Monday, July 30, 2012
Westfield's WFamily series presents "Dog Days of Summer", August 4
Westfield Old Orchard will be hosting its
monthly WFamily program 11:30 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m. August 4. Can you believe summer is drawing to a close?
Come celebrate the Dog Days of summer with Westfield at Barnes & Noble
where preschool aged children and their parents will enjoy a free story time
and crafting session rejoicing all the best things about summer. Westfield has partnered with The Skokie
Public Library to offer this free event series to Chicagoland families to
promote learning through literacy and creativity. This event is complimentary and registration
is not required.
CHICAGO HUMAN RHYTHM PROJECT LEADS AMERICAN RHYTHM CENTER
New Arts Facility and Collaborative Business Model
Located at Chicago’s Fine Arts Building
The Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) announces the establishment of the American
Rhythm Center (ARC), a new initiative to provide a shared, affordable and
sustainable education, rehearsal and administrative facility for several
leading Chicago arts organizations. This new institution is located in
renovated spaces at Chicago’s historic Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan
Avenue.
CHRP will develop the ARC, a
collaborative effort to foster community growth through rhythmic expression, in
several phases. The aim is to offer diverse, high-quality dance and movement
classes to the general public while centralizing the education programs,
rehearsal space and administrative offices of several core groups, as well as
additional emerging companies and independent artists.
The idea for ARC grew from a
CHRP strategic planning process followed by intensive, collaborative planning
with participating community partners, including:
• Cerqua
Rivera Dance Theatre
• Chicago
Chinese Cultural Institute
• Chicago
Youth Symphony Orchestras (already in
residence at the Fine Arts Building)
• Giordano
Dance Chicago
• Kalapriya,
Center for Indian Performing Arts
• Luna
Negra Dance Theater
• Ping
Pong Productions, which facilitates
collaborations between Chinese and international artists
• River
North Dance Chicago
In the first phase of
development, CHRP is updating space occupied for three decades by the Boitsov
Ballet, which will feature three professional, flexible-use studios ranging in
size from 750 to 1,500 square feet, as well as a remodeled lobby, dressing
rooms and a separate floor of administrative offices. In the second and third
phases, CHRP will add supplemental program space, a black box theater and
updated administrative facilities. Limited operations will begin at the end of
July in conjunction with CHRP’s 22nd annual Rhythm World Festival;
a grand opening with all the partners will take place in early September.
CHRP’s ARC will provide a
long-term platform for stability and growth in several key areas by:
• addressing the near-universal need among small and
mid-sized dance and other arts organizations for professional administrative,
rehearsal and education spaces as well as a desire to unify as many
organizational functions as possible in a single location
• creating a venue that will allow arts organizations
to develop and maximize earned income from tuition-based education programs
while lessening reliance on subsidies
• enabling longer-term program planning as well as
enhancing the potential scope and impact of tuition-based education programs
• attracting thousands of students from Chicago, the
U.S. and around the world to study dance in Chicago’s emerging dance corridor,
furthering Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s vision for Chicago as a center for dance education and performance
• managing the facility, mitigating many users’
current space management burdens
“We are proposing to alter the
traditional business model by offering arts groups the opportunity to shift
their reliance on contributed income and dwindling revenue from ticket sales to
self-sustaining revenue via educational programming,” commented CHRP Founder
and Director Lane Alexander, who had the original vision for ARC. “The value
proposition for most people has changed, and making art has become more
nourishing than watching others make art. CHRP’s new ARC will serve a two-fold
purpose: to offer world-class dance instruction for the public and a stable
platform for small and medium-sized nonprofit companies.”
According to new CHRP Executive
Director Frank Sonntag, who recently led the opening of the Cowles Center for
Dance and the Performing Arts in Minneapolis, “Lane’s vision is all about
creating a collaborative environment with shared resources, which will provide
the partnering organizations with a creative hub and educational platform
greater than the sum of its parts. I think such efforts will become more
commonplace and integral to capacity-building efforts throughout the arts and
culture field in the future.”
Funding
CHRP’s ARC has raised more than
$1 million to date as part of a multi-phased $2.5 million capital start-up
campaign. Jenner & Block LLP has provided pro bono legal support. Major
funding for capital and start-up operations has been provided by Elaine Cohen
and Arlen Rubin, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Gaylord
and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The Joyce Foundation and The Boeing Company,
with additional support from Pamela Crutchfield, The Richard H. Driehaus
Foundation, The MacArthur Fund for the Arts and Culture at Prince, Arts Work
Fund for Organizational Development, the James. S. Kemper Foundation, the
Illinois Arts Council, matching funds from the Polk Bros. Foundation through
IFF, Jenner & Block LLP and many generous individuals.
CHRP Board President and ARC
lead donor Elaine Cohen said, “It is very exciting for us to think of how much
vitality ARC will add to Chicago—providing myriad opportunities not only to
CHRP but to a host of ARC resident companies as well as tourists and the public
looking to participate in an amazing variety of dance class offerings taught by
professionals.”
About Chicago Human Rhythm
Project
Founded in 1990, Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) builds community by presenting American tap
dance and contemporary percussive arts in world-class and innovative
performance, education and community outreach programs. During the last 22
years, CHRP has produced multiple community-based collaborations involving
shared revenue programs, concerts and touring opportunities, including:
• annual National Tap Dance Day concerts, featuring an
array of tap and percussive dance artists
• a shared revenue program designed to assist
Chicago’s budding tap community to build capacity through audience development,
created in 2001
• Thanks 4 Giving, another innovative shared revenue
program launched in 2005 as part of its annual Global Rhythms concerts at the
Harris Theater, through which CHRP has partnered with more than 100
Chicago-based nonprofits to raise funds for a wide variety of service agencies
• participation in the 5th Anniversary Beijing
International Dance Festival, assembling 70 artists to represent the United
States
CHRP’s vision is to establish the first global center for American tap and percussive arts, which will create a complete ecosystem of education, performance, creation and community in a state-of-the-art facility uniting generations of diverse artists and the general public.
CHRP’s vision is to establish the first global center for American tap and percussive arts, which will create a complete ecosystem of education, performance, creation and community in a state-of-the-art facility uniting generations of diverse artists and the general public.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Chicago Human Rhythm Project presents JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance August 1, 2 & 4 at MCA
Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), in association with MCA Stage, presents JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance, three distinct programs featuring a host of extraordinary foot drummers and percussive arts masters. Tickets go on saile Monday! You can purchase tickets here.
JUBA! is the culminating event of Rhythm World, the oldest and most comprehensive summer festival of tap and percussive dance in the world.
Aug 1: Solitary Soles & New WorksOpening night features solos by the masters and monsters of American tap including Lane Alexander, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Jason Janas, Derick K. Grant, Sam Weber, Yuji Uragami, and more. Program and performers subject to change.
Aug 2: The Growing Circle
Tap dance is a global phenomenon with some of its greatest practitioners centered in Tokyo. Yukiko’s Misumi brilliantly recreates and re-imagines many American tap classics through her ARTN Tap Dance Company while Yuji Uragami has transformed the art form aesthetically and technically. These pace setters are joined by BAM!, FootworKINGZ, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, MADD Rhythms, and more. Program and performers are subject to change.
Aug 4: Juba - Masters of American Tap
An evening of new works, new concepts, and new collaborations. This program will feature some of the tops in tap including Derick K. Grant, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Sam Weber, Michelle Dorrance, Jason Janas, Yuji Uragami, and more. Program and performers are subject to change.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Maxwell’s at the Club Suspends Lunchtime Service for the Season, But It’s An Excellent Lunchtime Venue for Summertime Private Events
For more information on private event services at Maxwell’s
at the Club, please contact Sydney Schwartz, Director of Catering, by phone at
(312) 527-5800, ext. 241. Additional information is also available at the East
Bank Club website, www.eastbankclub.com.
New Store openings at Westfield Old Orchard
Westfield Old Orchard is looking forward to welcoming several new high end retailers to the shopping center this fall.

