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Restaurants Offering Curbside and Delivery on the North Shore

April 18, 2020 by Lisa Finks Leave a Comment

Restaurants on the North Shore offering curbside and delivery

Restaurants on the North Shore offering curbside and delivery

Many thanks to our local restaurants, working hard to provide us with delicious & nutritious meals. Curbside and delivery options available – check out the list. . .

 

Winnetka Restaurants Offering Curbside and Delivery on the North Shore

Avli – carry out, Door Dash and Uber Eats
Bake Homemade Pizza – carry out
Cafe Aroma –
 delivery and pickup available
Caffe’ Buon Giorno – curbside pick-up, carry-out, delivery through GrubHub. Open Tuesday-Sunday 7 AM –  5 PM. 847-784-8899
Captain Nemo’s – carry out, Grub Hub
Domino’s Pizza – curbside pick up and regular delivery. Sorry no walk-ins
Fred’s Garage – carry out, Door Dash
George Trois (Aboyer, Silencieux) – carryout and curb service 847-441-3100. $20 gift card to use at any of the three restaurants for every order over $100
Greater’s Ice Cream – carry out
Grateful Bites Pizza Shoppe – open with regular business hours. Delivery and curbside pickup only. Order online or call 847-386-9141
Kyoto Sushi Plus  – carry out and delivery
Lakside Foods – carry out and delivery
Little Lan’s – carry out and delivery
Little Ricky’s – carry out, curbside and delivery. Beer and wine to-go. 847-784-1444
Marco Roma – carry out and delivery
Mirani’s At Home – carry out and delivery
McDonald’s  – Door Dash and Uber Eats
Mino’s – carry out and delivery
Original Green Bay Cafe – call for hours 847-446-7698
Peet’s Coffee – carry out, cafe closed
Reprise Coffee Roasters – carry out only, repackaged foods, online order, GoFundMe campaing for their employees
Spirit Elephant – open for carry out and delivery. 847-348-9000
Stacked and Folded – curbside pick-up and delivery
The Grand Food Center – pick up and curbside service, temporarily suspending home delivery
Tocco – open 7 days a week, pickup between 3pm and 8pm, delivering orders over $100
True Juice – carry out 7-days a week or place order ahead for curbside delivery 
Trueman – grab and go lunches and dinners: walk in, curbside, and delivery. 847-386-6240

Wilmette/Kenilworth Restaurants Offering Curbside and Delivery on the North Shore

5B2F Akira Sushi at 143 Skokie Blvd. is open for curbside pickup. Hours are Monday-Saturday from 11 am to 8 pm. We are offering 10% off your entrée! Order and pay online at www.5b2fakirasushi.com. Call (847) 920-5332. When you arrive in the parking lot. We will bring your food to your car. We are cleaning and sanitizing, and cooking as if it were for our own family home.

Akai Hana Restaurant at 3223 W. Lake Ave. is open for take-out and delivery with curbside pick-up available for your comfort. Order online at www.akaihanasushi.com or call 847-251-0384. Bring a delightful A La Carte Easter feast home! Go to https://tinyurl.com/sjc9j43 to view our Easter menu options!

A La Carte is providing pick-up at the restaurant and via their food truck at the Wilmette Golf Club. They can also do frozen individual meals and soups. For orders, call  847.256.4102 or 847.256.9626 or email alacarte.catering@sbcglobal.net.

AO Sushi Wilmette at 3217 Lake Ave. #5C is offering all menu and grocery items for curbside pickup. You can order by phone or online, while we highly encourage ordering online for your convenience. Orders for no contact delivery can be placed online as well at aosushi.com. We have expanded our delivery zone and delivery hours to better accommodate our community. If you have trouble finding an item online, please let us know and we can help you. All payments must be made in advance by phone or online. We will not be accepting cash. When you arrive at the store, please call us at 847-256-4404 and we will be happy to bring the order out to you. Thank you for your understanding. We will continue to do our best to provide you with the products and service that you love. Our current hours are: Monday – Thursday: 10am – 7:30pm, Friday – Saturday: 10am – 6:30pm, and Sunday 11am – 6:30pm.   (last order accepted 30 minutes before closing). We are offering sushi, make your own sushi at home kits, and groceries for curbside pickup and delivery.

