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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Co-owner Eric Kogan and fellow Mensch’s employees assemble customers’ open-faced bagel sandwich orders. The pop-up currently shares its space with Picnic on weekend mornings.

Trio of owners announce Mensch’s Deli to open brick and mortar location this spring

October 11, 2023

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...

A photograph of the bagel with avocado, tomato and seasoning.

Mensch’s pop-up deli opens in Evanston

April 24, 2023

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...

A container of food on the left with a pile of rice, vegetables and sauce containers. On the right is a pile of vegetables with a large piece of wispy dried grass.

New restaurant Picnic to bring ‘good mood food,’ casual healthy dishes to Evanston

April 26, 2022

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...

Four restaurants with a fish above two and a loaf of bread above the other two.

Evanston businesses expand through co-ownership, collaboration

April 25, 2022

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,...

Pono Ono, 1630 Chicago Ave. Owner Jack DeMar said he plans to open the restaurant in mid-November.

Pono Ono to bring ‘authentic’ Hawaiian poke to Evanston

October 6, 2017

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,...

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