Iconic retailer, Michael Kors will be opening at Westfield Old Orchard. Known for classic American design and sophisticated silhouettes, this high end retailer will bring to the shopping center luxurious women’s apparel, accessories and small leather goods. Michael Kors is expected to open this fall next to Ann Taylor.
Engineering affordable electric cars since 2003, Telsa Motors will be opening a location at Westfield this fall near Nordstrom. Telsa values sustainable energy and is one of the leading manufacturers of electric cars in the United States.
Rolex will be opening a boutique operated by the 3,500 square foot C.D. Peacock located next to Tiffany & Co. near Nordstrom. The world renowned timepiece crafter and the Chicago-based jeweler will have its grand opening this fall.
Hugo Boss will be added to the list of Westfield Old Orchard’s luxury retailers this fall. The men’s and women’s designer, known for its sleek and stylish collections worldwide, will be opening in part of the old Akira space near Nordstrom.
eCosway will be setting up a new location at Westfield Old Orchard this summer. The new retailer specializes in health, beauty and nutrition products and will be located near Champps Americana.

Located next to Coldwater Creek and The Gap, The North Face’s new 6,278 square foot store will carry all of the high endurance and high performance apparel, equipment and footwear that it is internationally known. This will be the third location in the Chicagoland area, joining others in the John Hancock Center in Chicago and Sherman Plaza in Evanston.

