has long been

considered a humble

convenience-store

staple, but Chicago

native Ricky Hirsch is

turning that notion on

its head. With Think

Jerky, he has worked

with chefs like Gale

Gand and Matt Troost

to create an all-natural

alternative in fl avors

such as Thanksgiving

(with free-range turkey

and cranberries).

“Jerky is high-protein

and low-sugar but has

never been considered

cool,” says Hirsch.

“We’ve modernized

it, rebranded, and

taken it from junk

food to health food.”

Available at Mariano’s;

thinkjerky.com

now open


Baker Miller puts a whole-grain spin on bars, cookies,

and other pastries.

Detroit ImportA MOTOR CITY RESTAURANT GROUP

TAKES ON THE WINDY CITY WITH

BERNIE’S LUNCH & SUPPER.

When Zack Sklar of the Detroit-based restaurant group Peas

& Carrots Hospitality was developing his fi rst Chicago con-

cept, he knew he had to bring his A-game. “We love Michigan,”

he says, “but people in Chicago are more adventurous with

cuisine.” Now Sklar is sharing his culinary creativity with the

Windy City at the newly opened Bernie’s Lunch & Supper.

Named after Sklar’s grandfather and designed by the pow-

erhouse Chicago fi rm 555 International (Embeya, Girl & the

Goat), the River North restaurant beckons with exposed brick,

cozy camel leather chairs, and a pop of color in turquoise ban-

quettes, plus a menu of Mediterranean-inspired small plates

like lamb hashwi (a hummus dish made with lamb and lamb

fat) and pickled mussels with goat cheese, jalapeño, and basil.

Says Sklar, “It’s been exciting to come to another city, share

what has always been important to my family, and pay hom-

age to my grandfather.” 660 N. Orleans St., 312-624-9892;

bernieslunchandsupper.com MA

TASTE Spotlight

Duncan Keith will never be mistaken for a native

Chicagoan—his Ontario accent is as thick as the

province’s famous maple syrup—but in sports terms

he’s as close as they come. Drafted by Chicago in 2002

and making his NHL debut in 2005, the 32-year-old

Fort Frances native has never not been a Blackhawk,

playing every game of his career thus far with the team.

And what a career it has been, as part of a squad whose

three Cups in six years has fans and foes alike throwing

around the word “dynasty.” As arguably the NHL’s

best defensive player (with two James Norris Memorial

Trophy awards to prove it), Keith has been a crucial

part of the team’s success—and with a contract set to

keep him in Chicago until 2022, he’ll continue to be. As

the Roscoe Village resident recently prepared for the

coming season, he sat down with Michigan Avenue to talk

fatherhood, frozen custard, and why he frmly believes

that more championships are in his team’s future.

This was the frst time in 75 years that the Blackhawks have won

the Stanley Cup on home ice. How did that feel?

That made it really special; our fans deserved it. To be able to win the

third one at home in front of our fans was just a surreal moment for

everybody. I got some good video on my iPhone, so I always fip back and

look at those things—the skating around on the ice, and video of the fans.

Three championships in six years is an incredible achievement.

After so much success, what keeps you motivated?

Every year is different. But we’ve got that experience now where we

know that come playoff time, there are certain times in a game and

in a series where you have to step up and try to answer the bell. It’s

easier said than done, but we’ve got a lot of great motivated players

on our team, and we’ve got a lot of talent—you can work hard and

you can have all the desire you want, but you have to have guys that

can put the puck in the net, and we’ve certainly got that. We all just

feed off one another. It’s a good environment and a good culture.

What makes this team special?

The thing I enjoy about this team is how everybody’s so commit-

ted to being their best, never being satisfed. You’d think that after

winning one or two [championships], the guys might change, but

nobody’s really changed. We’ve all stayed true to what we believe

in, what we want to be, and what we feel like we can accomplish

here. I think all the guys in the locker room would say the same

thing—that we want to keep it going. We want to keep winning.

You mentioned Patrick Sharp, and obviously with the joy of the

Cup came the bittersweetness of saying goodbye to him and the

other players who were traded. How do you process that?

It’s been a little different, to be honest; I’ve never played with a guy

that long and then all of a sudden they get traded. It’s a tough loss when

you lose a guy like Sharpie, as well as Saad and Johnny Oduya—those

guys were big parts of our team as well. Unfortunately, that’s the way

it is now; it’s the business side of the game, where there are going to

be changes made, new guys come in, and you try to bring them into

the fold as quickly as we can, and hope they get off to a good start.

Let’s talk about your charity, Keith Relief. What inspired it?

I’m making a pretty good living with the Blackhawks, and the people in

this city have been so nice to me and my family and my friends, it’s just a

way to give back the best I can. I started thinking of different ideas and

fnally decided on one to help alleviate the burden of families stuck in a

medical crisis, when they can’t pay their bills. It’s been great so far, and

we’ve helped a lot of people.

You’ve had so much success in your career—does any single

accolade stand out from the rest?

It’s tough to put one ahead of the other, the Stanley Cup or the Olympic

gold medal. When you play as hard as you can and for as long of a

season as we did, it’s tough to beat that feeling of being a team and

battling with them all year long and then the two-month playoffs grind

and being able to come out on top and know you’re the champion. To

me there isn’t really any better feeling than that. I don’t know if it’s more

The Ice ManHe’s won three Stanley Cups, two Olympic gold medals, and the Conn Smythe trophy

as the 2015 playoffs MVP—not to mention the hearts of hockey fans across Chicago.

But as far as Blackhawks star defenseman Duncan Keith is concerned, he’s just getting started.

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special that the season’s fnally over and you can relax or that you’ve won

the Cup. [Laughs] The Olympics were special in a different way—you’re

representing your country, and I’ve been able to do that twice so far, so it

was pretty special to do that on home soil in Canada the frst time in 2010.

What do you enjoy most about playing in the NHL?

It’s certainly the prestige of being a part of a league where there’s only 600 to

700 jobs in the world. I don’t think it matters what league you’re in, anybody

that plays hockey or a team sport would enjoy the camaraderie of being in a

locker room on a daily basis. That never gets old. You talk to guys who end

up retiring and they say that’s what they miss the most, and I can believe it.

You’re surrounded by talented players. Are there any skills your

teammates have that you’re envious of?

I wish I had Patrick Kane’s puck-handling ability and some of his patience

and poise. Marian Hossa—in tight spaces being able to guard the puck with

his size, his strength, and his reach. You’ve seen before in the offensive zone

he’ll have two or three guys on him and he can just hold everybody off and

handle the puck with one hand and beat guys. So all those offensive things

that us defensemen don’t get to do, I think we all admire that or wish we

could be in those situations.

What do you enjoy most about playing defense?

What I’ve always liked about defense is being able to be the quarterback;

you see the whole play and you can dictate the play. As a forward, you’re

reacting and trying to chase the puck, but as a defenseman, you always have

the play in front of you.

How has fatherhood changed your perspective of your life as a

hockey player?

It defnitely makes you realize that hockey’s just a game—and it makes you

feel a bit older, that’s for sure, when [your son] starts picking up a hockey

stick and he’s slapping the puck around in the living room. I really enjoy

watching him do that, and it makes me wonder with time going by so fast

that it could be him doing what I’m doing before I know it. So as much as we

want to win and we hate losing, no matter how bad a day I’ve had at the rink,

I’ll always have my son.

Would you like him to follow in your footsteps and play hockey?

It would be fun to follow his career, but at the same time I realize how

hard it is and that hockey’s not for everybody. Whatever he wants to do, I

want to support. I was never pushed into hockey, so I don’t want to be that

guy that pushes his son. I want him to do whatever makes him happy.

You’ve played your entire career with the Blackhawks, and you’ve

signed a contract that’s going to keep you with the team through

2022. What does Chicago and being a Blackhawk mean to you?

It’s very special for me to say that I was drafted by Chicago and it’s been

my only team. When I frst got [here], I was a little worried that it was such

a big city and I didn’t know anything, but now I just feel like I know it like

the back of my hand. It’s been amazing to be a part of such a frst-class

organization in the city that is I think the best in North America. It’s a great

sports city, the people are hard-working, and I couldn’t have been luckier to

be drafted to Chicago when I did. I’m hoping that I have a lot more hockey

ahead of me here and a lot more championships to celebrate with the fans.

