Bangtel: Better Than a Hotel
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
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
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
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"...
Being Your Own Cake Boss: An Interview with Courtney Hopkins, Award-Winning Entreprenuer & Cake Extroardinaire
The best advice I got was to “Not Give Up.” There are times when things don’t work out… but you have to learn from your mistakes and move on.
Bangtel: Better Than a Hotel
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
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
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
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"...
Being Your Own Cake Boss: An Interview with Courtney Hopkins, Award-Winning Entreprenuer & Cake Extroardinaire
The best advice I got was to “Not Give Up.” There are times when things don’t work out… but you have to learn from your mistakes and move on.
DIY: The Rusty Toolbox Restoration with Jack Pettyjohn
The Project I am a fairly organized person, or at least I like to tell myself that. Which is why, when I started getting more and more into working on restoration projects, having my tools scattered about was starting to get on my nerves. But instead of just going out...
The Evolution of Events: An Interview with Kathy Miller
With over 35 years of experience, Kathy Miller started in the events world at a time when events were barely even considered an area of expertise, having not even been recognized as a profession by the US government until the year 2000 -- and there certainly were no...
Can You Imagine Planning Super Bowl XLVIII?
The Super Bowl is one of the biggest events that happens in America. Can you imagine planning something like that? Millions of viewers, thousands in the stadium, the biggest names in music for a half time show... Even for the most seasoned meeting planners such a...
What’s Going on in February
Every Event Planner needs to stay on top of what's going on in this city, so here is your monthly update of things to be on the look out for! EVENTS Restaurant Week - January 24th-February 6th Super Bowl - Sunday, February 2nd Olympics - Friday, February 7th - Sunday,...
Wine of the Month: Monte Antico Italian Tuscan Red Wine
Everyone loves a good wine, so in 2014 The Chicago Event Planner Magazine will be featuring a wine each month for you to check out. This month's wine is a Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Tuscany, Italy. I picked up this particular bottle at my local Whole...
DIY: Super Bowl Recipes
It's that time of year and I've collected a few various recipes and list of recipes that will be fun to make for this upcoming Super Bowl Sunday (February 2nd, 2014). And for those of you worried about the Velveeta Cheese Shortage, there are other options! ...
Think Outside the Social Media Box Using Bonfyre, the Free App
Social Media is essential to business, especially if you are an event planner. Being able to incorporate the appropriate social media for your particular event is a must-have today. While social media is a great tool, it’s often missing 2 key components: privacy &...
5 Tips to Help You Select a Great Wine
I'm not a sommelier, although I wish I were. Luckily for me my first gig as an event planner was at a high-end steakhouse that not only served excellent wines but believed in training their staff about excellent wine. When I started I only knew that there was red...
DIY Restoration: Thrift Store TV Cabinet
THE PROJECT When I first moved to Chicago as a poor college student I quickly learned the importance of resale / thrift stores. While I prefer to write about items I pulled out of the alley or inherited “free of charge” from someone, the truth is that I sometimes have...
Bring a Chef Home with KITCHENSURFING
Ever wish you could have a professional chef make your dinner for you? With KITCHENSURFING that's exactly what they do. This concept works well not just for personal dinners or get-togethers with friends, but it's also great for small and intimate events. Below, I...