Iconic retailer, Michael Kors will be opening at Westfield Old Orchard. Known for classic American design and sophisticated silhouettes, this high end retailer will bring to the shopping center luxurious women’s apparel, accessories and small leather goods. Michael Kors is expected to open this fall next to Ann Taylor.
Engineering affordable electric cars since 2003, Telsa Motors will be opening a location at Westfield this fall near Nordstrom. Telsa values sustainable energy and is one of the leading manufacturers of electric cars in the United States.
Rolex will be opening a boutique operated by the 3,500 square foot C.D. Peacock located next to Tiffany & Co. near Nordstrom. The world renowned timepiece crafter and the Chicago-based jeweler will have its grand opening this fall.

eCosway will be setting up a new location at Westfield Old Orchard this summer. The new retailer specializes in health, beauty and nutrition products and will be located near Champps Americana.

Located next to Coldwater Creek and The Gap, The North Face’s new 6,278 square foot store will carry all of the high endurance and high performance apparel, equipment and footwear that it is internationally known. This will be the third location in the Chicagoland area, joining others in the John Hancock Center in Chicago and Sherman Plaza in Evanston.
Fleming's hosts the "Under the Stars" Summer Wine Dinner, August 3

Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Westfield French Market continues to grow, adding new vendors
The Westfield French Market is off to a rewarding start as the European-style, Bensidoun USA backed outdoor market adds new vendors and welcomes area patrons as they flock to enjoy the market’s offerings.

Added to the growing list of vendors including B True Bakery, Hahn Bakery, KAP Farm, Organo Gold Coffee, The Blue Olive, Fraternite and Notre Dame. Also joining the line-up are Provence Imports, featuring table linens direct from Provence; Twin Garden Farms, bringing to the market their Mirai Corn, and The Bakeman which will offer gluten free products, most notably the Zen Brownie.
To make the trip to the market easier for shoppers, Westfield has recently added ‘dots’ to all the Maps and Directories around the shopping center to guide guests to the French Market area. A-frame signs also have been placed at five of the major entrances to help navigate eager market shoppers through the center.
The Westfield French Market is open every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. through September and is located near Macy’s by the Koi Pond. It offers a variety of local artisan products including fresh produce, breads and cheeses and gifts for the home and family. For more information, call 847-673-6800.

Added to the growing list of vendors including B True Bakery, Hahn Bakery, KAP Farm, Organo Gold Coffee, The Blue Olive, Fraternite and Notre Dame. Also joining the line-up are Provence Imports, featuring table linens direct from Provence; Twin Garden Farms, bringing to the market their Mirai Corn, and The Bakeman which will offer gluten free products, most notably the Zen Brownie.
To make the trip to the market easier for shoppers, Westfield has recently added ‘dots’ to all the Maps and Directories around the shopping center to guide guests to the French Market area. A-frame signs also have been placed at five of the major entrances to help navigate eager market shoppers through the center.
The Westfield French Market is open every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. through September and is located near Macy’s by the Koi Pond. It offers a variety of local artisan products including fresh produce, breads and cheeses and gifts for the home and family. For more information, call 847-673-6800.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Xtreme Bugs on display at Westfield Old Orchard
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Bring the family back to Westfield’s Xtreme Bugs exhibit from noon to 2 p.m. August 4 for some hands-on fun, where kids will enjoy making crafts and receive giveaways by the Brookfield Zoo.
For more information on the Xtreme Bugs Brookfield Zoo giveaway, contact the Westfield Old Orchard Concierge at 847-673-6800.
The North Shore Festival of Art returns to Westfield Old Orchard July 27

Additional fun and prizes
will complement the art festival as live music will be featured with
performances from celebrated bands and musicians. Children will enjoy a train, crafting
projects and more. To top things off,
daily drawings will take place giving festival-goers the chance to receive “Art
Buck$” to spend on a piece of art at any future 2012 Amdur Productions festival.
Admission and parking for the North Shore Festival of Art is complimentary.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Bensidoun USA Opens Outdoor French Market at Prudential Plaza

The European
style market is now open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until September
26 — offering community members an unique opportunity to shop from local
produce, artisan crafts and more provincial goods.

“What really
makes our French Markets unique is the support of the local communities where
we operate,” said Sebastien Bensidoun, executive vice-president of Bensidoun
USA. “Over the years, we’ve seen businesses grow and flourish in an often
challenging economy. The Bensidoun family is truly devoted to supporting local
small businesses and creating meaningful relationships within the communities
it serves. Many of our vendor and customer relationships go back 15 years to
the very beginning of our US efforts.”

Friday, July 13, 2012
New summer menu items at Chicago French Market vendor Vanille Patisserie
The Bastille Day Celebration at Chicago French Market kicks
off tomorrow at 1 p.m. In addition to
the French bubbly and performance by Greta Pope, market vendor Vanille Patisserie will be
adding to the fun. Vanille is introducing
two new entremets by Chef Dimitri Fayard , which
will be available to enjoy during the celebration.