What do you appreciate about the fans?

They’re very passionate. The frst thing you notice is how many fans there

are, actually—and Blackhawks fans are everywhere, and I think other

players on other teams take notice of that and realize how special it is.

Even when we play on the road, they’re watching us out there in warm-ups,

and it’s packed.

What do you love about Chicago?

I like the fact that I can go out any night of the week and have a nice dinner. I

like watching all the sports—baseball season, football, basketball. Cheering

for all the different Chicago teams is fun, and you can get into it pretty good

with some of the other guys that are from different cities. It’s a big city, but to

me it’s a city that you can make small.

You mentioned restaurants. Any particular places you’re a fan of?

I’ve always liked Girl & the Goat (809 W. Randolph St., 312-492-6262;

girlandthegoat.com)—I don’t go there very often, but the food is tough to

beat coming from a small town [like I do]. Mastro’s (520 N. Dearborn St.,

312-521-5100; mastrosrestaurants.com) has good steaks and they’re very nice

to us, getting us in and taking care of my family. If I go for fsh, I like GT

Fish & Oyster (531 N. Wells St., 312-929-3501; gtoyster.com), and Tavern

on Rush (1031 N. Rush St., 312-664-9600; tavernonrush.com) is always nice

after a game for a steak. I also like this little frozen custard place in my

neighborhood called Scooter’s (1658 W. Belmont Ave., 773-244-6415; scooters

frozencustard.com). I’d eat there every night if I could, but I don’t think it’d be

the healthiest choice for me, especially before a game.

If you weren’t playing hockey, what do you think you’d be doing?

I don’t really have an answer, to be honest. Hockey’s the only thing I’ve

really done, and I have more to do. I know I’ve always been told that I

should have a backup plan, but I don’t. [Laughs]

Are there any other local athletes that you’re friends with?

I’ve gotten to know [the UFC fghter] CM Punk over the years. He’s from

Chicago—his name stands for Chicago Made Punk—and he was a WWE

champion. Now he’s ventured over to the UFC, so I’m excited to watch

him; I know he’s been training really hard, and I hope he does well.

How do you feel about the team’s chances for the coming season?

I like them. I don’t think anybody can really count us out. We’ve got that

experience, and we’re not going to sit there and just rest on our laurels.

We know that every team is going to be hungry to beat us, and that’s part

of what motivates us—to show teams that we’re still the best. It’s going to

be a challenge, obviously. Like I said, there’s a lot of great teams, great

players out there, but if you look around our lineup, with the guys we’ve

got on our team and the new guys we’ve got coming up, it’s a good mix: a

lot of speed, a lot of skill, and we just have to gel at the right time and step

up come playoffs. Get into the playoffs, and then anything can happen.

You’ve got a lot of time ahead of you on the ice, but when you do hang

up your skates, what do you hope your legacy will be?

At the end of the day, I try to play hard and compete hard and do everything

I can to help the team win, and I guess I’d like to be known as a guy that left

it all out on the ice and did everything he could to win, and be a respected

teammate and a good teammate. That’s all I really care about. MA

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the locker

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say the same

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we want to

keep wInnIng.”

IT’S A NEW AGE OF MAGNIFICENCE THIS SEASON

AS FASHION GOES ABSOLUTELY OPULENT.

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As Alzheimer’s disease reaches epidemic proportions and millions

of Americans observe National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness

Month and National Caregiver Month, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan

strives to raise awareness—and much-needed funds—in honor

of her mother, the late Hollywood legend Rita Hayworth.

BY J.P. ANDERSON

Young Princess Yasmin with her mother, Rita Hayworth.

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Elegantly clad in a body-skimming black and white gown, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan is the picture of grace as she mingles with the black-tie crowd in the grand ballroom of Chicago’s Hilton Towers Hotel, which is festooned in royal purple on this Saturday night in May. With blonde hair cascading down her shoulders and sparkling Cartier diamond chandelier earrings capturing the light around her face, Aga Khan may be dressed for a celebration, but to anyone familiar with her passionate, decades-long fi ght against Alzheimer’s disease, she clearly means business.

This is the Alzheimer’s Association Rita Hayworth Gala, a grand event held in New York and Chicago inspired by one of the Golden Age of Holly-wood’s glamour queens, Aga Khan’s mother. Diagnosed in 1981, Hayworth, the embodi-ment of Hollywood sex appeal in the ’40s and ’50s, was one of the fi rst public faces of Alzheimer’s—the most common form of dementia. The condition, thought to be caused by the buildup of abnormal proteins (called “plaques and tangles”) in the brain, often results in the gradual loss of memory and severe cognitive impairment. Hayworth’s health had already seriously degenerated by the time of her diagnosis at age 62.

“It started with problems remembering her lines when fi lming,” notes Aga Khan, “and quickly developed into behavioral changes as well. I was actually relieved when she re-ceived the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s because it explained why she was acting so differently than the mother I knew my whole life.” As Hayworth’s condition worsened, it was Aga Khan who came to her side. “Our roles reversed,” she muses. “I became the mother and her guardian, and I had to do whatever I could do.”

Back then in the early 1980s, there wasn’t much she could do. Alzheimer’s was not yet a part of the public consciousness, and even the Alzheimer’s Association was just “a mom and pop organization,” as founder Jerry Stone described it to her at that time. But bolstered by the support the organization offered—and nudged by family friend Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who said, “OK, Yazzy, what are you going to do about this? You’ve got to do something to fi nd a way to raise money and awareness”—Aga Khan established the Rita Hayworth Gala in New York in 1984. And again, four years later, the Gala was held in Chicago to

benefi t the Association’s efforts of care, support, and research for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. In the three decades to fol-low, the Gala has raised more than $66 million.

Aga Khan’s journey—the exhausting challenge of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease—is one to which millions of Americans can relate. Alzheimer’s has reached epidemic propor-tions in this nation, and the numbers laid out in the 2015 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report are startling: 5.3 million Americans are living with the disease, two-thirds of them are women, and that total is projected to rise to 16 million by 2050.

Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the only one in the top 10 that cannot be prevented, cured, or slowed. Just as alarming is the fi nancial toll: In 2015, dementia-related diseases will cost the United States $226 billion. “This is now the most expensive disease in America, over cancer and heart disease,” explains Dr. Dean Hartley, Director of Science Initiatives, Medical and Scientifi c Relations for the Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation, “because of the number of years people live—somewhere between fi ve and eight years, and it gets more expensive as they progress.” Indeed, it’s estimated that by 2050 that number could rise to $1.1 trillion.

GIVING TIL IT HURTS

The real wake-up call, though, is what Hartley refers to as the “hidden cost” of the disease: The cost of caregiving. He says families caring

directly for someone with Alzheimer’s are providing some 17 bil-lion hours of additional support—or the equivalent of $214 billion of unpaid caregiving. “So not only is there an emotional impact for families caring for loved ones,” Hartley explains, “but there’s a huge economic burden that’s only growing, to the point where it’s going to impact our healthcare system.” The emotional impact of caregiving that Hartley mentions can’t be underestimated, says Larry Ruvo, who established the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas—a stunningly curvy stainless steel structure designed by Frank Gehry—after being dismayed by the “terrible, almost nonexistent care my father received when he had the disease, and the even worse care my mother received as a caregiver.” He notes that caregivers are frequently “sleep-deprived, malnourished, stressed, all-too-often forgotten… and often die

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before the patient.” Then there’s the isolation and

loneliness, says Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice, the

groundbreaking 2007 Alzheimer’s-themed novel.

“There is still so much shame and stigma attached to

the disease,” says Genova, “and families affected by

AD are often excluded from community, left to care

for loved ones alone.”

Caregiving for a family member can be particu-

larly painful, in that the caregiver is often the closest

witness as the loved one gradually fades away. A

profound sense of loss is a natural response, says

Dr. Sam Fazio, the Director of Special Projects in

Medical and Scientifc Relations for the Alzheimer’s

Association and the author of multiple books on

Alzheimer’s care. “You have a long-standing rela-

tionship with the person you’re caring for now, and

you remember how they used to be.” That doesn’t

mean there can’t still be moments of connection

and joy in that relationship, insists Fazio, whose

work is centered around the persistence of self in

Alzheimer’s patients. “The biggest thing is living in

the moment and going with the fow,” he explains.

