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MEET OSTERIA DEL MERCATO • Launching this fall at Eataly Chicago, Osteria del Mercato embodies Eataly’s core philosophy of “we cook what we sell and we sell what we cook.”

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Portrait of a Big Personality • “Wealthy Man Tries to Buy Adoration” would have probably been a more appropriate title [“The Most Interesting Man in Chicago,” November]. Just look at [Joseph Siprut’s] “acting” career. He has bit parts in four movies that he also executive-produced. For whatever reason, he wants to be noticed, and he seems to have enough money to make it happen.

Apocalypse’s Horsemen • Tracking a North Shore heiress’s disappearance unearthed a widespread swindler network.

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GREAT GEAR FOR ALL YOUR HOLIDAY GATHERINGS

Ferrari LAKE FOREST • FACTORY AUTHORIZED FERRARI DEALER SINCE 1982

Talking Points • This month’s essential cocktail party fodder

Brave New Burger • From innovations in plant-based protein to soy market dominance, Illinois is poised to rule the meat-free future.

Plant-Based Burgers, Cheffed Up • Three delish twists local restaurants are putting on meatless patties

Midwestern Gothic • Director and UIC film professor Jennifer Reeder on capturing the big moods of young adulthood

Sky-High Living • A Gold Coast penthouse is on the market for a gasp-inducing $8 million.

Hallmark Moment • It could be a movie plot itself: Homewood-Flossmoor High School maintenance worker Rikk Dunlap wrote a novel that’s being made into a Hallmark Channel film.

TBOX • The holiday bar crawl that Chicagoans love to hate

Instant Keith Moon • A device in development at the University of Chicago could provide that magical shortcut and more.

UberX-tra • The ride-share company recently launched Uber Works, an app for finding short-term gigs in Chicago. But if Uber really wants to make a buck, here are other apps locals crave.

Now and Later • A multifaceted jewelry line puts the art in smart.

Fringe Wellness • Gwyneth Paltrow’s cult brand, Goop, pops up for the holidays.

Charmaine Walker’s Fishmonger • The apron designer and star of VH1’s Black Ink Crew gives her source for seafood.

Jeff Mauro • Food Network star, sandwich king, reflective yogi

Alt-Christmas Trees • You could keep buying and tossing your Tannenbaum. Or you could try a festive, easy-to-decorate plant that will weather the winter.

Write a College App Essay • EXPERT: Christopher Watson, dean of enrollment at Northwestern University

Twinkle, Twinkle • Light up the holiday party with bedazzled shoes, bags, and other ornaments.

Daring and Delicious • Chocolate meat, anyone? Or how about Spam and smelt lumpia? At four new Filipino spots, chefs are taking risks, with impressive results.

Tasty Reads • From whitefish pizza to coconut eggnog, unexpected dishes and drinks star in holiday recipe books from local luminaries.

Potato Latkes at Table, Donkey and Stick

Shrimp Cocktails

Holiday Showstopper

The Hot List • 10 places everyone’s talking about (in order of heat)

Fusion Flashback • The dream of the ’90s is alive at Flora Fauna.

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Fashion Saved My Life • A celebrity stylist remembers his big break, and the pain that got...