The Seyla
features Lemon Mousse, red fruit compote and brown butter honey Bisquit wrapped
in white chocolate and topped with fresh fruit salsa and baked meringue for
$6.85
The Tarte aux Figue
features baked Mascarpone cream topped with figs and an almond medley for $5.75
Enjoy them at the market or take a few home! In addition to offering new menu items, Vanille
Patisserie also will have a croquembouche on display and will be sampling mini
cream puffs for patrons enjoy. For
more information visit www.frenchmarketchicago.com.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Sip & Shop Wine Series continues with Sip, Shop SAVOR, July 26
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Fleming's celebrates Summer With Steak & Sangria Prix Fixe Options
With long summer days rolling into warm summer nights, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar is celebrating summer with a series of Summer Lovin’ Steak & Sangria Prix Fixe dinners that will take guests on a culinary world tour. This summer menu series, offered July 2 through August 26, will introduce a new steak and sangria pairing every two weeks, each featuring an artfully inspired selection of fresh, seasonal ingredients and internationally inspired flavors.
Every Summer Lovin’ Steak & Sangria menu features a summer salad, a uniquely seasoned specialty prime New York Strip Steak with a vibrant topping and a decadent dessert for $39.95*. Each menu also includes a suggested hand-crafted sangria pairing for $7.95*. Guests visiting the bar or patio, will also have an opportunity to enjoy the series of refreshing, seasonal sangrias.
Summer Lovin’ Steak & Sangria menus include:
July 2 through 15
Fresh Summer Greens, sliced strawberries, Danish blue cheese crumbles, candied walnuts and a red wine vinaigrette
Prime New York Strip with Jamaican jerk rub, chimichurri sauce, roasted pineapple salsa and farm-fresh corn salad
Chilled White Chocolate Almond Soufflé with a graham cracker crust and blueberry sauce, drizzled with housemade caramel
Optional Pairing: Silver Sun Sangria - Red Diamond Merlot infused with fresh fruit of the season and topped with Milagro Silver Tequila, a touch of Crème de Cassis, muddled blackberries and fresh lemon juice
July 16 through 29
Baby Spinach Salad with fresh pears, seasoned bacon, crumbled goat cheese, toasted Marcona almonds and a red onion vinaigrette
Prime New York Strip with garlic herb butter and Burrata cheese, Tuscan-style, blistered grape tomatoes and a balsamic glaze drizzle
Mixed Berry Shortcake with Grand Marnier-soaked strawberries and blueberries, pistachio-orange buttermilk shortcake, and Sambuca cream
Optional Pairing: Sangria Sol - Viñedos Terranoble Sauvignon Blanc, Solerno Blood Orange, Stoli Peach Vodka and fresh peaches, honeydew melon, oranges and lemons
July 30 through August 12
Butter Lettuce and Pear Salad with goat cheese, candied walnuts, crispy onions, and a lemon vinaigrette
Prime New York Strip with a sweet and spicy rub, topped with a savory tomato and roasted red pepper butter and chopped marcona almonds, and served with a side of summer zucchini slaw
Fresh Peach Cobbler with a brown sugar oat streusel and topped with vanilla ice cream
Optional Pairing: South Seas Sangria - Viñedos Terranoble Sauvignon Blanc, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, and Peach Schnapps with fresh peaches, honeydew melon,
oranges and lemons
August 13 through 26
Beefsteak Tomato & Mozzarella Salad with arugula and a red onion balsamic vinaigrette
Prime New York Strip topped with crispy gorgonzola and served with grilled asparagus, pickled fennel and baby golden beets
Lemon-Poppy Seed Butter Cookies with vanilla ice cream and a warm apple-ginger sauce
Optional Pairing: Sailors Sunset Sangria - Red
Diamond Merlot, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum and Peach Schnapps, with fresh peaches, oranges and lemons
*Excluding
tax and gratuity. Sangrias are sold separately. Fleming’s abides by all local
and state liquor laws.
Every Summer Lovin’ Steak & Sangria menu features a summer salad, a uniquely seasoned specialty prime New York Strip Steak with a vibrant topping and a decadent dessert for $39.95*. Each menu also includes a suggested hand-crafted sangria pairing for $7.95*. Guests visiting the bar or patio, will also have an opportunity to enjoy the series of refreshing, seasonal sangrias.
Summer Lovin’ Steak & Sangria menus include:
July 2 through 15
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Prime New York Strip with Jamaican jerk rub, chimichurri sauce, roasted pineapple salsa and farm-fresh corn salad
Chilled White Chocolate Almond Soufflé with a graham cracker crust and blueberry sauce, drizzled with housemade caramel
Optional Pairing: Silver Sun Sangria - Red Diamond Merlot infused with fresh fruit of the season and topped with Milagro Silver Tequila, a touch of Crème de Cassis, muddled blackberries and fresh lemon juice
July 16 through 29