“So the joy might come in smaller connections, and

fnding a way to connect on a different level. It may

be different from what the person was before, but

it is what it is now. That person has a disease and

can’t adapt to come into your reality anymore, so

you have to adapt and go into their reality. That’s

the only way it’ll work. And that’s hard to do.”

As sobering as the state of the disease is, one nug-

get of hope is that, after decades of being dismissed

as “a disease just for old people,” according to Aga

Khan, Alzheimer’s awareness is now very much

in the mainstream, and the cause is being champi-

oned far and wide. From Julianne Moore’s 2015 Best

Actress Oscar for the flm adaptation of Still Alice

to I’ll Be Me, director James Keach’s much-lauded

recent documentary about country music icon

Glen Campbell’s struggle with the disease, more

and more attention is being drawn to Alzheimer’s

in popular culture, in large part because so many

more people can identify with its consequences.

Explaining the success of I’ll Be Me, which, in June,

set a CNN Films record for viewership, Keach says,

“People saw that it was a tough subject, but it wasn’t

going to push people away or create more shame in

the game—it was going to create an opportunity for

people to relate to what they experience in their own

lives or what friends have experienced, [those] care-

giving and also suffering with the disease.”

In addition to those flms, events such as the

Rita Hayworth Gala continue to raise awareness;

celebrities like Seth Rogen and Wayne Brady

have stepped up to publicly commit to the fght

against the disease; and not one but two months

are now dedicated to recognizing the cause: June

was Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month (which

introduced the Twitter hashtag #EndAlzheimers

that has been trending ever since), and November

is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

and National Caregiver Month.

MAKING PROGRESS

All too often the news about Alzheimer’s has been

bleak, but recent research breakthroughs have

resulted in, for the frst time, an attitude of cautious

Julianne Moore won the 2015 Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Still Alice, a flm based on the 2007 novel tackling the realities of Alzheimer’s disease.

Sterling Support

Lagos combines beauty and support for brain health with its new Keep Memory Alive jewelry collection. By Matt Stewart

Jewelry designer Steven Lagos is

supporting the cause of brain health

through his eight-piece sterling

silver jewelry collection Keep

Memory Alive. All proceeds go to

the nonproft Keep Memory Alive as

it works with the Cleveland Clinic

Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health to

provide care for people coping with

Alzheimer’s and other neurological

diseases. The collection incorporates

Lagos’s distinctive caviar motif while

referencing Frank Gehry’s design for

the Lou Ruvo Center in Las Vegas.

Why is brain health important to you?

Steven Lagos: My grandfather and grand-

mother suffered from Alzheimer’s. One

of the lessons I learned is that Alzheimer’s

affects the family as much as the patient.

How did the Keep Memory Alive

jewelry collection come about?

SL: The spectacular exterior of the Ruvo

Center formed the basis for our designs,

but what’s going on inside that building

is even more amazing. The treatments

and breakthrough clinical trials they’re

conducting are changing lives. The fact

that receiving care there is not based on

ability to pay makes this project even more

incredible. I wanted to celebrate that spirit.

Why did you decide to donate all

proceeds to Keep Memory Alive?

SL: It was a way for Lagos to bring attention

to the cause of brain health. We could have

just written a check, but being involved

allows us to bring our talents to this fght

and to inspire ourselves in the bargain.

The Keep Memory Alive cuff ($2,900) references the unique exterior design of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

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optimism among Alzheimer’s researchers. News from the science front has admittedly been dreary as far as Alzheimer’s is concerned, with no effective treatments on the market and just a few FDA-approved drugs available that have had some success in boosting a patient’s memory. “But that doesn’t mean there’s noth-ing on the horizon,” says Hartley, who cites one recent breakthrough that enables researchers to image the living brain and see problem-causing plaques and tangles that start to develop long before Alzheimer’s is present, as opposed to having to wait for an autopsy. That knowledge can hopefully lead to the ability to recognize who is at the most risk and, ideally, stop the progression of the disease before a per-son demonstrates symptoms—perhaps with a drug that may already be in trials. “What we’re thinking,” explains Hartley, “is that maybe [some of] those drugs that have failed in clini-cal trials weren’t inappropriate, they were just being used at the wrong time.”

At the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, director and world-renowned Alzheimer’s researcher Dr. Jeffrey Cummings speaks optimistically about another poten-tial breakthrough that may be at hand involving the use of new immunotherapies for patients with Alzheimer’s. “Immunotherapies involve giving patients antibodies, which then attack the abnor-mal proteins that are accumulating in the brain,” he explains. “There are two of these treatments that are particularly promising—one from Lilly, one

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Chicago-area residents Betsy and Dave Goltermann take up the fght against Alzheimer’s disease. By Meg Mathis

Janet Gray was seem-

ingly unstoppable—the

Mooresville, Indiana

resident was an avid

golfer, a consummate entertainer, and

a devoted member of Coterie, Art

Club, and Tri Kappa—but all too soon

her light began to fade. “My mom had

dementia 10 years and for the last four

years was pretty non-communicative,”

says daughter Betsy Goltermann, a

Glen Ellyn resident, of her mother, who

passed away in November 2014.

“Betsy’s mom went from being the life

of the party to someone that towards

her last year didn’t speak at all,” says

Betsy’s husband Dave Goltermann,

CEO of KI Industries and a member

of the national board of directors

at the Alzheimer’s Association.

While Dave found it diffcult to watch

his mother-in-law lose her abilities to

speak and feed herself, the toll it took on

Janet’s husband, Gordon, was perhaps

even more devastating. “In many cases

it’s harder on the caregiver, because the

caregiver ends up being in the position

where it’s a 24-hour-a-day job,” says Dave.

Today, Dave is using his role on the

board to leverage support at a national

level, helping the organization champion

the National Alzheimer’s Project Act

for at least $2 billion in federal research

funding per year to fnd treatment and a

cure for the disease by 2025. Also Dave

and Betsy’s daughter Heidi Goltermann

has gotten involved as cofundraising man-

agement chair of the Young Professional

Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado.

While the statistics surrounding

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the lack of funding,” says Hartley, noting that can-cer and heart disease receive between $4 billion and $6 billion per year in research money, while Alzheimer’s is at just $600 million. In December 2014, Congress took a step toward rectifying that imbalance with the passage of the Alzheimer’s Accountability Act, which gives the National Institutes of Health the opportunity to tell Congress each year how much it needs in funding. “So we’re fi nding these mechanisms to boost the dollars that we need to accelerate [treatments],” says Hartley, a note of hope in his voice. “That’s how we’ll make that progress.”

Back in Chicago, at the Rita Hayworth Gala, as Princess Yasmin Aga Khan leans in to be heard over the strains of the jazz band, she, too, speaks with cautious optimism, tempered by the awareness that the fi ght is far from over. “We’re getting close, and I think there’s hope,” she says. “I’m proud that the Alzheimer’s Association is what it is today, and that it has spread the word nationally and internation-ally. And I’m proud of all the dollars that everyone has raised. But we’re not there yet.” MA

from Biogen.” His dream-world scenario? “The most optimistic forecast would be for the Lilly com-pound, which should be fi nished next year and therefore could be available in the market in about three years, if everything went perfectly.”

As patients and their families wait for the dis-covery of effective treatments, the Alzheimer’s Association is focusing its efforts on disease pre-vention and brain health with its “10 Ways to Love Your Brain” program, which was unveiled on June 1 in recognition of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month and encourages general lifestyle improve-ments, such as regular cardiovascular exercise, a healthy diet, adequate sleep, and continuing edu-cation. “We never want to give people a recipe of what they can do [that will mean] you’re not going to get Alzheimer’s, because nobody knows that,” says Fazio, who led the development of the program. “But there’s been good research on exercise and on diet, so this new program is really all about aging well. It looks at four pillars: cognitive activity, physi-cal exercise and health, diet and nutrition, and social engagement. It’s basically a healthy-aging program. We’re talking about aging in general versus just brain health, because it’s really about all we do to age well. Brain health is one piece of it. It’s all stuff we should be doing.”

