For those of us who enjoy a healthy and great meal, Lake Side Cafe as a venue to enjoy such meal might be an option. Situated just a few short blocks from Chicago's Lake Michigan in the Rogers Park neighborhood (on Howard Street), it's become a popular dining locale for foodies, vegetarians and vegans (since almost its entire menu uses nearly 100% preservative or chemical-free ingredients and has won awards as the best veggie restaurant for the past 3 years - and it's only been in business for 3 years).
But one of the reasons it sets itself apart is because Lake Side Cafe doesn't come across as pretentious or preachy. Both vegetarians and vegans and non-vegetarians love this place. As a way to encourage guests to see how great their food is, or to show Chicagoans how easy and delicious it is to prepare a vegetarian meal, Lake Side Cafe introduced its veggie cooking classes this month (June 14th was the first one of the season and featured cooking with seasonal regional foods).
If you've ever wondered how to prepare a vegetarian meal or are a vegetarian or vegan and want to check this place out, visit www.Lake-Side-Cafe.com. The entire veggie cooking class selection can be found here: http://www.lake-side-cafe.com/cooking-classes.html.
The next class takes place on Sunday, July 12, and will cover vegetarian basics. Cooking without gluten, veggie sushi and vegan baking are on the menu in the coming months, too! Classes are limited to just 15 participants so if you're interested in taking one of the classes, act quickly to secure a spot. They do go quickly.
Thanks, Lake Side Cafe, for being part of our community!
Until next time,
-Megy Karydes
Karydes Consulting
www.KarydesConsulting.com
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Making Media Connections in Chicago
It's not really a secret but it's something I like to remind people - note the second word in media relations. It's relations. As in relationships.
One of the things I love about the work is do is that I basically get to build relationships. Whether it's getting to know my clients better, their work or services, or a media contact, it's about developing a rapport with someone and building on that. Some of those relationships become richer with time as we get to know one another better. Others are fleeting because it's about a give and take in that particular situation.
Community Media Workshops, based in Chicago, understands the importance of building those relationships - especially for non-profits. A non-profit itself, it's also host of the popular Making Media Connections annual conference. Admittedly, many of my friends highly recommended I attend this conference and some clients of mine were even surprised not to find me last year. So when registration opened up for this year's conference, I booked it within minutes of the announcement.
Tomorrow is the first of the two-day conference and I'm ready! I'm excited to see some friends, make new ones, and learn about some wonderful and amazing people doing great work in our cities and communities.
As we all know, we read, listen and hear the news because we love to hear the stories or to learn new things. The Making Media Connections workshop is about learning how to communicate with the media in a way that is interesting and appealing to them and their audience. With the changing landscape of the media, it's more important than ever to stay abreast on what is happening within their world.
I'm looking forward to the 2-day event and hope to share some of the news with you soon, too!
Until next time,
-Megy Karydes
Karydes Consulting
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