Located in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, All Together Now has served as a neighborhood hub, wine shop, cheese counter, and all-day cafe since 2018. Founded and custom-designed with a personal touch by owner Erin Carlman Weber and her team, the cozy, wood-paneled space focuses on bringing together cheese, wine, food, and community.
The kitchen, overseen from the beginning by chef Abigail Zielke, offers a small but impactful menu that blends fine dining techniques with comforting Midwestern roots. Using local produce, Zielke creates dishes that are both familiar and thoughtfully executed. Popular items include goat cheese curds from Wisconsin’s Blakesville Creamery served with cherry bomb pepper honey and herbs, alongside a rotating selection of small and large plates, sandwiches like beef brisket dip and smashed white bean, meat and cheese boards, and desserts such as chess pie and almond cake. The business also provides catering and drop-off meals, including popular grazing tables.
At the heart of the operation is an educational, cut-to-order cheese counter designed to make discovering cheese approachable and unpretentious. The counter features a diverse selection of familiar and unique cheeses—with at least 30 percent coming from domestic producers—alongside an intimate pantry section stocked with crackers, pickles, preserves, and honey suitable for picnics. Weber places a heavy emphasis on staff education, encouraging the team to taste and visit cheese producers so they can better guide customers through sensory experiences.
Wine is equally foundational to the shop’s mission. The team offers a dynamic by-the-glass list that changes weekly, alongside retail shelves featuring old-world and new-world bottles. Emphasizing natural wines that highlight grapes and their specific sense of place, the shop encourages accessibility and fun, allowing customers to open any retail bottle alongside a meal for a modest $20 corkage fee. The beverage offerings are rounded out by a curated selection of beers, ciders, and non-alcoholic drinks.
Expanding its footprint in 2025, the team opened Present Company a few doors west. Reimagined through hands-on community effort—featuring handmade curtains, painted molding, and built furniture by family and friends—the flexible event space hosts private gatherings for up to 65 guests, as well as creative classes like basketweaving and natural dyeing in collaboration with local artists.