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE Even the experts know that brain health can do only so much without effective treatments for Alzheimer’s on the market. In 2011, President Obama signed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act, a plan to fi nd effective treatments by 2025—but, ultimately, the program’s success will depend on dollars. “One of our biggest impediments now is

Princess Yasmin Aga Khan speaking at the Rita Hayworth Gala, the fundraiser she founded in memory of her mother.

FROM LEFT: Larry Ruvo, founder of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, with his father, Lou Ruvo, who battled with Alzheimer’s disease.


Alzheimer’s are grave, Melanie Chavin,

chief program offi cer of the Alzheimer’s

Association’s Greater Illinois Chapter

(alz.org/illinois), believes there is plenty

to be hopeful about in the Windy

City. “We’re pretty resource-rich for

people who are living with the disease,”

Chavin says, citing the Alzheimer’s

Association’s national headquarters

downtown (in addition to the Greater

Illinois Chapter’s status as one of the

nonprofi t’s largest branches, serv-

ing 68 counties throughout Illinois)

as well as two National Institutes of

Health–funded Alzheimer’s disease

centers at Rush University Medical

Center and Northwestern University.

For Chicagoans looking to join

the fi ght against Alzheimer’s disease,

Chavin suggests the following:

Become an advocate.

“One reason why we’ve been able to see

increases in funding for Alzheimer’s

research on the federal level is that we

have a remarkable group that will contact

Congressmen,” notes Chavin. “Continuing

to push our government is so important.”

Register at alz.org/advocacy/take-action.asp.

Raise funds.

“The Alzheimer’s Association is the

largest private funder of Alzheimer’s

research in the world,” says Chavin, who

recommends participating in Chicago’s

annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s next

September. Visit act.alz.org/walk.

Get engaged.

“We need funding for research, but we also

need people to participate in research,”

explains Chavin. She encourages

Chicagoans to register for the Alzheimer’s

Association’s TrialMatch program, which

matches clinical studies to individuals in a

specifi c area. Register at trialmatch.alz.org.

For more information, call the Alzheimer’s

Association’s 24-hour helpline at 1-800-

272-3900 or contact [email protected].

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disorders like Parkinson’s disease and Chronic Traumatic

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healthy habits earlier in life can improve brain health later.

So Center experts are using genetic testing, advanced

diagnostics and lifestyle factors to predict aging-related

brain disorders. And we’re protecting patients against

these disorders with mental and physical exercise and

improved diet and sleep habits.

Risk factors for Alzheimer’s. One of the greatest

risks for Alzheimer’s is a family history of the disease.

Approximately 15 percent of the population carries a

variation of the gene APOE, which can increase the risk

up to 15 times. Genetic risks aside, women are twice as

likely as men to develop Alzheimer’s. Other risk factors

include cardiovascular disease, depression, diabetes, diet,

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Chicago may be one of the architectural

capitals of the world, but when it comes to

world-class residential high-rises that set gold

standards for enduring design, quality con-

struction, and extraordinary amenities, the city

is lacking, says James Letchinger, president and

founder of JDL Development.

“New York has them,” says Letchinger, “but

Chicago’s really behind in buildings that have

what high-end buyers want right now.” His solu-

tion—a patrician 36-story Gold

Coast condominium tower chris-

tened No. 9 Walton to refect its

address—has broken ground to

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understated neoclassical detailing and

deco-inspired step-backs will give no. 9

walton a pioneering yet timeless demeanor.

The No. 9 Walton lobby will refect the brilliance and grandeur Letchinger believes Chicagoans have been waiting for in luxury high-rise residences.

Letchinger boasts, “It’s the highest-end building to ever go up in Chicago.” That he is the developer behind it is a testament to his persistence, affable nature, and ethics. “When there was no development going on [post-2008], I thought I’d have to change careers. But I realized there was nothing else I wanted to do—even in tough times,” he admits.

Letchinger showed his mettle long before 2008. In 2002, tough times reared their head when he had a multifamily condo project fail. Famously, he made good on several million-dollar loans from his own pocket in order to walk away with a clean slate—a deed that made his name. “He was able to bounce back and partner [with oth-ers] because he’s such a stand-up guy,” says Alan Lev, president and CEO of Belgravia Group.

But one of the things he did change post-2008 (which enabled him to develop No. 9 Walton) was his partnership strategy. Before the recession, he relied on funding from family and friends, and was

highly leveraged. With the development of 1225 Old Town, a 250-unit luxury rental building that was one of the frst projects to be built in post-2008, he partnered with institutional investors for the frst time. The project was completed in 2012 and sold for $156.9 million in 2013 for the highest price-per-unit ever paid in downtown Chicago at the time.

“Jim has a tremendous amount of vision… and he’s always been very nimble. Coming out of the downturn, he was one of the frst to go out [and] identify development sites, get them re-zoned, capitalize, and deliver a best-of-class luxury rental,” says Matthew Lawton, CEO and executive managing director of HFF.

Today, No. 9 Walton is also setting records. Its 66 units range from $2 million for a two bed-room to $24 million for the duplex penthouse, at costs averaging $1,250 per square foot—a pricing benchmark for new residential construction.

Also, with so few units, the building taps into the boutique building trend, which places

a premium on the intimacy of small, cosseted communities. Most signifcantly, the cosset-ing will come from extraordinary features and amenities Letchinger says will put Chicago back on the residential luxury map, starting with No. 9’s powerful yet refned stone-and-glass design from Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture. A layer of understated neoclassical detailing and Deco-inspired step-backs gives the contemporary structure a pioneering yet timeless demeanor.

Equally timeless are the units’ luxe amenities, including sprawling foor plates, expansive win-dows, high ceilings, exquisite millwork, sumptuous fnishes, and customized ftted kitchens. Gigantic terraces set a new standard with gas, water, electric-ity, and overhead heat to make them true extended living environments. And services are strategic: a concierge, state-of-the-art athletic facilities, wine storage, rentable guest suites, chauffeur service, and a private dining room—but no communal living room. “If you live in a $5 million condo, you don’t want to sit in a shared space,” Letchinger reasons.

“These are the things buyers want right now, and Chicago buildings don’t have [them],” Letchinger states. His source? “My gut.” Given that Letchinger has survived and thrived despite such epic and well-publicized ups and downs—and has already sold 33 units at No. 9 Walton—it’s a safe bet his instincts will serve him well in this effort. “Now the dollars are bigger, but the risk is smaller,” he says. If past performance is any indication, the results are sure to turn heads and set trends. 9 W. Walton St., 312-215-9701; 9walton.com MA


The New Luxe

These three soon-to-deliver properties

set the standard in luxury living.

4 East Elm There are just 35 3-bedroom, 3.5-

bath units in this 24-story tower designed by Solomon

Cordwell Buenz, ranging from 3,100 to 3,500 square

feet and starting at $2.2 million. But standard features

in each unit include private elevator access, foor-to-

ceiling windows, 10-foot ceilings, custom lighting, and

at least one terrace. 4 E. Elm St., 312-542-1144;

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thE RonslEy lofts Primo units in this fve-story

building include six newly constructed penthouses at

more than 5,000 square feet apiece, with asking prices

from $900,000 to $5.4 million. 678 N. Kingsbury

St., 312-280-9600; goldcoastrealty-chicago.

com/the-ronsley-lofts-678-n-kingsbury.php

400 W. huRon At Smithfeld Properties’s new

15-story tower, amenities include expansive terraces,

temperature-controlled wine storage lockers, and

heated, separately enclosed garages for every unit.

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starts a new chapter as the grand chicago fLagship of RH. by matt stewaRt

Restoring and repurposing historic buildings has become a

passion for Gary Friedman, chairman and CEO of RH (for-

merly Restoration Hardware). In 2013, following a painstaking

15-month makeover, RH unveiled its stunning Boston location

in the former Museum of Natural History, while in 2014 the

company breathed new life into the grandeur of Greenwich,

Connecticut’s former main post offce. So it’s no surprise that for

its new Chicago outpost, RH chose one of the city’s most architec-

turally and socially signifcant structures: the 70,000-square-foot

Three Arts Club building at 1300 North Dearborn Street, which

opened to great fanfare last month as RH Chicago, The Gallery

at the Three Arts Club.

