Lunch
Lunch — on your own
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Marketplace Foods
(Lower level – use elevators outside Narcissus Room to go to lower level)
A casual and convenient food court offering home-style foods, sushi, pizza, salads and deli fare. Ideal for a fast and filling lunch or snack.
Conference attendees will enjoy a 10% discount upon presentation of discount card (available at registration desk inside the Narcissus Room)
Starbucks Coffee
(Lower Level; 1st Floor)
Stop by for a little shopping pick-me-up and your favorite espresso drinks, teas, and snacks.
Seven on State
(7th Floor)
Great dining options from Celebrity chefs:
Noodles by Takashi Yagihasi offers signature noodle and rice bowls and appetizers
Frontera Fresco Offering Rick Bayless’ authentic Mexican cuisine
Marc Burger Top Chef winner Marcus Samuelsson’s gourmet burger destination This upscale food court also offers salads, soups and sandwiches
Frango Café Signature sandwich options like grilled Cobblestone Turkey, as well as soups, salads and signature Frango mint desserts
Mention that you’re a conference attendee to enjoy a complimentary fountain beverage
Walnut Room
(7th Floor)
Opened in 1907, it's one of Chicago's most beloved landmarks. You can still sit by the 17-foot marble fountain, amid the original Circassian Walnut paneling and Austrian chandeliers and enjoy a traditional potpie made from Mrs. Hering's original recipe. Please note that due to the pre-holiday season popularity this historic venue may have extended wait times during your lunch break. View our PDF menu for information about seating or choose to enjoy the Walnut Room for dinner at the end of the day!
Conference attendees will enjoy a complimentary dessert with entrée purchase upon presentation of discount card (available at registration desk inside the Narcissus Room)
The Wine Bar at the Walnut Room
(7th Floor)
Select from more than 100 wines by the bottle and dozens by the glass along with interesting starters. Opened in the Walnut Room's centennial year, it features a handsome wine bar and 36-foot communal Walnut table.
Infield's
(Lower level)
A neighborhood pub perfect for grabbing lunch or the latest stats on Chicago's sports teams. View our PDF menu here.
A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a BFA in graphic design, Chris has evolved into a multimedia designer and developer in the Philadelphia area over the past fifteen years, and has worked in the mediums of print, CD-ROM, websites, animation, DVDs, photography, and package design. Chris brings real world project experience to the conference arena. His expertise in Adobe's Creative Suite is showcased through work-flows and the integration of the tools to get the job done and meet your deadlines. Chris designs and maintains the InDesign User Group and Acrobat Users websites for Adobe Systems, as well as advertisements for Adobe for placement in the creative pro's publication, InDesign Magazine. His portfolio includes work for international pharmaceutical companies, ivy-league academia, as well as national consumer brands including Nexium, Campbell's Soup, Pepperidge Farms, Tylenol, and Motrin. See examples, watch videos, interact with his work at chrisconverse.com.
Erica Gamet is an InDesign and pre-press trainer with over 20 years’ experience in the pre-press trenches. She regularly contributes to InDesign Magazine and Design Tools Monthly, is the author of The InDesigners Workbook series, and tech edited How To Do Everything with Adobe InDesign CS4 from McGraw-Hill Osborne. Erica is co-owner of Digital Dimensions with her husband, Jeff, and she is the co-chair of the Denver chapter of the Adobe InDesign User Group.
Jim Maivald is a graphic designer and consultant who has over 25-years' experience in design, and 20-years' experience in computer-based design and publishing. Jim teaches for Ascend Training, in addition to other clients around the country such as Purina, WorldBook, Grainger and others. He is an Adobe Certified Expert, and teaches InDesign, XML, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat. His course in XML and InDesign has been groundbreaking in bringing the publishing and web development fields together. Jim is the the author of Designer’s Guide to Adobe InDesign and XML and Photoshop Complete, and was the Technical Editor for Personal Publishing/Business Publishing magazine, and the Editor of Design Graphics World Magazine. Jim is also a regular featured speaker at the Chicago InDesign User Group meetings.
James, Senior Training Specialist, Sells Printing Company, is an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Print Specialist with over 16 years of experience in the graphic arts industry. James provides training and technical support for Sells' customers as well as its prepress department. James has been working with Adobe InDesign prior to the release of version 1.0, and is an InDesign instructor at Waukesha County Technical College.
Brian Wood is a seasoned web developer and web/print technology trainer. An Adobe Certified Instructor in Acrobat 9 Pro, Illustrator CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, InDesign CS3 and Photoshop CS3, Brian has authored several training books, including "InDesign CS2 Hands-On-Training," "Illustrator CS5 Classroom in a Book", and others, all published by Peachpit Press. He has also authored online training videos for Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Expression Web and more.
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