Lindzi Shanks is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the hugely popular marshmallow company and cafe, XO Marshmallow. In 2016, Lindzi and her business partner Kat Connor opened the world’s first marshmallow cafe. Several successful years later, the cafe has just moved to a larger space in Lincoln Park (2730 North Clark St). The shop is …
Dario Monni is the chef and owner of Tortello, a pasta shop, Italian market, and cafe hybrid in Wicker Park. Tortello’s large window looking out to Division Street gives passersby a chance to see the Sfoglinas at work, making pasta like their signature burrata-filled tortelli. Items like freshly imported burrata, gourmet OOO flour, artichokes marinating in …
Chef Stephanie Izard’s restaurants helped to transform Chicago’s West Loop into the city’s hottest dining destination. She opened Girl & the Goat in 2010 after winning Top Chef, and today she has five additional eateries in the neighborhood: Little Goat, Duck Duck Goat, Cabra, Sugargoat, and the freshly opened Baobing. In addition to her restaurants, …