While its name may conjure visions of breakfast, the restaurant is, in fact, named after Magellan Development President/Partner David Carlins’ childhood friend Robert Mallin, who was nicknamed “Eggy” (after his self-described egg-shaped head) back in the late 1960’s. Characterized by his friends as loyal, fair and philanthropic, Robert “Eggy” Mallin personifies what Eggy’s is all about – family, friends and community.

“When Eggy’s opens in April, we want it to have somewhat of a ‘Mayberry’ feel to it. Similar to diners from the 1960’s, we want people to have a real sense of community and place when they set foot in the door,” said Sue Kim-Drohomyrecky. “Eggy’s will be where people working and living in the area can just drop in and enjoy dishes that remind them of home cooking, but with a focus on freshness, local ingredient sourcing, seasonality and modern execution.”

 Eggy’s menu features favorites expertly prepared by Executive Chef/General Manager Zach Millican. Chef Millican is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America; he has been serving as the chef de cuisine at Custom House Tavern since late summer 2011, and previously worked in kitchens at the award-winning Bradley Ogden in Las Vegas, as well Cascadia, Artemis Café and La Medusa in his native Seattle. Pastry Chef Erin Mooney – who joined Custom House Hospitality Group in fall 2011 after working at acclaimed restaurants Trio, Spring, Green Zebra, The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead and BLT Steak Atlanta – presents an array of irresistible sweets.

 With menu items ranging from $3-$12, the breakfast menu will get the day started off on a high note with items such as:

 Green Eggs & Ham: Two baked eggs, Anson Mills grits, tomatillo sauce, house made Tasso ham, avocado, pickled onion and queso fresco  

 Peter & the Wolf: Potato, fennel, carrot and pastrami hash with two fried eggs. Topped with horseradish cream, and served with toast

 The Niño: Slow roasted pork, roasted poblano pepper, black beans, queso fresco and smothered with ranchero sauce  

 The Verb Omelet: Egg whites, avocado, Swiss cheese, spinach and jalapeno and served with house made salsa on the side

 Cornmeal Waffle: Served with seasonal fruit; add fried chicken or maple glazed pork belly

 Melissa’s Candy Pancakes: Named after Partner David Carlins’ daughter’s creation, these pancakes are made with M&Ms, Butterfinger and Snickers

 For lunch, diners can chose from a variety of flavorful soups/salads/snacks and sandwiches ranging from $8-$13, some of which include:

 Fried Wisconsin Cheese Curds: with dill pickle sauce

 O.T.T. Fries: Crispy fries, two fried eggs, bacon, covered in hollandaise and browned

 Chicken and Dumpling Soup

 Kale & Quinoa Salad: Red wine vinaigrette, toasted walnuts, apple, and agro dolce onions

 Whitefish Sandwich: Crispy white fish, cabbage and onion slaw, house tartar sauce

 Frank and Beans: House made baked beans, all natural all beef hot dog, yellow mustard, pickle, and bacon

 Hot Chili Beef Dip: Our version of the cheese steak. Steak, onions and spicy cheese sauce

 Curry Chicken Salad: Red Curry chicken salad on your choice of bread with lettuce tomato and onion

 While guests may enjoy the breakfast and lunch menu during all hours of operation, Eggy’s has also taken a page from famed restaurateur Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc restaurant concept, presenting a single family-style seasonal dinner menu that changes nightly. One night, Chefs Millican and Mooney might serve up an Escarole Caesar Salad, followed by Housemade Vegetable Lasagna and Espresso Flourless Chocolate Cake. And yet on another, guests can feast on Avgolemono Soup, Roast Leg of Lamb with corona beans and salsa verde and Greek Yoghurt Mousse with pine nut baklava. (Prices range from $18-$24/person.)

 Pastry Chef Erin Mooney’s desserts are too good to deny, whether indulging in one of her ice cream sundaes, thick shakes, ice cream floats or N.Y. Egg Creams (prices range from $3-$8). Guests can also indulge in a mouth-watering item from the Bakery, including Double Chocolate Fudge Cake, Southern Style Coconut Layer Cake, Banana Cream Pie, Sour Cream Dutch Apple Pie and more.

 A hearty Kids Menu is also available.

 “We think our guests are going to discover so many treasures with each visit,” said Chef Millican, who will also serve as the restaurant’s general manager. “The fact that Eggy’s is also a B.Y.O. restaurant is a true advantage for the guest in terms of value and being able to enjoy the wines, beers and spirits they love with our food. We see this as being a place they can come to once, twice, even three times a week…it’s their kitchen table away from home.”

