Over ten years ago, Wilmette natives Kiki Eliopoulos, Jack DeMar and Eric Kogan walked the halls of New Trier Township High School with big dreams of opening a restaurant together.
After years of...
As kids in Wilmette, Jack DeMar, Eric Kogan and Kiki Eliopoulos always dreamed of collaborating on a business.
Mensch’s, a Jewish-style pop-up deli in Evanston, is that dream come true.
“We...
Restaurant owner Jack DeMar said he’s seen a demand for “good mood food” in Evanston.
“Evanston has a student community and a more holistic neighborhood community and business community that...
When restaurant owner CD Young (Kellogg ’96) opened elephant + vine in Evanston this spring, she reflected on her two ‘sister restaurants’ as support systems for each other.
“It’s a sisterhood,...
It’s hard to scroll through Instagram without stumbling across photos of the brightly colored fish dish known as poke, but Jack DeMar said those trendy poke bowls featured on social media may lack authenticity.
DeMar,...
