Love To Your Mother | The May 12 Dose Market
Moms are the best. And we hooked her up (!) on Sunday, May 12 — Mother’s Day! Here’s how our 50 May Dosers did it: 1. They dosed out the sweet stuff. There was a lot of “yes, please!” a la our little friend below at the GrownUp KidStuff, Veruca Chocolates, Confections Else and Chocolate Twist tables! 2. They kept it clean. North Coast Organics and Purple & Bumble know how to rock it out, au naturel. 3. They... Read More
Your Next DOSE is June 9!
It’s our second birthday and we’re going to blow the roof off the River East Art Center with the best hits from years 1 and 2: it’s the very best of the very best, June 9. Get ready for a two-level, indoor-outdoor party to commemorate the awesomeness that is DOSE. Read More
Media Kit
Check out our assets: Get the 1-2-3 on Dose Download the Dose logo Images, or : knee deep in DOSE on Flickr (Publishing? Awesome. Just let us know.) How does DOSE work? We bring in all the fixtures to make for a super simple set up. Dosers bring in all the beautiful food, garments & accoutrement. Dose opens and an incredible number of shoppers (upwards of 1500) spend the day purchasing, grubbing, socializing and taking advantage of... Read More
Who’s Dosing this Sunday?
The very finest purveyors, makers and bakers will be at DOSE on April 14. It’s a fresh one, served sunny side up >> don’t miss it! Heritage Bicycles General Store will be serving up that ever-satisfying duo, coffee and donuts, all day long: specifically, perfectly-brewed iced and hot Stumptown roasts and Glazed & Infused’s fresh-baked donuts. Plus, the Heritage all-star crew will be assembling a custom DOSE bike on-site... Read More
Fresh Pressed Details | DOSE April 14
Here’s a first taste of how to update your look and eat your heart out at DOSE on Sunday, April 14 at the REAC: You heard it here first: this is the finest drinking vodka on the planet and it wears its Chicago stars with pride. Next Star Vodka make their DOSE debut with gratis pours of their stellar Chicago mule — ginger beer, lime juice and their fanatic-inspiring spirit — the perfect way to get ready for your Très Awesome... Read More
Bloody Awesome
2012 brought big things for so many of our Dosers — new accounts, expanded product lines, big press. Here’s the scoop on how SuckerPunch Gourmet got a Trump Hotel account: During our first Dose Market event in October 2012 the In-Room Dining Manager for Trump Hotel in Chicago visited our booth and tried our Bloody Mark Mix. After talking about it a bit, he asked if there was a way we could make smaller bottles so that he could put them... Read More
SPLASH | February 2013
Dose in motion
Poof! A day at Dose Market in just over a minute. Get your own October 14th, November 11th and December 9th at the River East Art Center. Thanks Drake Booth for putting this together. You rock! Read More
Dose Market | April 15
Dose Market’s April edition sees a sensational spread of delicious food, a super-sized sample of style and an expansion upstairs, making this the biggest, baddest Dose yet. Here’s how to double-down on all the best food and fashion in town: Start with a satisfying free cocktail from Nellcôte, stay buzzed with Metropolis Coffee then play your angles in the Smilebooth. Go green with fresh-pressed Peeled juices and Mana sliders and salads before... Read More
Independence’s Big Day
We couldn’t be happier for our friend and Doser George Vlagos of Oak Street Bootmakers who’s celebrating the grand opening of his brand-spanking-new brick and mortar, Independence, in the Gold Coast. In addition to doubling as his handmade shoe brand’s flagship, the store features a bevy of covetable American-made menswear brands: Engineered Garments, Imogene + Willie, Post Overalls. The list goes on. Tomorrow night, we’ll... Read More
December’s Dose Sponsor: Zagat
You’ve got good taste — that’s why you get Dosed. At HoliDose, you can share your good taste with the world via the Zagat Survey and take home a complimentary copy of the 2011 Chicago guide. From now until mid-January, Zagat (how do YOU say it?) is taking your two cents about Chicago eats and drinks via their online voting interface OR the Zagat Survey Lounge this Sunday, 12/4 at Dose! We all know and love the burgundy bible. Zagat... Read More
Greer It Is
There are a million reasons we love Greer and the Old Town stationery boutique’s impeccable founder and curator, Chandra. Here’s a little taste of her taste: We know. Grab your Greer goodies tomorrow at Dose! Read More