 Designed by Karen Herold of the acclaimed 555 International, Eggy’s interior features a contemporary take on the classic diner providing a comfortable haven for all. Clean lines and a modern sensibility fill the 2000 square-foot space, juxtaposed with cheerful, homey touches like a life-sized family photo collage that serves as a central art installation on one wall. The space includes an open kitchen, a small counter that seats seven, a large, communal table for twelve with power outlets and charging stations, and a mix of traditional and banquet seating.

 Eggy’s will be open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

While its name may conjure visions of breakfast, the restaurant is, in fact, named after Magellan Development President/Partner David Carlins’ childhood friend Robert Mallin, who was nicknamed “Eggy” (after his self-described egg-shaped head) back in the late 1960’s. Characterized by his friends as loyal, fair and philanthropic, Robert “Eggy” Mallin personifies what Eggy’s is all about – family, friends and community.

“When Eggy’s opens in April, we want it to have somewhat of a ‘Mayberry’ feel to it. Similar to diners from the 1960’s, we want people to have a real sense of community and place when they set foot in the door,” said Sue Kim-Drohomyrecky. “Eggy’s will be where people working and living in the area can just drop in and enjoy dishes that remind them of home cooking, but with a focus on freshness, local ingredient sourcing, seasonality and modern execution.”

Eggy’s menu features favorites expertly prepared by Executive Chef/General Manager Zach Millican. Chef Millican is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America; he has been serving as the chef de cuisine at Custom House Tavern since late summer 2011, and previously worked in kitchens at the award-winning Bradley Ogden in Las Vegas, as well Cascadia, Artemis Café and La Medusa in his native Seattle. Pastry Chef Erin Mooney – who joined Custom House Hospitality Group in fall 2011 after working at acclaimed restaurants Trio, Spring, Green Zebra, The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead and BLT Steak Atlanta – presents an array of irresistible sweets.

With menu items ranging from $3-$12, the breakfast menu will get the day started off on a high note with items such as:

Green Eggs & Ham: Two baked eggs, Anson Mills grits, tomatillo sauce, house made Tasso ham, avocado, pickled onion and queso fresco

Peter & the Wolf: Potato, fennel, carrot and pastrami hash with two fried eggs. Topped with horseradish cream, and served with toast

The Niño: Slow roasted pork, roasted poblano pepper, black beans, queso fresco and smothered with ranchero sauce

The Verb Omelet: Egg whites, avocado, Swiss cheese, spinach and jalapeno and served with house made salsa on the side

Cornmeal Waffle: Served with seasonal fruit; add fried chicken or maple glazed pork belly

Melissa’s Candy Pancakes: Named after Partner David Carlins’ daughter’s creation, these pancakes are made with M&Ms, Butterfinger and Snickers

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For lunch, diners can chose from a variety of flavorful soups/salads/snacks and sandwiches ranging from $8-$13, some of which include:

Fried Wisconsin Cheese Curds: with dill pickle sauce

O.T.T. Fries: Crispy fries, two fried eggs, bacon, covered in hollandaise and browned

Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Kale & Quinoa Salad: Red wine vinaigrette, toasted walnuts, apple, and agro dolce onions

Whitefish Sandwich: Crispy white fish, cabbage and onion slaw, house tartar sauce

Frank and Beans: House made baked beans, all natural all beef hot dog, yellow mustard, pickle, and bacon

Hot Chili Beef Dip: Our version of the cheese steak. Steak, onions and spicy cheese sauce

Curry Chicken Salad: Red Curry chicken salad on your choice of bread with lettuce tomato and onion

While guests may enjoy the breakfast and lunch menu during all hours of operation, Eggy’s has also taken a page from famed restaurateur Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc restaurant concept, presenting a single family-style seasonal dinner menu that changes nightly. One night, Chefs Millican and Mooney might serve up an Escarole Caesar Salad, followed by Housemade Vegetable Lasagna and Espresso Flourless Chocolate Cake. And yet on another, guests can feast on Avgolemono Soup, Roast Leg of Lamb with corona beans and salsa verde and Greek Yoghurt Mousse with pine nut baklava. The family style dinner menu will be posted daily on their future website (Prices range from $18-$24/person.)

Pastry Chef Erin Mooney’s desserts are too good to deny, whether indulging in one of her ice cream sundaes, thick shakes, ice cream floats or N.Y. Egg Creams (prices range from $3-$8). Guests can also indulge in a mouth-watering item from the Bakery, including Double Chocolate Fudge Cake, Southern Style Coconut Layer Cake, Banana Cream Pie, Sour Cream Dutch Apple Pie and more.

A hearty Kids Menu is also available.

“We think our guests are going to discover so many treasures with each visit,” said Chef Millican, who will also serve as the restaurant’s general manager. “The fact that Eggy’s is also a B.Y.O. restaurant is a true advantage for the guest in terms of value and being able to enjoy the wines, beers and spirits they love with our food. We see this as being a place they can come to once, twice, even three times a week…it’s their kitchen table away from home.”