Prime New York Strip with garlic herb butter and Burrata cheese, Tuscan-style, blistered grape tomatoes and a balsamic glaze drizzle
Mixed Berry Shortcake with Grand Marnier-soaked strawberries and blueberries, pistachio-orange buttermilk shortcake, and Sambuca cream
Optional Pairing: Sangria Sol - Viñedos Terranoble Sauvignon Blanc, Solerno Blood Orange, Stoli Peach Vodka and fresh peaches, honeydew melon, oranges and lemons
July 30 through August 12

Prime New York Strip with a sweet and spicy rub, topped with a savory tomato and roasted red pepper butter and chopped marcona almonds, and served with a side of summer zucchini slaw
Fresh Peach Cobbler with a brown sugar oat streusel and topped with vanilla ice cream
Optional Pairing: South Seas Sangria - Viñedos Terranoble Sauvignon Blanc, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, and Peach Schnapps with fresh peaches, honeydew melon,
oranges and lemons
August 13 through 26

Prime New York Strip topped with crispy gorgonzola and served with grilled asparagus, pickled fennel and baby golden beets
Lemon-Poppy Seed Butter Cookies with vanilla ice cream and a warm apple-ginger sauce
Optional Pairing: Sailors Sunset Sangria - Red
Diamond Merlot, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum and Peach Schnapps, with fresh peaches, oranges and lemons
Offer
is available at both Fleming’s Chicago (25 E. Ohio St., Chicago, IL 60611
312-329-9463) and Fleming’s Lincolnshire (960 Milwaukee Ave. Lincolnshire, IL
60069 847-793-0333). For additional
information visit www.flemingssteakhouse.com.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Bastille Day 2012 at Chicago French Market
This year, for the
third time, the fabulous international entertainer, Greta Pope, will grace the
stage performing several French cabaret and English favorites including C'est Si Bon, I Love
Paris, and Mambo de Paris among others. She has delighted audiences around the
world with her beautiful voice and musical styling.

Monday, July 9, 2012
La Sorella di Francesca Eat & Earn July 11
La Sorella di Francesca (18 W.
Jefferson Ave., Naperville, IL 60540, 630-961-2706) is participating in an Eat
& Earn program July 11. Dine in or
carry out at Francesca’s and 20% of the day's sales go towards building a house
for a local war veteran. For more
information visit www.nrfov.org.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Fleming's Summer Sundays Prime Rib Dinner

Come to Fleming’s Chicago (25 E. Ohio St., Chicago, IL 60611
312-329-9463) or Fleming’s Lincolnshire (960 Milwaukee Ave. Lincolnshire, IL
60069 847-793-0333) and enjoy an amazing dinner at an unbeatable price.
*excluding tax and
gratuity. Our Prime Rib Dinner is available every Sunday, but at the special
summer price of $29.95 per guest through September 2nd only. Fleming’s abides
by all local and state liquor laws.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Chipotle Raspberry Steak recipe from Oh, Olive!
Check out this delicious steak recipe from Chicago French Market's Oh, Olive! just in time for 4h of July!
Oh, Olive! Chipotle Raspberry Steak
If grilling is your game, try this Oh, Olive! recipe with our Chipotle extra virgin olive oil and Raspberry Balsamic vinegar. It’s great for steak! You’ll want left-over’s, but there probably won’t be any!
Use the sauce as a barbecue sauce, marinade, a glaze, or a dip.
Sauce:
• 3 Tablespoons Chipotle Extra Virgin Oil
• 1/2 cup small diced onion
• 2 teaspoons Oh, Olive! Garlic Seasoning
• 2 teaspoons chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped (can substitute other chiles)
• 2 pints fresh raspberries, rinsed
• 1/2 cup Raspberry Balsamic vinegar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation: In a medium saucepan, heat Chipotle oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until soft and slightly caramelized, 6 minutes. Add the garlic to the pan and sauté for 1 minute. Add the chipotle chiles and cook, stirring continuously, for 1 minute. Add the raspberries and cook until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the vinegar and stir to deglaze the pan. Add the sugar and salt, and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until thickened and reduced by half, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool before using.
For a clear glaze, strain through a fine mesh strainer to extract as much liquid as possible.
Once the sauce is made, you can make your steak two ways:
1. Put the sauce in a Ziploc bag and marinate the steak (4-6) for 2 hours. Grill or broil as usual until done.
2. Grill or broil your steak until it is ¾ done, baste the steak the last 2-3 minutes until the sauce on top is bubbly.
Eat and Enjoy!

