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Five Worth Finding: Monteverde, Chicago Ideas Week and more
Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
2017-10-11
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—Monteverde: Monteverde Executive Chef Sarah Grueneberg won Best Chef Great Lakes at the James Beard Awards this year—and for good reason. Her West Loop restaurant draws people in droves, thanks to a menu that embraces the different ( skate schnitzel ) and displays what turns out to be the flavorful ( gnocchetti con pesto ).
—Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher: The wife-and-wife comedy/acting team will perform in Chicago ( at the Vic as part of their Back to Back tour ) on Oct. 14. It's a return home for Esposito, a onetime Windy City Times 30 Under 30 honoree.
—The Beauty of Horror 2: Ghouliana's Creepatorium—Another GOREgeous Coloring Book: In time for Halloween comes possibly the creepiest coloring book ever, courtesy of Alan Robert, a well-known horror illustrator/writer. For an introduction, check out the trailer at vimeo.com/alanrobert/beautyofhorror2 and TheBeautyOfHorror.com .
—Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992: On the 25th anniversary of the L.A. Riots, director John Ridley has engineered a hard-hitting, poignant and even ( at times ) graphic documentary, talking with people who were a part of this turbulent decade and recounting events in sometimes heartbreaking detail.
—Chicago Ideas Week: The seventh annual program, running Oct. 16-22, will feature more than 150 events on topics such as the state of the union, cybersecurity, the Black middle class, and modern love and relationships. More than 30,000 attendees from Chicago, the Midwest and across the world are expected to attend to hear people such as recent Emmy winner Lena Waithe and fashion designer Zac Posen. See www.chicagoideas.com .
—By Andrew Davis
( Andrew@WindyCityMediaGroup.com and @azygous60610 )
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