Designed by Karen Herold of the acclaimed 555 International, Eggy’s interior features a contemporary take on the classic diner providing a comfortable haven for all. Clean lines and a modern sensibility fill the 2000 square-foot space, juxtaposed with cheerful, homey touches like a life-sized family photo collage that serves as a central art installation on one wall. The space includes an open kitchen, a small counter that seats seven, a large, communal table for twelve with power outlets and charging stations, and a mix of traditional and banquet seating.

Eggy’s will be open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Looking to spice things up on Valentine’s Day? Instead of settling for chocolates and flowers on February 14th, heat things up with a romantic dinner at the acclaimed aria restaurant inside Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park.

Available on Tuesday, February 14th, the specially prepared Valentine’s Day menu at aria is sure to tantalize taste buds and awaken the senses. With dishes like “Forbidden Love” and “I Like it Hot and Spicy,” you and your date will surely feel the heat. Below are a few items from the menu:

A Perfect Pair
Razor Clam and Dungeness Crab Graton with Yuzu Sabayon and Bacon Crumbs

I Like it Hot and Spicy
Korean Chili Broiled Black Cod with a Daikon Broth

Forbidden Love
Scallops with Red Curry, Forbidden Black Rice Risotto, and Caramelized pineapple

Wild Fantasies
Seared Elk with Curried Kabocha Squash with Blueberry Gastrique and Patty Pan Squash

Love Bombe
Chocolate Caramel Mousse, Pomegranate Gelee, Cocoa Crumble, Roasted Almond Ice Cream

Five Courses: $85
$110 with wine pairing

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Read more about the event in Pioneer Press coverage by Lee Litas: 

SEALs Supporters Show Their True Colors (Pioneer Press)

Come to our beautiful Mariano’s store for a fun event making your very own Pizza from scratch!! Every child will be provided with their own dough to create their masterpiece. Yumm!! Our amazing chefs in our Deli will cook your pizza for ready to eat in our Café or have it packaged to go. Please sign up!!

*All children will need to have a parent present!

Saturday, January 14, 2012
Cocktails, Dinner Buffet and Live Music by Dr. Bombay
Attire: Cocktail with a twist…show your support by wearing red, white or blue
Location: Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago – Ballroom
221 N. Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Time:  7 – 11:00 p.m.
Pricing: $200 per ticket or sponsor packages ranging from $2,500 to $50,000.
Your Host:  Magellan Development Group

To purchase tickets or sponsorship packages visit www.DancingwiththeSEALS.com or contact Magellan Development Community Relations Director, Vanessa Casciano at 312.469.8159 or Vcasciano@MagellanDevelopment.com
Navy SEAL Mission: The Navy SEAL Foundation’s mission is to provide immediate and ongoing support and assistance to the Naval Special Warfare community and their families.  Established to serve U.S. Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen, Naval Special Warfare (NSW) support personnel, and their families, the Navy SEAL Foundation offers critical support to Naval Special Warfare commands, active-duty personnel, their families, and veterans of NSW. As the duration and frequency of training and operational deployments continue, and the stress on the families and operators grows, this important community requires support today more than ever.

Ring in the New Year with aria’s Chef Beverly Kim. aria is offering a unique opportunity for guests to meet Chef Beverly, learn more about their dish of choice and even walk away with one of her secret recipes.

Her culinary style is modern Asian and utilizes fresh and locally sourced ingredients. Chef Beverly Kim has invigorated and personalized the menu choices offered at aria. aria offers a bold menu of new world Asian cuisine, combined with a delectable selection of sushi variations and an extensive wine list.

The event is from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at aria restaurant (200 N. Columbus Dr.). Diners will receive a 20% discount on the menu price during the event. The special menu includes several signature dishes from Chef Beverly Kim.

Guests of aria can choose from the following options:

Appetizers:
Spicy Tuna tartar with avocado mousse, rice “chicharron”, watermelon-shiso salad and wasabi tobiko

Foie Gras Mousse with peach ginger thai chili preserves, pickled pearl onions, crostini

Sunny side egg, house kimchi, glazed pork belly, mung bean pancake stack, black garlic aioli, pineapple relish

Entrees:
Butter Poached Lobster, Curried Singapore Noodles, BBQ Pork, Lapcheung, Peanuts, Coconut-citrus Emulsion

Cape Breton Scallops with X/O Red Wine Sauce, marscapone polenta, wild mushrooms, shaved truffles

Grass Fed Illinois Ribeye, Sichuan peppercorn crust, Wild Mushroom and broccoli rabe, chinese black vinegar demi

Crispy Free Range Chicken with Lemon Champagne Chili Sauce, lychee, scallions, and bell peppers

aria’s full New Year’s Eve menu is available throughout the evening. For Reservations Call 312.444.9494

            The 87-story tower at 225 N. Columbus Drive on Chicago’s New Eastside was named both regional and international winner of the International Property Award as Best Residential High-Rise Development in the prestigious property competition.  Judging in the competition in association with Bloomberg Television and Google is carried out through a meticulous process involving a panel of more than 60 experts covering every aspect of the real estate industry.  The program covers residential and commercial categories for Africa, Arabia, Asia Pacific and Europe as well as the Americas.

