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Travel dispatches, restaurant reviews, chef interviews, cookbook deep dives, and the occasional detour into true crime and history.
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Announcing the 2026 Wine Spectator Arizona Restaurant Award Winners
Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, has unveiled the winners of the 2026 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s best restaurants for wine.…
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Discover the Whiskeys of Buffalo Trace’s Prohibition Era
Buffalo Trace Distillery proudly unveils the third edition of its Prohibition Collection, an annual limited-edition set of five bottles commemorating the whiskeys legally produced and…
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Don’t Miss the Encore Broadcast Today of 2025 TASTE AWARDS on USA Today Channel
2025 16TH ANNUAL TASTE AWARDS JULY 5TH, 4PM ET/ 1PM PST, 10PM ET / 7PM PST USA TODAY CHANNEL A special 60-minute encore broadcast…
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Make Margaritas Your Go-to Drink When Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a toast to the nation’s number one cocktail, ironically, the Margarita. Bright, citrusy, and endlessly adaptable, the drink has become…
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Circus theatrics, strong vocals and puppetry shine in ‘Water for Elephants’
By Guest Blogger Eloise Marie Valadez The stage of Chicago’s Nederlander Theatre is currently filled with much excitement. “Water for Elephants” is the show now…
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Don’t Miss the North American Premiere of “Brokeback Mountain” at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
By Guest Blogger Eloise Marie Valadez “Brokeback Mountain” tells the story of cowboys Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, who fall in love in Wyoming…
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Freedom Fest at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Returns for Its 16th Year
Freedom Fest returns to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess for an unforgettable celebration of America’s 250th birthday, bringing together three spectacular nights of patriotic energy, live entertainment,…
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Cannabis and CBD for Health & Wellness: An Essential Guide
With the increasing legalization of recreational cannabis and medical marijuana throughout the United States, interest is growing rapidly in cannabis-related health products, especially those that…
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Nothing Bundt Cakes: Official Cake of Summer With Fan-Favorite Returns and New Pop-Ups
Nothing Bundt Cakes is making sun-filled celebrations sweeter with the return of its beloved S’mores Made With HERSHEY’S cake and the debut of its new Peach…
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Chicago Neighborhoods, Chicago restaurants, Jacob Potashnick, James Beard Awards, James Beard Finalists, Ukrainian Village, UncategorizedJames Beard Foundation Best Chef Great Lakes: Jacob Potashnick
Chef-owner Jake Potashnick of Feld in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, known for his “relationship-to-table” tasting menu, just won the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef: Great Lakes…
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Podcast Episode: Helen Goh: Baking and the Meaning of Life
Pip: There's a school of thought that says baking is just chemistry with better lighting. Helen Goh would like a word. Mara: We're covering a…
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The Bread Room Pop-up at Chicago’s Bad Butter Bakery
Meeting Ellen Yin and the team at High Street Hospitality Group at the wonderfully named Bad Butter Bakery on Cortland in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood, in…