Designed a century ago by John Holabird, of the distinguished Chicago

architectural frm Holabird and Roche, the club provided a residence and

creative haven for generations of young women involved in the “three arts”:

painting, music, and drama. The building received Chicago landmark status

in 1981 but closed in 2003 and had stood vacant until Friedman came upon it

a decade later. “We made several visits to Chicago,” says

Friedman of the company’s search for the right space for its

new RH Gallery, “but we didn’t land on a location we really

loved. On our last trip [we] spent the day going around to dif-

ferent locations in Chicago, but nothing felt right. About an

hour before our fight, I asked to take a look at the Three Arts

Club. I remember driving up to that beautiful building, and I

said, ‘This is it.’”

Once the decision was made, Jim Gillam, a principal and

founding partner at the firm Backen, Gillam and Kroeger

Architects and the lead designer for all RH projects, stepped in.

“This building is very unique and historically important, particu-

larly in its Gold Coast neighborhood,” says Gillam. “In terms of preserving what was

there and was important to the people who lived there over the years, I think if

they were to come back and see the building now, they would be very pleased—not

just in terms of keeping and restoring the most important parts of the architecture

here and below: RH Chicago, The Gallery at the Three Arts Club

preserves the landmark building’s exterior while adding contemporary

touches, such as the glass-and-steel-covered courtyard housing

Brendan Sodikoff’s 3 Arts Club Cafe.


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The 11,000-square-foot exhibition space on level four features the frst in-gallery presentation of RH Modern.

and the interior spaces, but also reclaiming, mainly

the courtyard.”

Among the myriad challenges he faced in

restoring the building, turning its central court-

yard into vital, usable space was particularly

formidable. “The courtyard was an open plan that

I wanted to cover with a glass structure three or four

stories high to create a true conservatory,” Gillam

says. “Gary latched right on to the idea of reclaim-

ing it for year-round use, but when we got involved

with [the Commission on Chicago Landmarks],

we discovered that we needed to reduce its height,

so it became a two-story volume, which is probably

much more appropriate than what we started with.

It looks gorgeous.”

In its new life as Chicago’s RH fagship, the

reimagined Three Arts Club building lends its

charm not only to the brand’s many retail


what was the genesis of the modern

collection?

about a year and a half ago we started

working on it, and right away we could see

multiple trends coming together that could

create a market for modern design. With that

said, trends don’t always make a market. i

think outstanding products make a market.

what are some favorite pieces?

i would say that the lighting by Jonathan

Browning is some of the best i’ve seen in

years. another favorite is the cloud sofa and

sectional (pictured) by Timothy oulton. it

has such beautiful lines and shape and is so

comfortable you don’t want to get up.

most people don’t equate modern

furniture with comfort. how important

was that to the collection?

People have always had the perception

that modern furniture is hard-edged. So we

worked to develop high design and clean lines

with comfort engineered into all the pieces.

Birth of the ModernGary Friedman talks contemporary cool and the launch of RH Modern.

segments—including its new Modern Collection,

featuring contemporary fxtures and furnish-

ings; RH Teen and RH Baby & Child; the Ben

Soleimani Rug Showroom; and the RH Design

Atelier—but also to several arts spaces that should

make the building a magnetic gathering spot for

Gold Coast residents.

“I think opening this location within a residential

neighborhood is the biggest risk we’ve ever taken

from a business point of view,” Friedman says. “But

it’s a great building with a unique connection to its

neighborhood that allowed us to create a true destina-

tion for Chicagoans and bring the arts back to it, with

the inclusion of an RH Contemporary Art Gallery

that will feature emerging artists we work with from

around the world, as well as a strong connection to

the culinary arts through a café we’re doing with

Brendan Sodikoff, and reviving the building’s stage

by creating a lounge that will host live performances.”

Another attraction is the 8,000-square-foot

rooftop green space, which includes a glass and

steel structure that will showcase the brand’s out-

door furnishings in a garden of banana palms,

sculptural evergreens, and succulents. “Street level-

to-roof sight lines were a great challenge with the

Landmarks group,” Gillam says of the rooftop reno-

vation. “We made a very conscious effort to achieve

our goals for the roof without altering the look of

the building from the street.”

Whether to purchase furnishings for your

home, grab a bite at the café (3artscafe.com), attend

an exhibit at the art gallery, or explore the splen-

did rehabilitation of this grand old building, RH

Chicago, The Gallery at the Three Arts Club offers

multiple reasons to visit this corner of the Gold

Coast. “I think risk-taking brings out the best in

people,” Friedman says. “It made us bring our

A-game to the Three Arts Club, and the results are

stunning.” 1300 N. Dearborn St., 312-475-9116;

restorationhardware.com MA

RH chairman and CEO Gary Friedman

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Bascule Wine Bar Pair old-world

vino with charcuterie and cheese at

this Little Italy gem. 1421 W. Taylor

St., 312-763-6912; basculewinebar.com

Bernie’s Lunch & Supper

Bold Mediterranean favors get

the rustic treatment at this new

concept in River North. 660

N. Orleans St., 312-624-9892;

bernieslunchandsupper.com

The Blanchard French cuisine in

a lovely Lincoln Park setting. 1935

N. Lincoln Park West, 872-829-3971;

theblanchardchicago.com

Boeufhaus Gourmet goes grass-

fed at this brasserie between

Ukrainian Village and Humboldt

Park. 1012 N. Western Ave.,

773-661-2116; boeufhaus.com

The Brass Monkey Feast on hearty

dishes like pork chop with applesauce

and seared duck breast at this buzzing

Fulton Market concept boasting an

American Hustle vibe. 401 N. Morgan St.,

312-763-3316; brassmonkeychicago.com

Cantina 1910 In Andersonville,

savor sweet potato panuchos,

Tacos al Pastor, and honey-

glazed churros. 5025 N. Clark St.,

773-506-1910; cantina-1910.com

Celeste Head to the opulent

Deco Room for bites like light,

bright carrot Burrata salad with

fried ginger. 111 W. Hubbard St.,

312-828-9000; celestechicago.com

Charlatan West Town wel-

comes inspired Italian fare like

black kale spaghettini and whole

oxtail. 1329 W. Chicago Ave.,

312-818-2073; charlatanchicago.com

Cherry Circle Room After work-

ing up an appetite playing bocce

in Chicago Athletic Association’s

bustling Game Room, head to this

tucked-away nook for the supper-club

treatment. 12 S. Michigan Ave., Second

Fl., 312-792-3515; cherrycircleroom.com

Community Tavern This

Portage Park steakhouse is gaining

acclaim for dishes like hand-cut

fettuccine and a 24-ounce grilled

porterhouse. 4038 N. Milwaukee Ave.,

773-283-6080; communitytavern.com

de Quay Indonesian favors are mar-

ried to Dutch sensibilities at this cozy

oasis in Lincoln Park. 2470 N. Lincoln

Ave., 872-206-8820; dequay-chicago.com

Doc B’s Fresh Kitchen A sea-

sonally inspired concept for the

health-conscious set. 55 E. Grand Ave.,

312-999-9300; docbsfreshkitchen.com

Firefy Kitchen On Sundays,

North Shore brunch-goers can

now relish comfort fare, like

Grand Marnier–infused brioche

French toast and Yorkshire pud-

ding. 111 Green Bay Rd., Wilmette,

224-408-2464; ffkitchen.com

Formento’s Plates like carbon-

ara and Chicken Vesuvio might

be the main event at this red-

sauce throwback, but no meal is

complete without the decadent

chocolate cake. 925 W. Randolph

St., 312-690-7295; formentos.com

Gene & Georgetti A Chicago

icon beloved for steaks and

chops. 500 N. Franklin St.,

312-527-3718; geneandgeorgetti.com

The Hampton Social Embrace

the Montauk mind-set with

Maryland crab cakes and Maine-

style lobster rolls. 353 W. Hubbard St.,

312-464-0500; thehamptonsocial.com

Heating & Cooling Pizza, beer, and

live music in Wrigleyville. 3530 N.