If grilling is your game, try this Oh, Olive! recipe with our Chipotle extra virgin olive oil and Raspberry Balsamic vinegar. It’s great for steak! You’ll want left-over’s, but there probably won’t be any!
Use the sauce as a barbecue sauce, marinade, a glaze, or a dip.
Sauce:
• 3 Tablespoons Chipotle Extra Virgin Oil
• 1/2 cup small diced onion
• 2 teaspoons Oh, Olive! Garlic Seasoning
• 2 teaspoons chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped (can substitute other chiles)
• 2 pints fresh raspberries, rinsed
• 1/2 cup Raspberry Balsamic vinegar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation: In a medium saucepan, heat Chipotle oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until soft and slightly caramelized, 6 minutes. Add the garlic to the pan and sauté for 1 minute. Add the chipotle chiles and cook, stirring continuously, for 1 minute. Add the raspberries and cook until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the vinegar and stir to deglaze the pan. Add the sugar and salt, and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until thickened and reduced by half, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool before using.
For a clear glaze, strain through a fine mesh strainer to extract as much liquid as possible.
Once the sauce is made, you can make your steak two ways:
1. Put the sauce in a Ziploc bag and marinate the steak (4-6) for 2 hours. Grill or broil as usual until done.
2. Grill or broil your steak until it is ¾ done, baste the steak the last 2-3 minutes until the sauce on top is bubbly.
Eat and Enjoy!
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
July Events at Chicago French Market

The Chicago French Market
will be closed in observance of the holiday
4-7
p.m. FREE
Folk
musician Steve Justman joins the rush hour crowds from 4-7pm. Justman is a
native Chicagoan and specializes in Americana music. He has performed in many of the best acoustic
venues in the Chicago-area and is excited to return to the French Market!
11-2
p.m. FREE
Annalee
Hooson will be performing many of her original songs as well some easy
listening cover songs. Break up your day
and grab your coworker for this free Hump Day concert!
1-3
p.m. FREE
You
are invited to this year’s Bastille Day at The Chicago French Market.
Enjoy the French National Day sipping French bubbly and stay for an enticing
cabaret performances by the famed Greta Pope.
7am -7:30 p.m. FREE
Pay with LevelUp at the Chicago French Market July
16-20 and get $10 off at any LevelUp business.
LevelUp is the revolutionary way to pay with your
phone and get rewarded all over Chicago.
You can pay with LevelUp at over 300 businesses in Chicago, including a
dozen in the Chicago French Market!
During the week of July 16, get $10 off at LevelUp
businesses when you pay with your smart phone!
To redeem your $10, head to the Chicago French Market and scan one of
our posters. Have questions? Ask the LevelUp staff members – who will be
present at the market throughout the week.
4-7 p.m. FREE
Stop in before your commute home and enjoy several
original songs performed by Jenny Bienemann.
Her lyrical song-work paired with jazz guitar creates a relaxing and
wonderful concert experience.
11-2
p.m. FREE
Make
your lunch more enjoyable with The Chicago French Market’s free Lunch Hour
Music concert. This time around Annalee Hooson will be performing cover songs
as well as some originals.
Specials and features at Chicago French Market in July
Check out some great deals and specials happening this month at Chicago French Market!
Delightful Pastries
Delightful Pastries has relocated within the Chicago French Market to the center aisle next to Kotel Kosher. To celebrate the move, new offerings have been added to the menu.
The new savory offering will feature Volcanoes, buns stuffed with scalloped potatoes, pancetta, and caramelized onions topped with gruyere. A new dessert bar is now available as well: chocolate raspberry jam, made from scratch, on top of a cookie topped with nuts and cinnamon streusel. Also available is a new gluten free offering, chocolate pebble cookies and chocolate bark, and two new tortes; passion fruit and chocolate mousse torte
Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine
Pastoral is celebrating Bastille Day at Chicago French Market with a free wine and cheese tasting. Try some of the nation’s most delicious French wine and cheese selections and other accompaniments on the French National Holiday.
Don’t forget to share all those amazing artisan foods that you tasted during the 2nd Annual Pastoral Artisan Producer Fest. To keep the memory alive, every month Pastoral will sell items from vendors introduced at the Producer Festival. It’s the perfect opportunity to introduce these artisan foods to your friends and family.
Ames Honey from the Ames Farm in Watertown, MN will be offering raw honey in single-varietal flavors. Quince and Apple Preserves from Madison, WI is selling some of its inventive and seasonal spreads that showcase the outstanding flavor of the fresh, largely local ingredients that go into its preserves.
Valentine Vodka in Detroit, MI crafts vodka like no other. Founder and Master Distiller, Rifino Valentine spent four years experimenting with distilling techniques before becoming one of the first distilleries in the world to use a multi-grain recipe. Featured at Pastoral this month will be a proprietary blend that features locally grown Red Michigan wheat, barley and corn.
RAW
Look out for this Chicago French Market vendor if you will be attending the Taste of Chicago July 11-15 in Grant Park. Stop by and visit their booth!
Saigon Sisters

