Edible Chicago

Limelight was featured in Edible Chicago. This beautiful local magazine comes from a family of Edible Communities across the country. Check out the sustainable info on all their communities. To view pdf article, click here

North Shore Country Day School

North Shore Country Day School's "Old Broadway" Gala on February 28 was a glamorous 42nd Street re-creation.

Limelight served Classic and Dirty Martini's in plush lounge areas, sumptuous bite-sized Hors d’oeuvres, Buffet Dinner and a " Chorus Line" of Sweets to the elegant black tie crowd in the Dillard Theater on North Shore’s Campus

Chicago Illuminating Company

Marta Michulka at Chicago Illuminating Company likes to think big when it comes to that vast expanse of open space. You can even drive a car in there ...so we did!

Octagon launched the new BMW 750Li by showing off these beauties

Organic Irish Soda Bread

• 3 cups organic flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup organic granualted sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cage free egg lightly beaten
• 2 cups organic buttermilk
• 1/ 4 cup organic butter melted
• 1 cup dried currants

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease a loaf pan

Combine dry ingredients together. Separately combine egg, buttermilk, butter and currants and mix with dry ingredients. Pour into pan. Bake approximately 60 minutes but test with toothpick until it appears clean. Let cool. Best if eaten day of preparation but it makes delicious toast.

Next week is jammed with great events :

• 3/14 Chicago’s St. Patrick's Day Parade
• 3/15 South Side Irish Parade March 15
• 3/15 Dominican University's 29th Annual Benefit and Concert with Diane Reeves, River Forest
• 3/ 23 Common Threads World Festival at the MCA www.commonthreads.org

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• Limelight uses all cage-free eggs
• Purchased first " green" commercial dishwashing system in the city
• First Caterer in the Chicago to purchase renewable energy credits from wind and biomass
• Fully recycled front and back of the house
• Staff instituted and implemented Off Premise Recycling Program
• Fully biodegradable/decompostable disposables
• Chicago's Green Restaurant Co-op Board Member with special interest in garbage!
• Chicago's Green City Market Board Member