The Backyard BBQ Store, 535 Green Bay Rd remains open for business our normal hours which are Tuesday-Saturday 10-5:30, Sunday 11-4pm. We offer curbside pick up for all of our merchandise, just call the store ahead of time and we will have it all ready. We still offer free set up and local delivery on all grills if you are looking to replace your existing grill. Since there is no Happy Hour on Friday’s or lunch on Saturday’s or Sunday’s we will be offering our delicious BBQ family style for curbside pick up.Hours for food are  Friday 4pm-7pm or till we run out, Saturday and Sunday 1pm till we run out. This weekend’s menu will include Corned Beef, Pulled Pork and Brisket along with sides! And we also have beer and wine available to go! Call the shop to order ahead of time 847-251-2272  www.backyardbbqstore.com

The Bottle Shop at 1148 Central Ave.  is open seven days a week: Sunday -Tuesday from 3-6, Wednesday -Friday 1-6, and Saturday 12-6. for curbside pick-up or delivery. Call with your order. Wine and beer are fully stocked and ready for all of your needs. Call if you would like a special case put together. Phone numbers for curbside pick-up and delivery: 847-602-0714 & 847-256-7777. https://www.facebook.com/18577378955/photos/a.10152232101163956/10157980152653956/?type=3&theater 

Burhop’s in Plaza del Lago, 1515 Sheridan Rd., 847 256-6400, is open regular hours.  Monday-Friday 9:30am to 6:30pm/Saturday 9am-6pm. Curbside pick-up available. Fresh fish supply daily; take home some freshly made seafood soup! Will be happy to grill fish for you to take home and enjoy.

Convito Market is open. Stop in to see our wide array of great food & wine • Call or email for curbside or delivery. CONVITO CAFE is offering CURBSIDE OR DELIVERY • See our (limited) menu on the “online ordering” link on our website home page or through Toast Take Out • Call Convito HOURS THIS WEEK Mon-Fri 10:30-6:30, Sat 10:30-6, Sun 11-6 • $5 Local Delivery from our Market. (continuing Free delivery for surrounding Condos). Curbside Take-Out if you choose to not get out of your vehicle, we can bring the order out to you if you just call 847-251-3654.

Corner Bakery Eden’s Plaza is Temporarily closed. Will reopen as soon as possible.

Depot Nuevo (1139 Wilmette Ave., (847) 251-3111, www.depotnuevo.com) and The Noodle Café (708 12th St., (847) 251-2228, www.thenoodlecafe.com) are open for carry out, curbside pickup and free delivery service (Wilmette and limited area) between 5-8 pm.  6 days a week at Depot Nuevo (closed Mondays); 7 days a week at The Noodle.

Great Coast Commons at 414 Green Bay Road in Kenilworth is offering curbside pick up and delivery on Wednesdays through Sundays.  Place orders at 847-728-0101, https://www.greatcoastcommons.com/.

Homer’s at 1237 Green Bay Rd. will be open for delivery via Grubhub, Uber Eats and Doordash, as well as Curbside Pickup. For Curbside pick-up, customers should call ahead to place their order and be prepared to pay with a credit card. Once they arrive, call us and we will bring it out to their vehicle. Our phone number is 847-251-0477 Ext.1. Our hours are 11am-10pm daily.

Irving’s For Red Hot Lovers at 3207 Lake Ave. Is open to serve our community! You can walk in to place you takeout order or call us and we’ll have it waiting for you. Irving’s phone number is 8472516300. If you want us to bring it to your car just call us when you arrive with your vehicle type and color. We also offer home or office delivery thru DoorDash and Grub Hub. Please continue to support your local small businesses! Irvings has been part of Wilmette for 44 years and want to do our part in helping all get through this time.

Lou Malnati’s at 3223 Lake Ave., 847-256-5780, www.loumalnatis.com,  is open for lunch and dinner, curbside pick-up and delivery! 

