Just-for-men salons are proliferating across trendier areas of the city like the seepage from last week’s flooding. Surely you’ve seen them: it’s hard not to, as you walk down, say, Division street between Damen and Ashland and some artifact of masculinity catches your eye. You think: A pool table! Motorcycles! Flat screens! Whee! more ›

The Grainger Ballroom at Symphony Center will be the site for taste TV's inaugural Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon Sunday from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Over two dozen chocolatiers, confectioners and chocolate-related companies will be showcasing their products, offering tastings and chefs demonstrations, and panel discussions with confectioners and authors. The salon will also feature a judged competition. more ›