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vol. 88, on hammocks
So a few weeks ago, I purchased a hammock on amazon. For some reason, I hemmed and hawed quite a bit over the purchase. What would I do with it in the winter? What if I didn’t even use it? Ultimately, I decided that I’d made far dumber and more expensive purchases, and worst case scenario, I’d stick it in some back corner of the basement. Turns out all my back and forth was totally needless! The hammock is a hit! It feels like a mini vacation every time I use it, which happens quite often.
The 5 Best Restaurants That Opened in Chicago This Summer
To keep tabs on every Chicago restaurant and bar opening is folly. But to keep tabs on the most worthy? Yeoman’s work, and we’re proud to do it. Thus we present Table Stakes, a monthly rundown of the five (or so) must-know spots that have swung wide their doors in the past thirty (or so). Bon appétit. Chicago’s summer openings offer a tale of two restaurant types: meat-heavy charcuterie boards and tapas versus plant-based pasta and fruit ceviche.
At Chicago’s Esmé, a Focus on Art and Community Is Helping to Redefine the Tasting Menu
“Fine dining is often associated with white tablecloth, suit-and-tie pretentious,” says Jenner Tomaska, the tasting-menu veteran whose Esmé in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood opens on August 18. “I feel like, overall, we’re trying to do the complete opposite of that. We’re trying to craft an experience.” Tomaska, who was previously executive chef at Grant Achatz’s Next, and his wife and business partner, Katrina Bravo, want Esmé to be a restaurant that celebrates its Chicago community.
Where to Find Terrific Polish Food in Chicago
The Pierogi Kitchen in Bucktown produces some lovely Polish fare. Sandy Noto The Pierogi Kitchen in Bucktown produces some lovely Polish fare. | Sandy Noto Thanks to Chicago’s huge Polish immigrant population, there is no shortage of places to get a stacked plate of potato pancakes, Polish sausage, and pierogi throughout the city.
10 Apps to Make Your Photographs Look So Much Better
These days, most smartphones have great cameras—so why do some people’s photos look much better than others? For almost all the best photos taken on smartphones, the answer is editing, using a number of photography apps. From cropping to color correcting, small tweaks can make the difference between a forgettable snapshot and a truly great photograph. Today the process for improving a photo is incredibly easy. There is an app for almost any photo editing you want to do.
10 Apps to Make Your Photographs Look So Much Better
These days, most smartphones have great cameras—so why do some people’s photos look much better than others? For almost all the best photos taken on smartphones, the answer is editing, using a number of photography apps. From cropping to color correcting, small tweaks can make the difference between a forgettable snapshot and a truly great photograph. Today the process for improving a photo is incredibly easy. There is an app for almost any photo editing you want to do.
60 Twitter tools for PR and marketing pros
You can get a lot out of Twitter as it is: It’s an excellent network to find experts, read interesting articles and jump into conversations. But sometimes PR and marketing pros want to do more. Recently, while hunting for Twitter tools, we found many suggestions and recommendations were outdated, and several Twitter-based tools have been bought out or shut down in the last few years. Many of the tools we originally found were poorly designed and difficult to use.
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