An Evanston staple is about to get funkier, fresher and faster. Derek Gaspar, owner of The Lucky Platter, is prioritizing his staff’s wellbeing and restaurant sustainability with the launch of The...

Regina Sant’Anna, owner of Kombucha Brava, said before the pandemic, she loved selling her company’s beverages on Northwestern’s campus at Patty Squared. Selling her product at Patty’s, located...

A Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks is delicious, but the drink tastes even better coming from an Evanston establishment. These businesses put their own twist on winter beverages during the snowy months,...

Kombucha — a fizzy, fermented tea beverage praised for its probiotic benefits — is often considered the niche drink of yoga mat-toting, gentrifying hippies, despite its origins in Asia. Nowadays, you...

Regina Sant’Anna self-identifies as a “farmers market chaser.” She seeks out farmers markets in every city she visits, and has shopped at the local market in Evanston for years. This summer, she...