Tag: Cafe Touche
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Inside Scoop: Ice skating and Sparkle Light Festival in Rosemont, Blue Man Group holiday shows, Lightscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Illumination at the Morton Arboretum and deals around town
Sparkle Light Festival in RosemontThe Sparkle Light Festival is back at Rosemont’s Impact Field, and this year it features a brand new, completely redesigned layout and the addition of an ice skating rink. Visitors will enjoy breathtaking displays of millions of holiday lights alongside a variety of activities like five illuminated villages, a visit with ... -
Park Ridge Insider Mike O’Grady on his Emerald Decorating Company, how Café Touché nails it every time, the ribs at Gale Street Inn and snowmobiling on the Wisconsin-Upper Peninsula border
Café Touché What do you do for a living: I am the owner of Emerald Decorating Company. I put myself through college at Valparaiso painting local homes in the summers and on holiday breaks. We are a locally based, award-winning painting and wallpapering company that has been in business for more than 40 years. Our ... -
Raising the bar: Highlighting — and devouring — some of the impressive new dishes available from local restaurants
By Trent Modglin Cafe Touche’s Cuban sandwich We got to try this Edison Park staple’s new Cuban sandwich before anyone else back in August — prior to it even hitting the menu — and we couldn’t stop boasting to anyone who would listen. It’s just outstanding on a lot of levels. Classic style Cuban, with a ... -
Signature Dishes: Shrimp DeJonghe at Café Touché, Mexican street corn at Qué Onda, personal charcuterie boards at Daniel’s Charcuterie and steak fajitas at Howard Street Inn
A look at some favorite local menu items that usually prove too difficult to turn down By Trent Modglin Shrimp DeJonghe appetizer at Café Touché Consider us lucky enough to have snagged a sneak peek at this new appetizer from the talented team at Cafe Touche in Edison Park in late February — prior to ... -
Park Ridge Insider Liz Freidin on brunch at Café Touché and Pennyville Station, live music at Thalia Hall and The Empty Bottle, finding great gifts at Raffia and escapes to The Shore Club in Wisconsin
Pennyville Station brunch What you do for a living: I work in sales as a Senior Client Partner at Cars.com. In this role, I manage the relationships with auto manufacturers and their ad agencies to help find marketing solutions for their brands. How long you’ve lived here: We moved to Park Ridge from Lincoln Park ... -
Sandwich sensations: We devoured some of the most popular sandwiches in the area, all in the name of journalism
By Trent Modglin Touché burger at Café Touché There are so many tempting menu items at this classic French bistro (try the fritto misto appetizer with fried shrimp, calamari and scallops) — and believe us, we’ve tried a lot of them — but we have to admit, this sensational burger caught us off guard. Thick ... -
Fun in the sun: It’s patio season, so we “researched” nearly 30 of the best local spots to eat and drink outdoors this summer
Howard Street Inn 6700 W. Howard in Niles. HowardStreetInn.com This local favorite sits on the edge of the beautiful Tam O’Shanter Golf Course in Niles and offers a popular wrap-around patio that is perfect for happy hour, watching baseball, a post-golf bucket of beers or dinner with the family at sunset. The Howard Street Inn ... -
Local recommendations include StretchLab, Elements Massage, Tech City, The Flower Doctor, S&T, Brick and Mortar & more
Active locals share some of their favorite businesses in the area I cannot say enough good things about StretchLab and their assisted stretching services! I sit at a desk for much of my day and work out regularly, which combined can leave me feeling very tight and stiff. StretchLab has greatly improved my range of motion ...