Clark St., 773-789-8864; hvacpub.com

La Sirena Clandestina Latin-

inspired bites by veteran chef John

Manion. 954 W. Fulton Market,

312-226-5300; lasirenachicago.com

Maple & Ash Chef David

Ochs pays homage to Chicago’s

carnivorous roots with steaks

cooked in a 12-foot hearth. 8

W. Maple St.; mapleandash.com

Mastro’s Steakhouse A glitzy

River North destination for steaks

and sushi. 520 N. Dearborn St.,

312-521-5100; mastrosrestaurants.com

Momotaro This Fulton Market

sizzler scores with favorful sushi like

the momomaki (bigeye tuna, spicy

octopus, lotus root). 820 W. Lake St.,

312-733-4818; momotarochicago.com

Osteria Langhe A taste

of Northern Italy in Logan

Square. 2824 W. Armitage Ave.,

773-661-1582; osterialanghe.com

Parachute Korean-American

dishes by Top Chef alum Beverly Kim

and her husband, Johnny Clark,

in Avondale. 3500 N. Elston Ave.,

773-654-1460; parachuterestaurant.com

Pinstripes A 30,000-square-foot

dining destination complete with

bowling lanes and bocce courts

in River East. 35 E. Illinois St.,

312-527-3010; pinstripes.com

Pork Shoppe Pork-belly pas-

trami and brisket nachos draw

barbecue lovers to this Michelin-

recognized spot in Andersonville.

5721 N. Clark St., 773-654-1800;

porkshoppechicago.com

Prime & Provisions DineAmic

Group (Bar Siena, Public House) puts

a sleek spin on Chicago’s steakhouse

tradition at this sprawling see-and-be-

seen destination. 222 N. LaSalle St.,

312-726-7777; primeandprovisions.com

Pub Royale Come for the beer

and stay for the samosas at Heisler

Hospitality’s British-Indian

outpost. 2049 W. Division St.,

773-661-6874; pubroyale.com

Rockit This reinvented River

North favorite boasts a sleek look

C ChiCago

The restaurateurs behind Chicago Cut Steakhouse and The Local Chicago make a splash with this new seafood concept. Try the citrus-cured sea trout with dill, coriander, green apple, and watermelon radish (above). 20 W. Kinzie St.,

312-280-8882; cchicago.net

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The Guide Chicago’s Finest

and a new menu. 22 W. Hubbard St.,

312-645-6000; rockitbarandgrill.com

RPM Steak Bill and Giuliana

Rancic’s second smash restaurant.

66 W. Kinzie St., 312-284-4990;

rpmsteak.com

Rural Society Helmed by Jose

Garces, this Argentine steakhouse

at the Loews Hotel impresses with

dishes like wood-fred wagyu.

455 N. Park Dr., 312-840-6605;

chicago.ruralsocietyrestaurant.com

Sable Kitchen & Bar New

Executive Chef Lawrence Letrero

refreshes the menu with smaller

plates, like cumin-glazed lamb pops

and lobster Rangoon. 505 N. State

St., 312-755-9704; sablechicago.com

Sepia Seasonal fare in a lovely

West Loop setting, courtesy of

award-winning chef Andrew

Zimmerman. 123 N. Jefferson St.,

312-441-1920; sepiachicago.com

Shaw’s Crab House This River

North institution serves every-

thing from sashimi to surf and

turf, plus a not-to-be-missed

Key lime pie. 21 E. Hubbard St.,

312-527-2722; shawscrabhouse.com

Sink/Swim This retro-inspired

concept in Logan Square serves

dishes like monkfsh liver torchon

and lobster pappardelle. 3213

W. Armitage Ave., 773-486-7465;

sinkswimchicago.com

Small Cheval Brendan Sodikoff

brings Au Cheval’s award-winning

burger to Bucktown. 1732 N.

Milwaukee Ave.; smallcheval.com

Spiaggia Savor chef Tony

Mantuano’s new tasting menus

in this iconic dining room over-

looking the Magnifcent Mile.

980 N. Michigan Ave., Second Fl.,

312-280-2750; spiaggiarestaurant.com

STK Chicago Carnivore-chic

in the heart of River North.

9 W. Kinzie St., 312-340-5636;

togrp.com/restaurant/stk-chicago

Ten Mile House This comfort oasis

in Evanston plates hearty dishes like

pepper jack-stuffed tater tots and

vegan corn chowder. 1700 Central

St., 847-905-0669; tmhevanston.com

The Winchester West Town’s

beloved brunch destination is

back—and with an updated dinner

menu to boot. 1001 N. Winchester Ave.,

773-698-8703; winchesterchicago.com

The Windsor Near the Northwestern

Memorial campus, the latest estab-

lishment from 4 Star Restaurant

Group (Remington’s, Crosby’s

Kitchen) serves dishes like Korean

short ribs and roasted beet salad.

160 E. Huron St., 312-943-7777;

thewindsorchicago.com

Drink

The Allis This buzzing haunt

on the ground foor of Soho

House attracts a prime people-

watching crowd. 113–125 N. Green

St., 312-521-8000; theallis.com

Ampersand Wine Bar Smart

vino-and-small-plates concept in

Ravenswood. 4845 N. Damen Ave.,

773-728-0031; ampersandchicago.com

Bar Allegro The Theater District’s

latest nightcap destination is

nestled inside the newly revamped

Hotel Allegro. 171 W. Randolph St.,

312-325-7120; allegrochicago.com

Barrelhouse Flat Impeccably

made classic cocktails are the name

of the game at this cool Lincoln

Park lounge. 2624 N. Lincoln Ave.,

773-857-0421; barrelhousefat.com

The Betty Make tracks to

the West Loop for a nightcap,

courtesy of mixologist Peter

Vestinos. 839 W. Fulton Market,

312-733-2222; thebettychicago.com

The Broken Shaker A hipster

haven serving sophisticated liba-

tions in the Freehand Hotel. 19

E. Ohio St., 312-940-3699; thefree

hand.com/chicago/the-broken-shaker

CH Distillery Sip the signature

Cease and Desist (lapsang souchong-

infused London dry gin, ginger,

honey, lemon) at the city’s frst

vodka distillery. 564 W. Randolph

St., 312-707-8780; chdistillery.com

Drumbar Soak up the sights atop

Streeterville’s Raffaello Hotel

while sipping a savory cocktail

by beverage manager Whitney

Morrow. 201 E. Delaware Pl., 18th

Fl., 312-943-5000; drumbar.com

GreenRiver Raise a glass at this

new Irish-inspired restaurant and

bar in Streeterville. 259 E. Erie

St., 18th Fl.; greenriverchi.com

The Heavy Feather This

’70s-inspired lounge above Slippery

Slope is turning heads with its

creative cocktails. 2357 N. Milwaukee

Ave., Second Fl., 773-799-8504

Izakaya Mita A buzzing haunt

in Bucktown with an extensive

sake menu. 1960 N. Damen Ave.,

773-799-8677, izakayamita.com

The J. Parker Thanks to

a new retractable roof, the

Hotel Lincoln’s sleek cocktail

patio is now a year-round hot

spot. 1816 N. Clark St., 13th Fl.,

312-254-4747; jparkerchicago.com

Jackson Tavern This Financial

District watering hole is all about

numbers: 20 craft beers on tap

and 14 large fat-screen TVs. 216

W. Jackson Blvd., 312-877-5373;

jacksontavernchicago.com

Le Bar The Softel’s see-and-

be-seen lounge is ideal for a

Gold Coast rendezvous. 20

E. Chestnut St., 312-324-4063;

cafedesarchitectes.com/le-bar

Lost Lake Paul McGee’s tiki oasis

in Logan Square. 3154 W. Diversey

Ave., 773-961-7475; lostlaketiki.com

Maude’s Liquor Bar This West

Loop hot spot offers cocktails

and French-inspired bites. 840

W. Randolph St., 312-243-9712;

maudesliquorbar.com

Owen + Alchemy Hit refresh at this

goth-inspired juice bar, where a


Bin 36

Toast the return of this vino-driven

destination by pairing charcuterie

(above) with a wine from its

impressive selection. 161 N. Jefferson

St., 312-995-6560; bin36.com

Bistronomic

At chef Martial Noguier’s charming Gold Coast bistro, a new lunch menu showcases such dishes as handmade ravioli du jour, featuring vegetables from Nichols Farm & Orchard (pictured). 840 N. Wabash St., 312-944-8400; bistronomic.net


