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Category Archives: Local

Dose Market: a cure for the common shopping experience

Thursday, June 9, 2011

This past Sunday I visited the opening of Dose Market, a monthly event featuring Chicago food artisans and fashion designers held at the spacious River East Arts Center. Dose is the brainchild of four local food and fashion mavens, including the Chicago editors of Daily Candy and Tasting Table, and their impeccable tastes were evident [...]

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wasabigelatine’s 2010 holiday gift guide

Monday, December 13, 2010

As the mom of a 14 month old, I haven’t had the chance to travel since my daughter was born. But we’ve explored quite a bit of Chicago this past year mostly because of an exhausted nursing mom’s constant demands for food. From early morning espresso runs with our newborn last fall to lively dinners [...]

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Things I’ve been eating recently

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Here’s a little secret: I haven’t cooked a proper meal in weeks. But I’ve been hitting the farmers markets pretty hard and there’s plenty of fresh food that requires little to no preparation — perfect for my crazy schedule. We’ve supplemented our market finds with a few restaurant visits and have been eating and drinking [...]

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Alice Waters in Chicago – October 6!

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

News from Green City Market: Alice Waters is coming to Chicago! To culminate her week in Chicago, she’ll be appearing at Green City Market at 9 am on October 6th, followed by a talk and book signing at Thorne Auditorium at 2:30 pm. An Afternoon with Alice Waters October 6, 2007 2:30 PM – 5:00 [...]

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Green City Market favorites

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

From May through October, I visit the Green City Market in Lincoln Park almost every Saturday morning. There’s nothing else like it in Chicago, and in fact the venerable Alice Waters has called it “the best sustainable market in the country”. There are over 30 producers who participate in the market and it’s practically impossible [...]

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