Napolita Pizzeria & Wine Bar at 1126 Central Ave. will be offering Curbside Take out Service and Delivery.  Please visit napolitapizza.com to place an order or call 224.215.0305.   Complement your lunch or dinner by selecting from over 100 fine Italian wines on our wine list for 50% off!  Our hours of operation are 12:00 to 8:30 daily!  Feeding a large group, email Josh@napolitapizza.com for catering tray options.  New! Family meals and Kids Pizza Making kits.

Nick’s Neighborhood Grill at 1168 Wilmette Ave. is available for carryout and delivery only effective immediately.  However, we are adjusting our operating hours and we will only be open for dinner service from 4pm-9pm, until further notice.  In addition to our core menu, we will be offering a “family style” meal deal (carryout only) that will serve approximately five people.  This week’s “family style” meal includes a half-pan of pasta with marinara sauce, five Italian-seasoned chicken breasts, a small bowl of Caesar salad and five breadsticks for $50.00.  If you are interested in ordering, please call the restaurant at 847.251.3262 or email cater@nickswilmette.com.  A one-day advanced notice is requested for family meal orders only. https://www.nickswilmette.com/order-online/.   This week’s special: 1/2 Price bottles of wine + mix and match domestic and import beer six-packs.

Norshore Meats & Deli at 421 Ridge Rd., (847) 251-3601, is open regular business hours. Tuesday-Friday 8:30am to 6pm/Saturday 8:30am to 5pm. Fresh meat and homemade prepared items. You are encouraged to call ahead to place your order.

Pescadero Seafood at 1167 Wilmette Ave. will be offering Curbside Take out Service and Delivery.  Please visit Pescaderofish.com to place an order or call 224.215.3011 and press option 3.  We are bringing in small quantities of fish daily to ensure the freshest product, therefore we may be out of your favorite items as the day progresses.  In addition to our full menu, we are also offering a 3 or 4 course family meal package starting at only $16 per person.  Please visit our website for more details!  Complement your meal by selecting from over 100 wines on our wine list for 50% off!  Our hours of operation are 3 to 9:00 daily!  New! We are now selling Cruz Blanca Beer to go as well as Mimosa and Bloody Mary Kits.

Ridgeview Restaurant at 827 Ridge Rd., (847) 251-2770, www.ridgeviewgrill.com, is open for carry out and delivery! Come in for pick up, or let them know if you’d rather wait in the parking lot and they’ll bring it to you!

Schaefer’s Wines, Foods & Spirits at 9965 Gross Point Rd., Skokie, 847 677-9463, www.schaefers.com is open during regular business hours, 9am to 7pm. Curbside “pick-up” and delivery available. Free delivery for orders over $100.00.

St. Roger Abbey French Gourmet Patisserie at 1101 Central Ave., (847) 251-3005, www.strogerabbey.org. Organic French pastries and products are available to order on website or call 815-923-4350 to speak to a customer service representative. 

Torino Ramen 1162 Wilmette Ave., 847-920-5075, www.torinoramen.com is ready to provide curbside pick up. (closed Mondays) . Torino is offering curbside take-out.  Orders can be placed both online (www.torinoramen.com) or by phone 847-920-5075.   Delivery is also available in selected areas which also can be ordered online.  In addition to our regular menu items, we have online special meals for families.  Japanese beer, sake, and wine are also available. 847-920-5075 / Tue-Sat 11:30-8:00pm Sun and Mon 4:30-8:00 pm. (subject to change). / www.torinoramen.com . Torino is offering “TORINO Ramen Dinner Meal” with Ramen, Karaage chicken and Edamame.  We also have Bao Bentos and Kids Cups that are perfect for families with children.

Valley Lodge Tavern at 1141 Central Ave., (847) 920-5675, http://www.valleylodgetavern.comis open for delivery and curbside pickup every night from 4-10pm. For curbside pickup, call the restaurant directly. For delivery, find us on Doordash or Grubhub, with more options to follow.

