Results tagged “theo”

We’re not sure if this has been proven, but we’re guessing that between two frozen burritos, one with the word “ORGANIC” written on it and one without, the former will typically outsell the latter. Labelling a product as natural or organic has become big business, and from the looks of it, the grocery conglomerates are expecting this trend to continue. Crain’s Chicago Business reported yesterday that Safeway Inc., the parent company of Dominick’s and the third largest grocer in the country, will be expanding it’s O Organic line of food offerings.

Chicagoist loves chocolate. We mean, we really love it. Which is why we are a little confused by a feud between two Chicago chocolate companies. The Cocoa Room and its competitor, Translucent Chocolates, both make candy-coated, chocolate-dipped nuts and seeds. They seem to think that’s a problem, but we don’t see it. Too much chocolate? Is there such a thing?

Chicagoist has gotten out of bed on the jaded and cynical side this morning, so bear with us. We were perusing the internets, as we do every morning, and came across this article in the Sun Times. And we thought to ourselves – what a kick ass job! How does one get to become a music supervisor on a hit show like The O.C.? Daydreams previously fantasized here at Chicagoist. As we read about Ms....

Chicagoist looks for any excuse to put off doing actual work. Unseasonal temps certainly fit the bill. So we're spending our day staring out the window and letting ourselves get distracted by:

There aren’t too many big names in town this weekend. Mike (nee M.) Doughty will be at Park West after a free in-store at Borders on Michigan and Son Volt will prevent several people from accidentally seeing the atrocity known as The Fantastic Four by performing at The Vic on Saturday night. (Chicagoist thanks them for this gift to humanity). Anyway, we’re giving full vent to our indie leanings this weekend. Thanks, in part, to...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the members of their 2005 class yesterday and as usual there was a mix of the inevitable and the surprising. In the former category are U2 and the Pretenders and in the latter are The O’Jays, Percy Sledge and Chicagoan Buddy Guy.