Food + Beverage

Hungry for More

Six North Shore restaurants are giving diners fresh reasons to stay close to home. Article by Cat Rolfes Something is happening around the North Shore dinner table. The question is no longer simply where to eat, but what kind of experience you are hungry for. Maybe it means a Highwood dining room where steak frites and sushi share the same menu. Maybe it is a farmer-driven dinner in Evanston, a Japanese-inspired night in Glenview or a deeper dive into South Indian cooking. Even one of...

Food + Beverage

Lit & Local

Indie and local books that are bound to inspire Article by Cat Rolfes NOSH: Plant Forward Recipes Celebrating Modern Jewish Cuisine By Micah Siva A chef, registered dietitian, recipe writer and cooking instructor, Siva was recently named one of JUF Chicago’s 36 Under 36. She sees Jewish food as a cuisine shaped by adaptation: migration, access to ingredients, economics and the changing needs of those who cook and eat it. Now based in Highland Park, that philosophy is at the heart of her...

Food + Beverage

Raise a Glass

What’s Your Pour? From smoky mezcal to Japanese tea, find your perfect North Shore experience. Article and Photography by Dominique Bejarano Around the North Shore, there’s a drink and an experience to match nearly every personality. Are you a mezcal devotee? You like your food bold and your nights lively. An IPA loyalist? Give you a long table, a good patio and a reason to stay awhile. Always ordering whatever the bartender recommends? You’re here for the plot. Or maybe your perfect pour...

Food + Beverage

History, Reimagined

Foxtail at Glen View House brings color, flavor and new life to one of Glenview’s most storied gathering places. Article by Cat Rolfes | Photography by Jenny May Stringer If the walls of Glenview House could talk, they would need several voices. Since 1878, the landmark has served as a saloon, hotel, tavern, restaurant, dance hall, house of worship and civic gathering place. Glenview’s first village board met here in 1899, and local accounts suggest its charter may have been signed on the...

Style + Beauty

Made to Remember

Nicole Pink transforms couture, heirlooms and everyday garments into wearable stories that honor the past while embracing the future. Article by Cat Rolfes | Photography by Thomas Tobin Fashion is often celebrated for what's new. Nicole Pink has built her career around what deserves to be remembered. A mother's wedding gown carefully preserved for decades. A grandmother's handmade lace. A favorite concert T-shirt too worn to wear but too meaningful to discard. Even a well-loved denim jacket...

Shopping

Shopping the Shore

Fresh looks from North Shore's favorite boutiques Article and Photography by Juliann Brown The first cool mornings of September always change the way we get dressed. Linen gives way to knitwear, jackets move back to the front of the closet, and suddenly richer colors feel right again. Fall style is rarely about one dramatic purchase. It's the season of layering, adding texture, deeper color and a few thoughtful additions that make everything already hanging in the closet feel new again. ...

Home + Design

Step Inside Melissa Carter's World

A Highland Park native built Kameo Vintage into a curated world of style and belonging. Article by Dominique Bejarano | Photography by Momo Justo "Have fun. This is the best place to shop," a woman says, brushing past me toward Kameo Vintage's colorful racks. She's not wrong. Roberto Cavalli jeans hang beside Chanel belts, a printed Zara blouse and a Juicy Couture purse from the early 2000s. Every rack feels like a treasure hunt, with pieces from different decades, cities and versions of the...

Shopping

Wearing Your Inner Spark

Chicago designer Jude Abboud creates jewelry inspired by heritage, intention and effortless style. Article and Photography by Cat Rolfes When Jude Abboud designs a new piece of jewelry, she rarely begins with a sketch. Instead, she starts with a feeling. The 28-year-old Oak Brook Township designer has built her emerging collection around a simple idea: jewelry should do more than complete an outfit. It should remind the person wearing it who they are. Drawing from spirituality, Middle Eastern...

Arts + Culture

Lit & Local

Indie and local books that are bound to inspire Article by Cat Rolfes | Photography by Provided Illinois Through Wright's Vision Frank Lloyd Wright once wrote, "We create our buildings and then they create us." More than perhaps any other state, Illinois tells that story. In Frank Lloyd Wright's Illinois: Explore His Most Prolific State, From Prairie to Usonian , author Kristine Hansen invites readers to experience the state through the work of America's most influential architect. Rather...

Home + Design

Experience Highwood Through the Lens of Great Design

Four evenings celebrate creativity, craftsmanship and community across the city. Article by Cat Rolfes | Photography by Provided For four evenings this September, Highwood will transform into one of the North Shore's most inspiring destinations, where beautifully designed spaces become gathering places and creativity extends far beyond architecture and interiors. Returning Sept. 15-18, Highwood Design Week invites homeowners, architects, designers, builders, real estate professionals and...