Zier’s Prime Meats & Poultry at 813 Ridge Rd., 847 251-4000 is open regular business hours. Tuesday-Friday 9am to 6pm/Saturday 9am to 5 pm. Fully stocked with fresh meats, chicken, homemade sausages, soups as well as frozen vegetables.  Please call ahead to shorten wait times for in-store pick-up. Or order online at www.mercato.com/shop/ziers-prime-meats-poultry.  Curbside pickup available. Limited local delivery within 24 hours.

Glencoe Restaurants Offering Curbside and Delivery on the North Shore

  • An Apple a Day/Meg’s Café: Offering curbside pickup and free delivery from a limited menu, Monday-Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Please call (847) 835-2620.
  • Dunkin’ Donuts: Offering carry-out and mobile pickup services. Please call (847) 786-4066.
  • Frank and Betsie’s: Open from 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sundays. Offering curbside pickup and carry-out for full menu. Additionally, the restaurant is offering delivery services with credit card payment over the phone. Please call (847) 446-0404.
  • Guildhall: Offering curbside carry-out services from 3-8 p.m. daily. Please call (847) 835-8100.
  • Guanajuato: Offering curbside pickup and delivery, as well as Uber Eats and DoorDash.
  • Hometown Coffee & Juice: Offering curbside delivery and carry out orders for full menu. Customers can call (847) 242-0220 to place their orders, or can download the  Hometown Coffee & Juice application on the App Store or Play Store.
  • Little Red Hen: Offering carry-out and delivery service. Please call (847) 835-4900. 5% of your online order will go to the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
  • Starbucks: Offering carry-out services. Customers can utilize the Starbucks mobile application as usual, as well as Uber Eats for delivery. Please call (847) 835-8098.
  • Shanghai Garden: Closed.
  • Valor: Offering full regular menu and new “comfort” dishes through carry-out and Glencoe delivery. Please place orders at valorglencoe.bar@gmail.com or by phone at (847) 786-4324.

Filed Under: North Shore Restaurants

How Can I Entertain When I Don’t Have Enough Time? Ask the Expert: Nancy Brussat, Convito Cafe & Market

October 2, 2016 by Lisa Finks Leave a Comment

ASK THE EXPERT:  Nancy Brussat, Convito Cafe & Market

A guide to a quick and easy gathering, especially in the holiday season

Nancy Brussat

By Nancy Brussat

Convito Café & Market

Founder/Partner

 

Welcoming friends and family into my home is one of my favorite holiday activities.  It is such a festive time of the year.  But it is also a busy time of the year for everyone.  So I have figured out how to entertain simply.  Whether you have decorated a lot or very little, candlelight goes a long way in setting a festive mood.  Rather than a full bar, just offer wine and beer.  And with food, lately I have embraced an antipasti theme.  That only requires arranging some salami, prosciutto and cheeses on a platter accompanied by bowls of your favorite marinated vegetables or spreads – like olives, peppers and artichokes and tapenade.  And that is really simple – just opening a few jars.   Include some crackers and breadsticks and voila!  You have the ingredients for a perfect holiday gathering – big or small.   This can be a large platter,  or small. People can even make their own sandwiches on the bread with salami or prosciutto with a little tapenade and brie, and voila!  Your guests can either snack or fill-up!

Antipasto jars

IDEAS for YOUR LIST TO BUY/GATHER

  • Candles
  • Cutting boards, platters, bowls (arranged as photographed)
  • Red Wine : Like an every day Sangiovese (Banfi col di Sasso) or Montepulciano (La Masciarelli) from Italy
  • White Wine: New Zealand Saugvignon Blanc (Root 1 Organic) or Frascati (Fontada Candida)
  • Beer (maybe a lager like Moretti and an IPA like Revolution Anti Hero to please both palates)
  • Sliced salami (you can buy it in a pack already sliced, or have the deli slice it fresh)
  • Prosciutto (ditto)
  • Fontinella cheese in cubes
  • A wedge of Brie (just put out with a knife)
  • Jar of chutney (like Old Farmhouse Chutney from Stonewall Kitchens)
  • Jar of marinated artichokes
  • Olives (mixed and pitted are a good option, or some provencal)
  • Marinated roasted peppers, sliced
  • Fig almond cake from Spain, sliced or left on the plate for people to cut themselves
  • Slices of crunchy french baguette
  • Crackers (we love the Panzanella mini croccantini)
  • Tapenade to spread (black olive, or sun dried tomato is a great option)
  • Breadsticks (like Colleen’s homemade artisanal cheese breadsticks that come in a variety of flavors)

