November 11, 2003

Snobby Wine

If aged Bordeaux from Chateau Lafite-Rothschild is your standard wine purchase, then The Chicago Wine Company is more your style. They hold one live auction and one silent auction every month and you can place bids online. They also hold formal dinners/tastings. You just missed the November dinner, but at $595 per person did you really? They're also willing to help you sell off your wine collection, but Boone's Farm collectors need not apply.

- | 11.11.03 ~ Eating/Drinking

Kafka never tasted so good!

Morsels also briefly reviews the most innovative small wine store in the city: Kafka. They claim to be "Cheap, Easy, Fun" and with most wine selections under $15, they are. But, they're knowledgable and friendly, too. Wine doesn't have to be intimidating and these guys prove that. If only they'd get their website working.

- | 11.11.03 ~ Eating/Drinking

Rick "BK" Bayless

Rick Bayless, celebrity chef of Frontera Grill, etc., caught some flack for appearing in an ad for Burger King's new chicken sandwich. Morsels links to a letter Bayless posted on his website explaining himself, and points to a scathing comment from chef/author Anthony Bourdain (ninth comment down).

- ah | 11.11.03 ~ Eating/Drinking

Hip Hop Theatre

A new genre, hip-hop theatre, may be coming our way. Expect the unexpected, as this new form of entertainment is making big waves in the Bay Area. The Hip-Hop Theater Festival, in its fourth summer in New York and second in Washington, D.C., plans to expand its reach throughout the country. The festival will premiere at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in May 2004. After that, it will develop shows and workshops in Chicago and Los Angeles. The University of Hip-Hop in southwest Chicago should take notice and work to bring this new form to Chicago.

- eh | 11.11.03 ~ Theatre/Dance

Jazz Record Mart

Jazz Record Mart is one of the treasures of this city: the world's largest record store devoted to jazz and blues music. Wander its rows and discover the new soundtrack to your life, or take a look at this list of "killers" -- the albums JRM considers essential to any collection.

- ah | 11.11.03 ~ Music/Clubs

Frank Lloyd Wright Design Threatened

One of Wright's prefabricated homes built 46 years ago in Lisle is threatened with demolition. The previous owner made no provisions in his will to save the structure, in which walls are crumbling and the ceiling is cracked. However, while other homes of the same design remain, any demolition is an "emotional loss." The developer eyeing the property wants to replace the building with three new homes expected to bring $900,000 apiece.

- eh | 11.11.03 ~ Arts/Architecture

Your morning CTA news.

The CTA approved an amended version of its 2004 budget on Monday, which includes a 25-cent increase to the base fare. The $1.75 price goes into effect on January 1. In addition to the increase, the price of a transfer will be decreased from 30 cents to 25 cents. While you let that news sink in, here's a bit of good news: Demon Dogs can stay open! The restaurant was supposed to close at the end of October, but it negotiated a new lease which will allow it to stay open through June of next year. Here's the kicker: its monthly rent has been raised from $630 to $2,500. Aie! That's a lot of dogs to sell!

- jma | 11.11.03 ~ Transportation

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