Hand pies are nostalgic. They recall childhood memories of biking with friends after school to a corner grocery store to find a rack of pies—wax-paper-sleeved, sugar- slicked, skimpy on the…
Read More
Lemony Smoked Salmon Dill Dip
I’ve always loved smoked salmon, so tucking it into a creamy dip with fresh herbs and lemon is always a go-to when I need to make a quick, delicious appetizer….
Read More
The North Shore’s Speed Racer
The day Bryce Aron turned 16, he not only got his Illinois Driver’s License, he got his Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)-sanctioned professional car racing license. “It’s true,” smiles Aron,…
Read More
Matters Of The Heart
It was the day after Christmas, 2007, a blustery Chicago morning. Dr. Carl Backer was heading to Children’s Memorial Hospital (now the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of…
Read More
Modernist By Design
It’s 9:30 on a sunny summer morning and Alicia and Robert Segal are sitting in their Winnetka living room, talking about the new showroom they are building. It’s for Unison,…
Read More
Perfect Harmony
Walk into artist Lisa Kinzelberg’s Winnetka home studio and you’ll see several paintings in progress. Large-scale abstracts, figurative works, and portraits encircle the room. One, a portrait of Kinzelberg reading…
Read More