Cheese jars
For more details on our menus and offerings of Convito visit our website www.convitocafeandmarket.com

For more details regarding please contact Candace Barocci Warner at candaceconvito@gmail.com

Phone 847.251.3654

For details on Founder and Partner, Nancy Brussat’s blog on the beginnings of Convito visit her blog at https://nancybrussat.wordpress.com

 

Nancy BrussatFounder/Proprietor, Convito Café & Market
Nancy Brussat is the founder and moving force behind Convito Café & Market which opened its first location under the name of Convito Italiano in 1980 in Wilmette. A long time interest in Italian food blossomed during a three-year residency in England. Brussat made frequent trips to Italy, becoming increasingly enchanted by the regional wines, cuisine and character of the country.

When Brussat moved back to America in 1980, she decided to open Convito Italiano, a shop which would be part grocery, part pasta and sauces, part education center, part wine center, and part deli.

By 1982, the shop was too small to contain all of Brussat’s ideas, so she moved Convito to larger quarters in Wilmette’s Plaza del Lago, with three times the space and three new features; hot foods, an on-the-premise Italian bakery, and a 28 seat Italian cafe serving lunch and early dinner.

In October of 1984, a second Convito location opened in the Chestnut Galleria on Chicago’s near north side: a post-modern, Euro-style shop on two levels, that included a 62 seat white linen tablecloth restaurant and a 35 seat wine bar. The new location was larger (10,000 square feet) and grander than the Wilmette store, but was every bit as dedicated to presenting fresh, authentic dishes in the great Italian regional tradition. The Chestnut location has been closed (Spring 1994). A fire occurred in the kitchen in November of 1993 making it difficult to continue operation.

In 1992, Brussat opened a new, casual Riviera-style Bistro, Bêtise, in Plaza del Lago. It featured fresh and unpretentious dishes transported from the Cote d’Azur and the lively Bistros of Paris to a warm, honey-colored art-filled suburban setting.

Barocci was chosen to serve on American Airlines’ Chef’s Conclave in 1989, a group of 10 chef’s from around the country who strive to improve and maintain the quality of dishes offered on first and business class. She is also an active Past President in Les Dames d’Escoffier, an international women’s food & wine organization.

She is also an active Past President in Les Dames d’Escoffier, an international women’s food & wine organization.

Filed Under: Ask The Expert, North Shore Lifestyle, North Shore Restaurants

Best Ice Cream on the North Shore

June 24, 2016 by Lisa Finks Leave a Comment

By:  Rebecca Lee

As the temperature shoots higher, nothing tastes sweeter than some amazingly cool ice cream treats. We have tracked down the BEST ice cream treats on the North Shore.  Have we missed any of your favorites?

Dairy Bar

A regular customer eating a hard-shelled cone!

A regular customer eating a hard-shelled cone!

Dairy Bar has stood for more than fifty years as almost an institution of Glenview. A small but brightly colored stand on Harlem Ave, right across from the Glenview Public Library, you can expect to find a line trailing down the sidewalk on sunny days. Everyone from parents to toddlers love everything from the Candy Blast sundaes to the classic thick milkshakes.

The hard-shelled ice cream on a cone has proven to be a customer favorite. Dairy Bar offers safe but satisfying flavors such as vanilla ice cream in a milk chocolate shell, as well as around ten more adventurous flavors of shells, such as cake batter or blue raspberry, which are also highly recommended.

Not only are the treats at Dairy Bar quick and cheap, they are delicious, especially on a boiling summer day when you (or your kids) need to get out of the house!

