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Did You Make Mama Proud at Mother’s Day Dose?
You literally owe the woman your life. So if you took her to Dose on Sunday, you did your due diligence (and if you didn’t, well…). She’s big on life lessons. At Dose, you learned a thing or two: Drinking Virtue Cider impairs judgment. (So please drink responsibly – and find yourself a designated driver, [...]
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Koval Distillery at Dose Market
Why do we love Koval Distillery? So many reasons. They’re Chicago’s first (and only) organic distillery. They’re a husband and wife team working from a small warehouse in Ravenswood–which you can tour each Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. They make single-grain white whiskeys (from millet, oat, spelt and other Midwest-sourced grains) and beautiful liqueurs in flavors like rose hip, orange blossom [...]
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Moms Only: Our Mother’s Day Raffle Winners!
Perfect weather, family time and the best of Chicago’s food and fashion — what could make for a better Mother’s Day? We thought a free raffle might do the trick. To the wonderful moms who celebrated the day with Dose: Thank you! A big thank you also goes out to the Dosers who helped us [...]
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Hound spring/summer debuts at Dose
Not to get too punny here, but we’ve been hounding Jen Beeman to bring her line, Hound, to Dose pretty much since we started. Fortunately, the stars aligned this month and she’s making a grand entrance with the debut of her spring/summer 2012 collection. We’re stoked, and you will be, too, after taking a look [...]
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Bag is Beautiful
Do you like handbags? We do, too, which is why we’re bringing some of the best bags in town to Mother’s Day Dose: WORKSHOP/CoOp Born in 2010, WORKSHOP/CoOp was conceived when Leslie Thomas met the women of Trama Textiles, an artisan-owned female-led cooperative practicing the ancient art of backstrap loom weaving. Delighting in their colorful craft, Leslie [...]
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The Mother’s Day swag
We’ve been giving you hints about what’s inside the goodie bags at this weekend’s Dose. It’s time for the big reveal. What’s in store (times two): a hand-dyed Janice scarf a sweet sterling silver necklace and charm by M&B Vintage to start your own charm collection a Workshop/CoOp bag and May Box Botanicals natural body products and [...]
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Pecking Order Chicken Debuts at Dose
When we first met chef Kristine Subido at Wave, way back in 2006, we asked her for her favorite Filipino spots in town–and there weren’t very many. So we’ve been waiting, patiently, for the day that Subido changed that. That day is May 13 (!), when she debuts her new Filipino chicken restaurant, Pecking Order, [...]
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Chew on Something New at Dose May 13
One of the best parts of Dose? The fact that it’s ever-changing. This month is no exception, welcoming a slew of new vendors. Here are a few highlights: Valentino Pasta Pasta is a crowd-pleaser — especially when it’s small-batch, organic, and made in the suburbs of Chicago. Valentino uses semolina, whole wheat, and spelt flours [...]