At Frame Chicago, a custom-design framing workshop, you don’t just see art — you taste it. Over the years, the Rajani family has turned their tiny Lincoln Park shop into a playground for flavors and creativity, where high-gloss pink molding and bamboo frames share the spotlight with dishes inspired by their Pakistani and Ugandan heritage.

“That was never the goal; it happened organically,” says Alisha Rajani, the second-generation operator. “Over time, it’s become a real home and safe space for artists, hosting local, national and international gallery openings. Collectors and artists are drawn to Frame for its creativity.”

Founders Firoz and Bilkish Rajani came to the U.S. in the 1970s — Firoz from Pakistan to study chemistry, Bilkish from Uganda as a refugee of Idi Amin’s regime. They

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