—Love with Food (lovewithfood.com): This charitable company operates pretty simply: You pay to receive natural or organic snacks; if you order the sample boxes, you’re also donating a meal to feed a hungry child in the United States. Moreover, the food is pretty darn tasty: Items range from GoGo Squeez to sweet-potato chips to key-lime cookies to Flavrz drink mix.
—Think Simple Foods (on Facebook): This Near North Side coffee shop, located at 770 N. LaSalle St., has pastries ranging from macaroons to scones (including ham-and-cheese and heavenly blueberry-lemon versions). Also, there are dozens of varieties of teas and, of course, coffee.
—Vicious (www.pbs.org/program/vicious/): The deliciously bitchy lines come at a fast and furious pace in this British ITV comedy that stars out actors Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen as a longtime gay couple. (Example: “Do you think I could pass for 50?” “I’m not sure you could pass for alive.”) The show premieres on PBS June 29.
—Playlist: The Very Best of Adam Lambert: Although one could question if Lambert has had enough hits for such a compilation, there are several gems in the 14-track CD, including his previously unreleased American Idol version of “Mad World.” There are also hits such as “Whataya Want From Me” and “Trespassing.”
—By Andrew Davis
(Andrew@WindyCityTimes.com)