Saigon Sisters is always here to bring you the latest and most unique products in the market. Check out some new products that will give you a little boost next time you stop in.
Spindrift Sodas are now available and are truly refreshing. Made with sparkling water, fresh squeezed juice and fruit purees, they pair perfectly with the delicious Spring Rolls, Banh Mis, and Rice bowls. Try the Half and Half brewed tea and lemonade. Delicious!
Who doesn't love premium made Vosges chocolates? Saigon Sisters now carries the new Wild Ophelia line with amazing flavors including New Orleans Chili, Beef Jerky, Southern Peach Hibiscus, and Peanut Butter and Banana.
Red Boat fish sauce is now being sold at Saigon Sisters, for the chef who’s looking to try something new. Also available are a selection of great cookbooks for the Asian cook in your house. Pick up titles like Momofuku, Into the Vietnamese Kitchen, and the latest one from Andrea Nguyen’s Asian Tofu.
Wisma
Wisma is delighted to introduce its new summer menu which includes an assortment of new entrees, salads, sandwiches and pasta dishes. Receiving rave reviews are the Baracoa Fajitas, the Vegetable Thai Curry, the Ocean Raised Salmon with Pesto and Semolina Shells, and the fabulous Spinach and Strawberry Salad. As always, the food is affordable, organic, local and absolutely delicious. Bring some of Wisma’s sandwiches, spreads/dips and crackers to your next picnic or outing—you won’t be disappointed.
Delightful Pastries

The new savory offering will feature Volcanoes, buns stuffed with scalloped potatoes, pancetta, and caramelized onions topped with gruyere. A new dessert bar is now available as well: chocolate raspberry jam, made from scratch, on top of a cookie topped with nuts and cinnamon streusel. Also available is a new gluten free offering, chocolate pebble cookies and chocolate bark, and two new tortes; passion fruit and chocolate mousse torte
Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine
Pastoral is celebrating Bastille Day at Chicago French Market with a free wine and cheese tasting. Try some of the nation’s most delicious French wine and cheese selections and other accompaniments on the French National Holiday.
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Ames Honey from the Ames Farm in Watertown, MN will be offering raw honey in single-varietal flavors. Quince and Apple Preserves from Madison, WI is selling some of its inventive and seasonal spreads that showcase the outstanding flavor of the fresh, largely local ingredients that go into its preserves.
Valentine Vodka in Detroit, MI crafts vodka like no other. Founder and Master Distiller, Rifino Valentine spent four years experimenting with distilling techniques before becoming one of the first distilleries in the world to use a multi-grain recipe. Featured at Pastoral this month will be a proprietary blend that features locally grown Red Michigan wheat, barley and corn.
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Look out for this Chicago French Market vendor if you will be attending the Taste of Chicago July 11-15 in Grant Park. Stop by and visit their booth!
Saigon Sisters
Saigon Sisters is always here to bring you the latest and most unique products in the market. Check out some new products that will give you a little boost next time you stop in.
Spindrift Sodas are now available and are truly refreshing. Made with sparkling water, fresh squeezed juice and fruit purees, they pair perfectly with the delicious Spring Rolls, Banh Mis, and Rice bowls. Try the Half and Half brewed tea and lemonade. Delicious!
Who doesn't love premium made Vosges chocolates? Saigon Sisters now carries the new Wild Ophelia line with amazing flavors including New Orleans Chili, Beef Jerky, Southern Peach Hibiscus, and Peanut Butter and Banana.
Red Boat fish sauce is now being sold at Saigon Sisters, for the chef who’s looking to try something new. Also available are a selection of great cookbooks for the Asian cook in your house. Pick up titles like Momofuku, Into the Vietnamese Kitchen, and the latest one from Andrea Nguyen’s Asian Tofu.
Wisma
Wisma is delighted to introduce its new summer menu which includes an assortment of new entrees, salads, sandwiches and pasta dishes. Receiving rave reviews are the Baracoa Fajitas, the Vegetable Thai Curry, the Ocean Raised Salmon with Pesto and Semolina Shells, and the fabulous Spinach and Strawberry Salad. As always, the food is affordable, organic, local and absolutely delicious. Bring some of Wisma’s sandwiches, spreads/dips and crackers to your next picnic or outing—you won’t be disappointed.
The Hot Dog Guy opens at Chicago French Market

The Hot Dog Guy, Chicago’s own Grant Greenberg, is
serving up hot dogs and Polish the way Chicagoans prefer: all Vienna Beef products
on a poppy seed bun, tomato, onion, hot peppers, mustard, relish, celery salt,
and a big pickle spear. He is committed to preserving the authentic Chicago
atmosphere and food that goes along with it.
Greenberg
is the grandson of a Superdawg drive-in employee, who later opened a
Chicago-area family deli of his own. He
left a career in the corporate world to carry on the family's long-standing
passion of Chicago comfort food.
Delivering high-quality products and personality is the recipe for
success that was passed down to Greenberg from his grandfather.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Fleming's offering new 5-6-7 menu all day long this July 4th
Fleming’s Prime
Steakhouse and Wine Bar, is making it easy for you this Fourth of July! On Wednesday, July 4 Fleming’s Chicago (25 E.
Ohio St., Chicago, IL 60611 312-329-9463) and Fleming’s Lincolnshire (960
Milwaukee Ave. Lincolnshire, IL 60069 847-793-0333) will be offering its 5-6-7
menu all day long! No need to throw
anything on the grill this time, the nightly bar menu, “5 for $6 ’til
7,” is keeping the delicious food flowing until 10 p.m. at both Fleming’s
locations in celebration of Independence Day.
5 COCKTAILS
TROPICAL MARTINI, Malibu Coconut Rum
PURELY FRESH MARGARITA, Sauza Gold Tequila
VINTAGE VODKA MARTINI, Smirnoff Vodka
BLOOD ORANGE FIZZ, Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
*BIKINITINI, Svedka Clementine Vodka
THE PRIME BURGER, Cheese and Bacon
The new 5-6-7 menu offers a terrific selection of
appetizers, premium cocktails (including a 99-calorie option!) and distinctive
wines by the glass for just $6 each. Mix
and match any item from the menu to create your perfect summer pairing of
drinks and bites. The new updated summer
menu is hard to pass up with light and fun summer options and some old
favorites.
Take of break this year from your summer holiday
responsibilities and let Fleming’s do the work!
TROPICAL MARTINI, Malibu Coconut Rum
PURELY FRESH MARGARITA, Sauza Gold Tequila
VINTAGE VODKA MARTINI, Smirnoff Vodka
BLOOD ORANGE FIZZ, Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
*BIKINITINI, Svedka Clementine Vodka
5 WINES BY THE GLASS
SPARKLING, Mas Fi Cava, Spain
RIESLING, Dr. L, Germany
PINOT GRIGIO BLEND, Borealis, Oregon
PINOT NOIR, Mark West, California
CABERNET, 14 Hands, Washington
SPARKLING, Mas Fi Cava, Spain
RIESLING, Dr. L, Germany
PINOT GRIGIO BLEND, Borealis, Oregon
PINOT NOIR, Mark West, California
CABERNET, 14 Hands, Washington
5 APPETIZERS
BAKED BRIE IN PUFF PASTRY
SWEET CHILE CALAMARI
ROASTED MUSHROOM RAVIOLI
TENDERLOIN CARPACCIO
JUMBO SHRIMP COCKTAIL
BAKED BRIE IN PUFF PASTRY
SWEET CHILE CALAMARI
ROASTED MUSHROOM RAVIOLI
TENDERLOIN CARPACCIO
JUMBO SHRIMP COCKTAIL
Hours and offerings are subject to change in compliance with local
or state liquor laws. Prices in effect
from open to close in certain markets (IA,
IL, LA, MO, NE, TX). Liquor by the drink
tax embedded for cocktail; liquor by the drink and sales tax embedded for wine
(TN). Due to local and/or state liquor
laws, Fleming’s is unable to offer alcoholic beverages on the “5 for 6 ‘til 7”
menu in IN, Charlotte, NC, OK, RI, UT.
Fleming’s LA Live location (Los Angeles, CA) offers the 567 bar menu
from 4-6 pm, 7 days a week.
Westfield Old Orchard's WFamily series presents "Summertime Fun" July 7!
Summer is officially here and Westfield Old Orchard (Skokie
Boulevard & Old Orchard Road) wants to celebrate by taking you down to the
shore. Saturday, July 7 from 11:30 a.m.
-12: 30 p.m., Westfield’s Wfamily series will present its monthly hour-long
story time and craft session for North Shore and Chicagoland families and their
youngsters. This month, families will
enjoy a beach themed program entitled “Summertime Fun” with a reading presented
by a staff member from the Skokie Public Library featuring a story about visiting
the shoreline and an arts and craft project using beach sands. Bring the family to the Westifield’s Barnes
& Noble for the fun in the sun themed event. This event is complimentary and registration
is not required.
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