https://www.mustardmagchi.com/features daily 1.0 2025-12-16 https://www.mustardmagchi.com/features/mustards-last-minute-holiday-gift-guide monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/55fe41f3-4a9f-4c06-ac6a-7d365be69b3f/bitters+%281%29.png Features - Mustard’s (last minute) holiday gift guide - For the mixologist: Raspberry rose cocktail bitters by Aged and Infused The duo behind West Town’s Happy Hour Shop brings their penchant for all things boozy to their spirited housemade cocktail brand, Aged and Infused. Impress your friend that loves to imbibe with these aromatic raspberry rose cocktail bitters. Just a dash or two will do. $18, The Happy Hour Shop, 1919 W. 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You’ll never reach for Swiss Miss again. $22, Dark Matter, multiple locations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/adb9285b-871b-46a7-b30b-ed7042b4d0d2/lula.png Features - Mustard’s (last minute) holiday gift guide - For the chef-in-training: The Lula Cafe Cookbook Chef Jason Hammel showcases the eclectic vibe and iconic farm-to-table dishes of Logan Square’s Lula Cafe in this vibrant debut cookbook. Recreate their signature Yiayia Pasta, an alluring combination of butter, garlic and cinnamon, that’s sure to indulge your inner chef. $49, Lula Cafe, 2537 N. Kedzie Blvd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/785e13a5-60fe-4a1a-8691-8342b72a6d70/flower+%281%29.png Features - Mustard’s (last minute) holiday gift guide - For the mysterious scent lover: City of the Night candle by Tatine If you’ve ever wondered what Jim Morrison’s spirit smelled like, this candle was made to evoke that very memory. Dark, intense notes of hinoki oil, cypress and charred vetiver mingle with evocative woody florals and leather. Created in Avondale’s soulful Tatine Atelier, City of the Night makes a perfect gift for someone drawn to the ethereal essence of a lost angel or the whisper of a timeless tune. $62, Fleur, 2651 N. Milwaukee Ave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/fce7189c-2a23-4668-a559-4b76a644c73f/mug.png Features - Mustard’s (last minute) holiday gift guide - For the artsy coffee lover: Funky coffee mugs by Garrett Luczak We first noticed Garrett Luczak’s eccentric, colorful designs at Archie’s fall neighborhood market in October. The local art teacher infuses a childlike whimsy into his creations, be it handmade ceramics, geometric paintings, or Grateful Dead screenprints. We especially love his coffee mugs, which make busy morning routines feel a little lighter. $40, Buddy Chicago at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/518c9bef-27a7-4600-ad3b-6402c9d1fe80/tote.png Features - Mustard’s (last minute) holiday gift guide - For the tote fanatic: “Made possible by immigrants” tote bag by Bueno Days We all have that friend who can never have too many tote bags. This 13 oz. garment-dyed bull denim carry-all is made in LA, comes in a head-swerving fire-engine red, and sports a message we’re proud to carry on our shoulders. Stop by the Little Village coffee shop for drinks you can’t get anywhere else — like the Elotito, with smoked corn and tortilla milk — and pick up a tote or tee to spread the message while you’re there. 25 percent of merch sales go toward the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. $60, Bueno Days, 2901 W. Cermak Rd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/56f2a78d-f3a4-4683-8622-31cffe0c93df/thai.png Features - Mustard’s (last minute) holiday gift guide - For the spice addict: Nam Prik Pao Thai-roasted chili jam by Pink Salt Kitchens Handmade in small batches, this smoky, sweet and spicy chili jam is a love letter to the bold flavors of Thai cuisine. Elevate a simple salad, stir-fry or cheese board with a drizzle of this tangy condiment — it’s an unexpected twist of umami flavor that will cure the bland winter blues. $14, Here Here Market, 2021 W. Fulton St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/2fb3c843-8b0a-4122-a5b7-9af62339f0f2/wilder.png Features - Mustard’s (last minute) holiday gift guide - For the fancy food enthusiast: Edible dried flower petals from Wilderhouse It’s said that you eat with your eyes first. When the owners of Wicker Park’s Wilderhouse created their intoxicating blend of edible rose, jasmine, marigold and daisy petals, they gave us a visual feast. Sprinkle these local, sustainable flowers onto your favorite culinary creations or cocktails for a splash of color and texture — because every dish deserves to feel fancy. $34, Wilderhouse, 1339 N. Damen Ave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/cf8ea05d-c9e6-433c-9e30-031266f1b3ff/flower+%282%29.png Features - Mustard’s (last minute) holiday gift guide - For the