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773-227-3444; owenandalchemy.com

Presidio Bucktown welcomes

a Bay Area–inspired craft cock-

tail lounge. 1749 N. Damen Ave.,

773-697-3315; presidiochicago.com

Real Good Juice Co. Cool off

post-workout at this Old Town juice

bar, which is gaining a cult following

for its clever, cold-pressed concoc-

tions, like the Punky Juice-Ster and

Kal E. Kapowski. 1647 N. Wells St.,

312-846-1897; realgoodjuiceco.com

Roof TheWit Hotel’s top-foor

lounge welcomes lively crowds for

bottle service. 201 N. State St., 27th

Fl., 312-239-9502; roofonthewit.com

The Sixth Progressive cocktails

in Lincoln Square, courtesy of

notable mixologist Benjamin

Schiller. 2200 W. Lawrence Ave.,

773-489-5050; thesixthbar.com

Tack Room Pilsen HQ of cool

Thalia Hall debuts a punk rock-

inspired piano lounge. 1227

W. 18th St., 312-526-3851;

dusekschicago.com/tack-room

Three Dots and a Dash A sub-

terranean Polynesian paradise.

435 N. Clark St., 312-610-4220;

threedotschicago.com

Vertigo Sky Lounge The Dana

Hotel’s rooftop libation desti-

nation. 2 W. Erie St., 26th Fl.,

312-202-6060; vertigoskylounge.com

Villains A craft beer-focused pub

in the South Loop. 730 S. Clark St.,

312-583-0283; villainschicago.com

The Violet Hour The original

Chicago mixology bar. 1520

N. Damen Ave., 773-252-1500;

theviolethour.com

shopAlice + Olivia The witty, whimsi-

cal fashion label makes its Mag

Mile debut. 919 N. Michigan Ave.,

312-273-1254; aliceandolivia.com

Boga Shop classically cool mens-

wear at the West Loop retailer’s

loftlike showroom. 133 N. Jefferson

St., Fifth Fl., 312-801-8662; boga.com

Bucketfeet This Chicago-grown

shoe label is turning heads for its

artful designs. 1647 N. Damen

Ave., 773-904-8709; bucketfeet.com

Burberry Chicago fnds its London

calling at the gleaming Michigan

Avenue fagship. 633 N. Michigan

Ave., 312-787-2500; us.burberry.com

CH Carolina Herrera Elegant

silhouettes get pops of color in

the iconic designer’s jewel box

of a boutique. 70 E. Oak St.,

312-988-9339; carolinaherrera.com

Elements This River North

mainstay boasts an impres-

sive selection of home décor,

jewelry, tabletop accessories, and

gorgeous gifts. 741 N. Wells St.,

312-642-6574; elementschicago.com

Escada Add elegance to your

wardrobe with European-

inspired designs. 51 E. Oak

St., 312-915-0500; escada.com

ESQ A new bespoke and custom-

tailoring go-to for men in the

West Loop. 555 W. Jackson Blvd.,

312-631-3399; esqclothing.com

Graff Diamonds Brilliant baubles

in the Gold Coast. 103 E. Oak St.,

312-604-1000; graffdiamonds.com

Haberdash Casual yet pol-

ished menswear. 607 N. State St.,

312-624-8551; haberdashmen.com

Hermès The ultimate in aspira-

tion, straight from Paris. 25 E. Oak

St., 312-787-8175; hermes.com

Ikram Defnitive fashions

from Chicago style maven

Ikram Goldman. 15 E. Huron

St., 312-587-1000; ikram.com

Les Néréides Ultra-feminine,

whimsical pieces from the

City of Light. 108 N. State St.,

312-255-7042; lesnereides-usa.com

Louis Vuitton Monogrammed

leather bags and luxury trunks

galore. 700 N. Michigan Ave.,

312-255-0470; louisvuitton.com

LuLu’s on the Avenue An

unmatched selection of vin-

tage jewelry and couture. 900

N. Michigan Ave., Third Fl.,

312-888-9149; lulusbellekay.com

Madison Hall This highly antici-

pated boutique by the retailers

behind Space519 stocks labels like

Eddie Borgo, Rachel Comey, Apiece

Apart, Illesteva, and Sandqvist.

71 E. Madison St., 312-683-9586;

madisonhallchicago.com

Marshall Pierce & Company This

family-owned jeweler adds sparkle to

Chicago. 29 E. Madison St., Ste. 600,

312-372-2415; marshallpierce.com

Porsche Design Luxe looks

in The Shops at North Bridge.

520 N. Michigan Ave., Second Fl.,

312-321-0911; porsche-design.com

Rag & Bone American staples get

the British tailoring treatment at

the in-demand label’s new shop

in the Gold Coast. 25 E. Delaware

Pl., 312-483-1122; rag-bone.com

Rent the Runway Shop gala-season-

friendly names like Badgley Mischka,

Nha Khanh, Monique Lhuillier,

and Vera Wang. 710 N. Wabash Ave.,

312-288-7570; renttherunway.com

Saint Laurent The iconic

label returns to Chicago with

a sleek boutique. 11 E. Walton

St., 312-202-0166; ysl.com

Salvatore Ferragamo Put your

best foot forward in classic Italian

designs. 645 N. Michigan Ave.,

312-397-0464; ferragamo.com

Shinola Stock up on Detroit-

inspired bicycles, watches, bags,

and more at the Motor City

import’s brick-and-mortar outpost

in Wicker Park. 1619 N. Damen

Ave., 773-904-2417; shinola.com

Space Nordstrom’s new shop-in-

shop highlights of-the-moment

designers like Simone Rocha,

Isa Arfen, and Chicago’s own

Creatures of the Wind. 55 E. Grand

Ave., Third Fl., 312-464-1515;

shop.nordstrom.com/c/space

Tabula Tua A trusted Lincoln

Park destination for the consum-

mate host. 1015 W. Armitage Ave.,

773-525-3500; tabulatua.com

Tom Ford One of the kings

of Oak Street. 66 E. Oak St.,

312-605-5041; tomford.com ma


IO GOdfrey

Sip a cocktail while soaking up the city’s Technicolor lights from the hotel’s year-round rooftop lounge. 127 W. Huron St., Fourth Fl., 312-374-1830; godfreyhotelchicago.com

Kendra ScOtt

Shop an assortment of celebrity-approved earrings, necklaces, rings, and more at the jeweler’s frst Chicago location, a bright and airy space at 900 North Michigan Shops. 900 N. Michigan Ave., Third Fl., 312-281-6760; kendrascott.com


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Shari Ajayi and Douglas Jerdee

Pradeep Shimpi and Sabrina Vodnik

THE ITALIAN AMERICAN Chamber of Commerce and

Refined Haystack welcomed design enthusiasts to the Maxalto

showroom on W. Superior Street to commemorate the line’s 40th

anniversary and get an eyeful of the label’s Fall collection.

FALL DESIGNS

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Pat and Shirley Ryan with Sir Andrew Davis

Colin Ure and Anthony Freud

Sheila and David Ormesher

Renée Fleming

Nina and Nikola Mirotic

THE LYRIC OPERA celebrated its 61st season

with a 3,000-guest black-tie evening. VIP attendees,

including soprano Renée Fleming and the Chicago

Bulls’s Nikola Mirotic, posed for red-carpet photos

before taking in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.

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MARIO, MAKE ME A MODEL

HERMÈS CELEBRATED THE launch of its digital menswear

destination, Le Manifeste, with a chic reception at the

MCA Warehouse. Hermès Men’s Artistic Director Véronique

Nichanian welcomed guests, including Chicago Bulls guard Derrick

Rose, to view the art installations while also admiring the label’s shoes,

bags, and other accoutrements.

HERMÈS LE MANIFESTE

MARIO TRICOCI CAPPED off its multimonth model search with a packed runway show

at Redmoon. Models, including competition winner Kaylyn Pryor, sported trendy looks

from local labels like Two Penny Blue and Sahar Dada.