Homer’s Ice Cream

Homers Ice CreamA banana split from Homer’s

All North Shore residents know and love Homer’s Ice Cream, which has stood for decades at the same location. The family of the original owner, Gus Poulos, continues the legacy of the widely cherished homemade ice cream. Especially during the heat of the summer, everyone from grandparents to toddlers stand in lines to grab a cone. In fact, the shop stays busy until closing at 10 PM, when you will typically find cars full of teenagers snacking on French fries and sundaes.

You have approximately forty flavors of classic ice cream (that you can also order in the form of a milkshake) to choose from, along with several flavors of sorbet. There is not one particularly recommendable flavor or treat that, because to be frank, they are all really, really good.

 

Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen, like Homer’s and Dairy Bar, has been serving frozen treats for approximately fifty years on Lake Avenue. Although a franchise store, the Wilmette location has proven to be a local favorite. Open only during the warmer months, the shop offers classic foods such as burgers and cones as well as uniquely signature treats such as the Blizzard. Dairy Queen has especially proven to be a popular after-school spot for students at New Trier High School and Loyola Academy, both of which are only minutes away. In fact, many students work there serving ice cream!

Liquid Fusion Cafe

Bingsoo“Bingsoo” is one of the most popular desserts at Liquid Fusion. The bowl contains shaved ice, vanilla ice cream, a variety of fruits, red bean paste, rice cakes, and honey!

Popular largely among residents of Glenview and Northbrook, Liquid Fusion Cafe serves both frozen and hot bubble tea, coffee and espresso drinks, and Korean desserts. You will find the most customers, mainly teenagers, late at night during the weekend, as the cafe closes at midnight!

Most bubble tea enthusiasts would agree that Liquid Fusion makes some of the best bubble tea around the suburbs of Chicago. You can mix and match fruit and even vegetables to blend, or you can opt for a frozen coffee drink, or even choose a tea! Most customers choose to add tapioca or lychee to their drinks. Specialty drinks such as the vanilla latte freeze and the taro freeze are especially popular. Those who prefer fruit freezes favor strawberry, mango, coconut, or all of the above. In general, though, combinations of fruits and vegetables and likeability of those combinations are totally personal!

Andy’s Frozen Custard

Freezes

On the left is a vanilla latte freeze and on the right is a strawberry watermelon freeze, both ordered with tapioca!

Andy’s Frozen Custard, located on Church Street in Evanston, is totally worth the longer drive. As the name suggests, the store serves delicious frozen custard in a variety of forms, from bars to sundaes to concretes. Customers can add toppings as they wish as well. The Triple Chocolate Concrete is a classic from Andy’s, and is very thick and sweet, as most of their treats are!

Filed Under: North Shore Restaurants

Every State’s Most Important Food Innovation

May 17, 2016 by Lisa Finks Leave a Comment

I am officially hungry now! I feel they have may have missed the mark with Illinois. You?? (more)

I am officially hungry now!  I feel they have may have missed the mark with Illinois.  You??  (more)
Source: Every State’s Most Important Food Innovation

Filed Under: North Shore Restaurants

New Years Resolutions Thanks Wilmette and the North Shore

February 22, 2016 by Lisa Finks Leave a Comment

By: Rebecca Lee

New-Years-ResloutionsHappy New Year, everyone! According to a study done by the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology, the following are some of the most common resolutions that Americans have made for 2016. Because we all understand how difficult commitment to these can be, here are resources and tips specific to the North Shore community that will hopefully keep you from breaking those resolutions within the first four days!

If you have resolved to stay fit and healthy this year, you have several resources here in Wilmette! Purchase a membership at the Center Fitness Club in the Wilmette Park District Center, located on 3000 Glenview Road. The Fitness Club provides members with state-of-the-art equipment for individual use. Members can also participate in a multitude of different group classes that teach all kinds of activities, from Zumba to Pilates to Conditioning. Clearly, there are options for everyone!

Although, experts do say that fitness is only twenty percent exercise, and eighty percent diet! Citizens of Wilmette enjoy and sometimes even take for granted the fresh and organic food that is readily available in grocery stores such as Fresh Market in Edens Plaza Shopping Center and the newly constructed Whole Foods Market on Green Bay Road. Additionally, the great majority of restaurants located in Wilmette, such as Depot Nuevo Restaurant and Walker Bros Original Pancake House, are locally owned and serve high quality meals. You do not see a lot of fast food around here!

