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Eliza Ardizzone with "F VIII" otherwise known as "Favory VIII. Bellanna," a Lipizzan Stallion at Tempel Farms in Old Mill Creek, IL.

Eliza Ardizzone, equestrian

Eliza Ardizzone, who was born in Lake Forest, loved to go horseback riding with her family in Mexico, where they lived when she was 7. That childhood passion only grew...
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Two events put yoga center stage in Chicago

Two offerings next weekend will give yoga veterans and newbies alike a chance to convene with their inner selves — in dramatically different settings. Peaceful posturing: Yoga classes return to...
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Calvados limited edition: A D-Day tribute

Jean-Roger Groult represents the fifth generation of the Groult family, which started distilling Calvados from cider on their farm in Normandy, France, in the mid-1800s. The property, where some 5,600...
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Calvados limited edition: A D-Day tribute

Jean-Roger Groult represents the fifth generation of the Groult family, which started distilling Calvados from cider on their farm in Normandy, France, in the mid-1800s. The property, where some 5,600...
Front window of A Baker's Tale in Whicker Park.

Wicker Park bakery goes down a sweet rabbit hole

Christine LaSorda was working in advertising when she realized she would be much happier in a career combining her two childhood pleasures: reading storybooks and making baked goods with her...
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Wicker Park bakery goes down a sweet rabbit hole

Christine LaSorda was working in advertising when she realized she would be much happier in a career combining her two childhood pleasures: reading storybooks and making baked goods with her...
Vince Balistreri, general manager and sommelier of Niche restaurant in Geneva, IL, Balistreri is holding his iPhone featuring the playlist from Pandora that is used in the restaurant.

Menus and setting influence restaurant music choices

Chicago is no longer known for its meat-and-potatoes menus but for its innovative contemporary cuisine, and the background music in more of the city's restaurants mirrors that same creative spirit....
Vince Balistreri, general manager and sommelier of Niche restaurant in Geneva, IL, Balistreri is holding his iPhone featuring the playlist from Pandora that is used in the restaurant.

Menus and setting influence restaurant music choices

Chicago is no longer known for its meat-and-potatoes menus but for its innovative contemporary cuisine, and the background music in more of the city's restaurants mirrors that same creative spirit....
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Menus and setting influence restaurant music choices

Chicago is no longer known for its meat-and-potatoes menus but for its innovative contemporary cuisine, and the background music in more of the city's restaurants mirrors that same creative spirit....