Kate PankokeTheo Epstein and

Marie Whitney

Bobby Simmons

The evening included interactive art installations.

Rachael Phillippe

Véronique Nichanian and Robert Chavez

Derrick Rose

Kaylyn Pryor and Mario Tricoci

Joe Dolecki


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Jill Dillingham and Michelle Worth

Clay and Amy Brock

Chris and Katie Kirtley

THE CHICAGO BOTANIC Garden held its 17th annual fundraising gala for a crowd of 300. Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, and live and silent auctions throughout the evening, raising $375,000 for the garden’s Regenstein Foundation Learning Campus.

HARVEST BALL

Erik and Mavis Kuo-Crary with Herman Asph

Stephanie Skunda and Jeane Schneider

Michael Kutza

Emily and Tom Reynolds

Douglas Van Tress and John Lanzendorf

THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL Film Festival celebrated its upcoming 51st iteration with a cocktail reception at IO Godfrey at the Godfrey Hotel. Guests sipped Stella Artois while preview-ing a selection of this year’s featured films.

CIFF PREVIEW PARTY

Lee Thinnes and Anita Livaditis

Colleen Heidkamp and Anne Loucks

Julie and Dan Schmidt

Francesca Pellegrino and

Jeff Lewis


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CHICAGO’S CULTURAL ELITE gathered at the revamped

Stony Island Arts Bank to celebrate the inaugural gala of Rebuild

Foundation. Nick Cave and MK Pritzker were among the VIP

guests on hand to laud the vision of founder Theaster Gates.

BUILD/REBUILD BENEFIT

Eugenie Tsai, Rujeko Hockley, and Hank Willis

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Bob Faust

Adam Hoeflich, MK Pritzker, and Darrell Walker

Jacqueline Stewartand Chelsea Smith

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cocktails by Absolut Elyx while sampling the restaurant’s inspired

farm-to-table fare.

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Christine Lund, Jamie Woolridge,

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Blake Overlock and Amanda Migala

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The collaboration of architect Andrew Rebori and artist Edgar Miller created this stunning example of 1937 Moderne architecture in Chicago’s Gold Coast: the landmarked Frank Fisher Apartments. A duplexed 2bed/2.1bath apartment, with attached parking, comprised of dramatic yet comfortable space, has all of the architect’s original signature elements: deep wood-burning fireplace, curved staircase and walls, glass block windows and double height ceilings, as well as Miller’s handmade one-of-a-kind art glass windows. 1209 N State Parkway Unit 13 Chicago IL 60610, $1,350,000

Agent: Nancy Joyce, 312.339.4949, [email protected], 1209NStatePkwy13.info

KENDRA SCOTT

Bring your style to life at the Kendra Scott Color Bar™, a unique jewelry experience that lets you make each piece your own. Customize your look with a vibrant spectrum of stone colors and an array of jewelry silhouettes. It’s easy, fun and a great way to showcase your personal style!

900 N. Michigan Ave, Level 3, Chicago IL KendraScott.com 312-281-6760

GATEWAY WEST LOOP

Located on the refined Green Street and within walking distance to Randolph Street’s Restaurant Row, this rental community offers the opportunity to live an urban lifestyle with this defined luxury location.Replete with can’t-miss attractions, the West Loop is an attractive living environment with tree lined streets, parks, excellent transportation and growth in Chicago’s amazing city living.

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Habitant at Nordstrom Now OpenHabitant is a casual lounge where customers can enjoy small plates, a glass of wine or a handcrafted cocktail. The menu features freshly prepared salads, sandwiches and sides all designed as a light meal or sharable appetizer. The full bar offers a well-chosen selection of regionally inspired wines and expertly prepared cocktails.

Located at Nordstrom Michigan Avenue on two. nordstrom.com 312.464.1515

WORLD OF CHOCOLATE

Get hotsy-totsy and party like Gatsby for an evening of chocolate galore! Inspired this year by the glitz and glamour of the 1920s, World of Chocolate is Chicago’s commemorative World AIDS Day event to be held at Chicago Union Station on Thurs., Dec. 3 benefiting the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.

For more information, contact Rhett Lindsay 312.334.093, aidschicago.org/chocolate

CHICAGO HOUSE SPEAKER SERIES

Secure your seat for the most groundbreaking Speaker Series to date. Chicago House is thrilled to welcome Caitlyn Jenner who will serve as the keynote speaker for the 7thannual Chicago House Speaker Series luncheon on, Thursday, November 12th, from 11:30 am – 2 pm. This event provides for the 2,000 people who benefit from Chicago House’s programs.

To purchase tickets, please visit http://www.chicagohouse.org

THE LOFTS AT RIVER EAST

A new loft style apartment building has come to the heart of Streeterville. The only apartment building in Chicago to feature folding glass Nanawall systems, The Lofts At River East is host to enormous floor plans, 12-14’ timber ceilings, and exposed brick walls. A full amenity package includes a riverfront lounge, gaming room, screening room and athletic room with TRX and boxing equipment. Now open forimmediate occupancy.

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Chicago is notorious for its high taxes. In January, we can look forward to a new 10.25 percent sales tax, the highest of any US city. We already have one of the high-est cell phone taxes in the country, and the second-highest property taxes (thank you, New Jersey!). Of course we understand the need for taxes. But now the city is even determined to get a piece of our fun. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has expanded the defnition of Chicago’s 9 percent Amusement Tax to include streaming movies and music from the likes of Netfix and Spotify. For those of you keeping track, the city now defnes “amusement” as concerts, sporting events, online subscriptions to streaming entertainment, and even “the privilege of participating in games, online or otherwise.”

Emanuel is, of course, accurate on one point: It is a privilege to partake of World of Warcraft, and not one that we take for granted. As for the rest of it, though: What? Do we really need to feel guiltier about guilty pleasures like binge-watching Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt? Is that even possible? There seems to be no stopping the Chicago tax juggernaut—not with the Cook County Board and Rahm, the Chuck Norris of mayors, behind it. We can resist and be fattened, or make the best of it and jump on the tax express.

So let’s really own this amusement tax. In fact, how about taxing some of the things we fnd amusing, too? Like people who mispronounce Goethe Street. Hysterical! In fairness, the level of diffculty is fairly high. The “h” is silent, the “r” is invisible, and nobody has read Goethe’s Die Leiden des jungen Werthers in ages. Watch for future petitions to change the name to the more crowd-pleasing Nicholas Sparks Street. (Loved The Notebook!)

Or how about the looks on tourists’ faces when those Blue Line buskers dare to depart from playing “Sweet Home Chicago”? Very little is more fun than watching startled travelers wonder whether they should throw change at the saxophonist who chooses Elvis’s “In the Ghetto” (yes, it’s about Chicago). Our

local playlist, after all, is rich with variety. We’d also like to hear Paper Lace’s “The Night Chicago Died,” Sufjan Stevens’s “Come on! Feel the Illinoise!” and especially “The Super Bowl Shuffe.” Unfortunately, Brian Wilson’s “Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow” is instrumental, so no one can sing along.

You want to talk amusement? Let’s tax all those people who actually think they can park in the city. They’re plenty taxed already, but let’s tack on another 10 percent for the most extreme of the dumb drivers. We love to watch them back into frozen lawn furniture, or pay $21 for one hour in a downtown parking garage. Yes, we see you, cars driving around and around in circles, undaunted as you hope for a spot near Oak Street Beach. And we’re still chuckling over the woman who was fned $105,000 for abandoning her car at O’Hare for three years. It was just so convenient, wasn’t it?

So many possibilities. The Amusement Tax could broaden to include people who fall into potholes so large they actually have to call the fre department to be rescued. Anyone who jumps into the Chicago River on St. Patrick’s Day and lives. The oldsters who still call Wrigley Field by its original name (Weeghman Park—again, the “h” is silent). People who ask for directions to “the subway.”

They amuse us, and of course we’re laughing with them, not at them. We’re not monsters. But the city needs money, and we need out-of-the-box entertainment. Especially now that we can no longer afford Netfix. MA

We Are Not AmusedNow that the city of chicago’s famously steep taxes apply eveN to cloud-

based amusemeNts like Netflix aNd spotify, what’s Next? by paige wiser


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