There are plenty of opportunities around Wilmette for those who have resolved to get organized in 2016! If you are looking for simple supplies, check out the enormous Office Depot on Greenbay Road, where you can find everything from a planner that you’ll actually use to a filing cabinet that will help clear the mess of papers on your desk that you haven’t touched since last January.

Or, maybe you’re seeking to de-clutter your wardrobe, where you have trouble ridding of pants that haven’t fit in years. To make the experience easier for you, there are several locations where you can donate or even sell clothes that you no longer wear. Consider donating to Salvation Army on Oakton Street or Connections for the Homeless on Lake Street in Skokie, which are only fifteen minutes from Wilmette. You can sell gently used items to stores such as Plato’s Closet, conveniently located a couple of minutes away from Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie. Not only can you clear your closet, you can simultaneously earn quick cash or help another in need!

Those who wish to learn something exciting this year have an abundance of choices in the North Shore! For those looking to explore creatively, the Center for the Arts at the Wilmette Park District offers classes to everyone from children to adults in theater, dance, music, and art. Similarly, at the the North Shore Art League, teens and adults can learn to create different forms of art, or simply work on their own pieces in open studios.

If you are looking to push yourself out of your physical comfort zone, at Yogaview Wilmette on Green Bay Road, you can take all sorts of classes, from Prenatal Yoga to Trauma-Informed Yoga, where you will learn not only the activity, but the transforming philosophy.

Or, maybe you’re someone who struggles to boil water or successfully crack an egg. Then, take a culinary class at Sur La Table or Williams-Sonoma at Old Orchard Shopping Center, where you’ll learn to use your oven to do more than heat up leftover take-out!

There are so many opportunities to help others succeed in the North Shore! If you are a student at New Trier High School, you can attend one of the long list of clubs that provide opportunities for social service. Specifically, you can distribute goods to local food pantries, tutor at-risk children at schools in Chicago, or even simply work in a soup kitchen for a couple of hours. These are such invaluable opportunities that are so readily available to us!

Even if you are not a student, you can volunteer to do all kinds of work! Through the Winnetka Youth Organization, you can not only work with but mentor adolescents in this community. Similarly, you can work at programs at Angles, a clinic that provides sexual health and education services for teenagers. If you work well in the outdoors, volunteer for the Friends of the Green Bay Trail, who maintain (as the name suggests) the nature of the Green Bay Trail. If you wish to step outside of your comfort zone, you can work for the Night Ministry, which provides housing and health services to impoverished or homeless citizens of Chicago. Again, there are so many places in the North Shore where you can not only check off an item on your to-do list, but more importantly, give back to the community.

Filed Under: North Shore Amenities, North Shore Lifestyle, North Shore Restaurants Tagged With: Angles, Center Fitness Club, Center for the Arts, Connections for the Homeless, Depot Nuevo Restaurant, Fresh Market, Friends of the Green Bay Trail, Night Ministry, North Shore Art League, Office Depot, Plato’s Closet, Salvation Army, Sur La Table, Walker Bros Original Pancake House, Whole Foods Market, Williams-Sonoma, Winnetka Youth Organization, Yogaview

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LISA FINKS, LOURDES ARENCIBIA & CAROLYN DURIS ARE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AFFILIATED WITH COMPASS, A LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER WITH A PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN CHICAGO, IL, AND ABIDE BY ALL APPLICABLE EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY LAWS. ALL MATERIAL PRESENTED HEREIN IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. INFORMATION IS COMPILED FROM SOURCES DEEMED RELIABLE BUT IS SUBJECT TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, CHANGES IN PRICE, CONDITION, SALE, OR WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT NOTICE. NO STATEMENT IS MADE AS TO ACCURACY OF ANY DESCRIPTION. ALL MEASUREMENTS AND SQUARE FOOTAGES ARE APPROXIMATE. THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO SOLICIT PROPERTY ALREADY LISTED. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL, ACCOUNTING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OUTSIDE THE REALM OF REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE.