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Every Event Planner Should Read These

by admin | Apr 22, 2016 | Articles, Read of the Month | 0 Comments

Here are 5 articles every event planner should read this month. (Click on the images to read.) MARKETING/BUSINESS MANNERS INTERESTING & THOUGHT-PROVOKING

12 Signs Your Client is the Worst Ever

by admin | Apr 20, 2016 | About Events, Articles | 0 Comments

Not all clients are a dream. Here are 12 signs you may be working with your worst client ever. Every time they call you pick up the phone like And then they hang up with a list of demands for you to do by tomorrow When you've put other clients on the back burner for...

Spice House

by admin | Apr 15, 2016 | About Chicago, Articles, Chef Features, Cooking & Recipes, Features & Interviews, Food & Drink | 0 Comments

HOW TO MAKE AMAZING FOOD Ever wonder what the secret to amazing food is? It's the quality of the ingredients you use. While that sounds like cooking 101, I can tell you that better food doesn't have to mean more expensive food or something that is more difficult to...

The House Guest Checklist

by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Articles, DIY & How-To's | 2 Comments

Having people stay over? Be prepared with our house guest checklist so your guests can enjoy themselves and you can maintain your sanity. IN THE ROOM Make your guests comfortable while planning ahead. Having things they may need already available to them in the...

Bangtel: Better Than a Hotel

by admin | Apr 8, 2016 | About Chicago, About Events, Articles, Features & Interviews, Venue of the Month | 0 Comments

ABOUT BANGTEL (And why you may love it more than a hotel) Home Away from Home When Airbnb started, they introduced a concept that has been around since the beginning of civilization: staying in someone else's home. In modern times, hotels have long been the standard...

Celebrate World Health Day by Eating Less Sugar

by admin | Apr 6, 2016 | Articles, DIY & How-To's, Features & Interviews, Food & Drink | 0 Comments

Thursday, April 7th is World Health Day. In the spirit of being healthy, we are talking with Barry Friedman, author of "I Love Me More Than Sugar", an amazon.com #1 Best Seller to learn more about how we can work towards being healthier people. You can even take...

Spring Fashion 2016 & Wardrobe Essentials with Trunk Club Stylist Tiara Perry

by admin | Apr 1, 2016 | Articles, DIY & How-To's, Features & Interviews | 0 Comments

WHAT IS TRUNK CLUB? Perhaps you have heard of Trunk Club or perhaps you have not. A few years back I'd come across a few sorority-like girls at a networking event who told me they helped pick out clothes for higher end clients, men only. They said they worked at...

Easy & Delicious Strawberry and Nutella Crepes

by admin | Mar 30, 2016 | Articles, Chef Features, Cooking & Recipes, Food & Drink | 0 Comments

One of my favorite things to make is crepes. I had originally learned in French class in High School and have played with the recipe adding in my own favorites. They're easy and delicious! I used the basic recipe from Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything"...