perpetually stoned: Herbert magazine by The Public Media Institute The latest publication from the minds at PMI (a Buddy System project and literary arm of the Marz Brewing universe) is a heady venture into all things green. Ready to get weird? Bring Herbert with you on your next toke sesh — you never know where Chicago’s new ganja guide will take you. $10, Shuga Records, Wicker Park, 1272 N. Milwaukee Ave., Logan Square, 3306 W. Armitage Ave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/7764512d-546d-4964-9c33-adfe5bab9613/2.png Features - Mustard’s (last minute) holiday gift guide - Make it stand out Welcome, fellow procrastinators! Still looking for that perfect gift? Keep scrolling for the best 10 local gifts crafted by Chicago makers from all over the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/51d9bd71-199e-4b86-8bab-882e5e9246b8/hoodie.png Features - Mustard’s (last minute) holiday gift guide - For the proud Chicagoan: “Thank you for supporting the Hood” hoodie by Definitive Selection The streetwear-obsessed team behind Pilsen’s Definitive Collective delivers the goods with their hand-painted bodega sign hoodie, familiar to anyone and everyone with a beloved corner store on their block. Stay warm and support the hood in a style that’s uniquely Chicago. $55, Definitive Selection, 1745 W. 18th St. https://www.mustardmagchi.com/features/interview-chicago-art-rockers-ovef-ow-look-back-on-10-years-in-the-diy-scene monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/3ae0a10f-0a68-451c-99c3-e73710f2e394/Ovef+Ow+-+FFE-002.jpg Features - INTERVIEW: Chicago art-rockers Ovef Ow look back on 10 years in the DIY scene - Make it stand out Ovef Ow at Thalia Hall. Photo by Fleurette Farley Estes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/76681e0a-7b94-44c0-9e89-1011b78d9f15/Ovef+Ow+-+FFE-018.jpg Features - INTERVIEW: Chicago art-rockers Ovef Ow look back on 10 years in the DIY scene - Make it stand out Ovef Ow at Thalia Hall. 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Photo by Hannah Sellers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/a9e37b05-4d08-4e7e-aba7-26ba00569192/IMG_2450.jpg Features - INTERVIEW: Chicago art-rockers Ovef Ow look back on 10 years in the DIY scene - Make it stand out Ovef Ow by Jeremy Farmer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/aa63b25c-9d22-4435-a67a-a3e7a482283f/IMG_6794.jpg Features - INTERVIEW: Chicago art-rockers Ovef Ow look back on 10 years in the DIY scene - Make it stand out Ovef Ow. Photo by Hannah Sellers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/fed60963-f8ab-456a-a890-96674c2b356d/IMG_6509.jpg Features - INTERVIEW: Chicago art-rockers Ovef Ow look back on 10 years in the DIY scene - Make it stand out Summoning the Ovef Machine. Photo by Hannah Sellers. https://www.mustardmagchi.com/features/interview-painter-juan-arango-palacios-on-tenderness-identity-and-being-neither-here-nor-there monthly 0.5 2025-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/12389cb9-ecca-4753-884d-520218f517c7/IMG_9384.jpg Features - INTERVIEW: Painter Juan Arango Palacios on tenderness, symbolism and being neither here nor there - Make it stand out Chicago-based painter Juan Arango Palacios stands in front of his current work-in-progress, “An Ode to Old Friends,” inside his studio. Courtesy of Mustard Magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/bfc1851c-0d12-4153-be32-c1017ea2c58c/IMG_9422.JPG Features - INTERVIEW: Painter Juan Arango Palacios on tenderness, symbolism and being neither here nor there - Make it stand out Palacios shows how to use a loom inside his art studio. 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Photo by Shannon Marks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/3e421bda-d296-4631-b923-812e29d791b1/Chet4.jpg Features - Songwriter Chet Zenor steps into the spotlight on Lucky Cloud’s debut LP, ‘Foreground’ - Make it stand out Zenor is a Chicago-based singer, songwriter and musician. Photo by Shannon Marks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/06d50d3c-5dbf-4402-b4b9-4446e6e83ccb/Chet5.jpg Features - Songwriter Chet Zenor steps into the spotlight on Lucky Cloud’s debut LP, ‘Foreground’ - Make it stand out “Then there are times where it feels kind of like, damn this is really bizarre,” Zenor says of his ascent in the Chicago indie scene. Photo by Shannon Marks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/9db62f1d-c193-4aa9-ae71-fd780900686f/Chet6.jpg Features - Songwriter Chet Zenor steps into the spotlight on Lucky Cloud’s debut LP, ‘Foreground’ - Make it stand out Zenor named his band after an Arthur Russell song from the album ‘World of Echo.’ Photo by Shannon Marks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/210cb39f-1001-4dc1-a7f3-4d74ea9d147f/foreground.jpg Features - Songwriter Chet Zenor steps into the spotlight on Lucky Cloud’s debut LP, ‘Foreground’ - Make it stand out Album artwork for Foreground, released via Ruination Record Co. Courtesy of Lucky Cloud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/9cb85dc7-7518-4fce-9ab4-1e41ffe7e2ec/Chet1.jpg Features - Songwriter Chet Zenor steps into the spotlight on Lucky Cloud’s debut LP, ‘Foreground’ - Make it stand out Chet Zenor is the singer and songwriter behind the Chicago-based alt-folk project, Lucky Cloud. Photo by Shannon Marks. https://www.mustardmagchi.com/features/palestinian-restaurateur-ash-talebs-latest-venture-is-a-melting-pot-of-cuisines-and-cultures monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/ab2e2a5c-8a29-49cf-8ff9-5ad6852997d9/talabrunch2024-138.jpg Features - Palestinian restaurateur Ash Taleb’s latest venture is a melting pot of cuisine and culture - Make it stand out Ash Taleb. 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Photo by Joe Mazza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/9b7086f0-3bf7-4ce7-b468-cdb0eceffacc/Headshot+-+Joe+Mazza.jpg Features - INTERVIEW: Fat Theatre Project founder and director Eileen Tull on sobriety, activism and abortion - Make it stand out Eileen Tull is the director of FTP’s latest play, “Funny, Like An Abortion.” Photo by Joe Mazza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/0d76b40d-987f-4f11-8b86-d80feeeb737c/Headshot+Joe+Mazza+3.jpg Features - INTERVIEW: Fat Theatre Project founder and director Eileen Tull on sobriety, activism and abortion - Make it stand out Tull by Joe Mazza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/6f7a719e-3f6f-4cea-b4ec-7c4d7c1c6b17/Too+Fat+To+Run+at+the+Elgin+Fringe.jpg Features - INTERVIEW: Fat Theatre Project founder and director Eileen Tull on sobriety, activism and abortion - Make it stand out Tull in “Too Fat to Run” at the Elgin Fringe Festival. Courtesy. https://www.mustardmagchi.com/features/rachel-slurrz-brings-beauty-individuality-and-laughter-to-chicagos-diverse-drag-scene monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/8fbcd486-0e46-4988-b49e-62d061ed6193/Screenshot+2025-02-26+at+12.48.55%E2%80%AFPM.png Features - Rachel Slurrz brings beauty, humor and individuality to Chicago’s diverse drag scene - Make it stand out Slurrz regularly hosts drag events throughout Chicago. Courtesy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/10272a4c-79cf-4e9b-8d35-c3b011ed13e5/Screenshot+2025-02-26+at+1.08.36%E2%80%AFPM.png Features - Rachel Slurrz brings beauty, humor and individuality to Chicago’s diverse drag scene - Make it stand out Slurrz says Chicago drag community is one of the most diverse in the country. 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Courtesy photo. https://www.mustardmagchi.com/features/chicago-multimedia-artist-medusa-paints-draws-and-tattoos-worlds-within-worlds monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/c2ec3379-e0ca-4569-9216-ac81f0e8fefb/Screenshot+2025-02-19+at+1.10.22%E2%80%AFPM.png Features - Chicago multimedia artist Medusa creates, paints and tattoos worlds within worlds - Make it stand out A finished tattoo by Medusa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/bdd89521-793f-4be3-93df-72d5a178300a/IMG_4845.jpeg Features - Chicago multimedia artist Medusa creates, paints and tattoos worlds within worlds - Make it stand out Medusa is a 29-year-old multimedia artist from Chicago. Photo courtesy of Emilie Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/9ecd186d-59fe-4fb1-8725-90461c68439e/_MG_8935.JPEG Features - Chicago multimedia artist Medusa creates, paints and tattoos worlds within worlds - Make it stand out Logan Beck as Joe the clown from Medusa’s upcoming film, “FOOLISH.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/04a56568-cf5b-468b-bd58-166e5845851c/Screenshot+2025-02-19+at+1.10.58%E2%80%AFPM.png Features - Chicago multimedia artist Medusa creates, paints and tattoos worlds within worlds - Make it stand out Medusa paints, draws, tattoos and practices the hula-hoop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/75d30975-6e92-4345-89fb-79f61660e394/Screenshot+2025-02-19+at+1.10.00%E2%80%AFPM.png Features - Chicago multimedia artist Medusa creates, paints and tattoos worlds within worlds - Make it stand out A back tattoo by Medusa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673e6f015cc0b27b2d83337f/fae63c26-ca96-4150-a4a6-eef53efcae51/IMG_4846.jpg Features - Chicago multimedia artist Medusa creates, paints and tattoos worlds within worlds - Make it stand out For more information on Medusa, visit her website at medusartist.com. 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