            Magellan co-CEO James Loewenberg accepted the award at a Dec. 12 presentation ceremonies at The Savoy Hotel in London.

            “We are honored to add the International Property Award to our growing list of design and planning awards for Magellan Development’s Lakeshore East community,” said Loewenberg.

             One of the world’s tallest skyscrapers designed by an architectural team headed by a woman, Jeanne Gang, principal of Studio/Gang Architects, Aqua already holds two highly-esteemed international design awards.

            Earlier this year the tower claimed the highly-esteemed Prix d’Excellence International Design Award in the 2011 Prix Residential High-Rise Category.  The Lakeshore East master plan also holds the 2008 Prix award from FIABCI, the International Real Estate Federation.  Magellan is the only U.S. developer to win two distinguished Prix awards.  Aqua’s third international prize is the 2009 Skyscraper of the Year Award from Emporis, the international building database, besting more than 300 competitors worldwide.

            Aqua also holds the 2008 American Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design.

Stuart Shield, president of the International Property Awards, observes that
“Winning a coveted World’s Best award is a huge accolade for these companies.  They have demonstrated the height of excellence in their field and proved themselves capable of winning against the most accomplished property companies in the world.  This global recognition puts them at the pinnacle of the international property arena.”

Proclaimed one of the world’s most fascinating skyscrapers and boldly enhancing the skyline of what a leading architectural critic declares to be “the first city in American architecture,” Aqua’s dramatic design is produced by outdoor balconies and terraces that form unique, undulating contours of different sizes and shapes.  They flow like ocean waves and imitate the striated outcroppings visible throughout the shoreline of the Great Lakes region. The $475 million Aqua tower is one of seven completed structures and the keystone of the emerging Lakeshore East community.

Hailed by a leading architectural critic as “Chicago’s most sensuous skyscraper” and contrasting sharply from the more stolid forms that mark Chicago’s architecturally distinguished skyline, Aqua is a blend of luxury residences, a recently-opened Radisson Blu hotel, the first in the United States, as well as office and retail space.

While its fame is focused largely on views of Aqua, its unique design is actually the result of view studies conducted by Gang to provide the most unimpeded sight lines to maximize views from Aqua to places of interest beyond the existing structures surrounding Lakeshore East, including views of Lake Michigan, Millennium Park and Chicago’s breathtaking skyline in all directions.

Aqua combines elegant residences on floors 19 through 81, with floors 4 to 18 g transformed into the flagship upscale Radisson Blu hotel in the United States. It has been noted that the lowest of the condo floors, floor 53, are actually among the highest in the city; in many cases they are higher than most penthouses in the city.                  

Aqua’s design also incorporates the most extraordinary amenities package in the city – if not any metropolitan center.

             Known as The Shore Club and comparable to a world-class resort, it includes two floors of outdoor/indoor entertainment and recreation features that boast the largest outdoor pool and amenity deck in the city.

Components of the 80,000-square-foot landscaped deck include a sundeck and gardens, running track, swimming pool and hot tub, gazebos and poolside cabanas, fire pit, barbecue areas and wireless Internet.

Indoors, a 35,000-square-foot amenity floor provides residents and guests with fitness facilities, a basketball court, group fitness studio, indoor lap pool and hot tub,  a spa, sauna, steam and massage rooms,  private club suites with catering kitchens, sky garden lounge, media room, billiards and game area and business center..

Perpetuating the spirit of noted urban planner Daniel Burnham’s celebrated Burnham plan, The Aqua tower and Lakeshore East have transformed what was a desolate, difficult and blighted area of on the east side of downtown Chicago into a vibrant, sparkling community that will ultimately be home to up to 15,000 residents, businesses and merchants.  They have converted an environment that had no need for protection or conservation into an architecturally appealing and diverse ‘village’ that is easily accessible to Chicago’s countless cultural, dining and entertainment attractions and business centers.

For additional information on Aqua and Lakeshore East contact Tricia Van Horn of Magellan Development Group at (312) 469-8054 or visit the website, www.magellandevelopment.com.

Caffè RōM’s Toys for Tots Toy Drive This holiday season, Caffè RōM Lakeshore East will be accepting new toy donations for Marine’s Toys for Tots. With every donation of a new unwrapped toy, you will be entered in our holiday raffle! Win fantastic prizes- like a stay at the new Radisson Blu hotel!

So help make everyone’s holiday a little brighter; including your own!