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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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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…
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Bourbon Steak, Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Father’s Day, Michael Mina, Scottsdale, Sonoran Desert, The Plaza BarWatch the World Cup/Celebrate Father’s Day at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Looking for something to do? The Plaza Bar is hosting watch parties on select match days (schedule below). The open-air lounge set against the Sonoran Desert…
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Dynamic choreography and lush score are highlights in Joffrey’s ”Eugene Onegin’
By Guest Blogger Eloise Marie Valadez The Joffrey Ballet’s latest production stands out on many levels. “Eugene Onegin,” which ends The Joffrey Ballet’s 2025-2026 season,…
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Bowling Green, Caves, Mammoth Cave, National Parks, Shenandoah, Shenandoah Caverns, Uncategorized, VirginiaWhat Lies Below: Where to Go for National Caves Day
You’ve probably been wondering when my friend Mindy Bianca of Mindy Bianca Public Relations was going to let us know that National Cave and Karst…
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Monty Python’s Spamalot: Still Funny After All These Years
By Guest Blogger Eloise Marie Valadez If you’re a Monty Python fan or simply a fan of witty humor, get thee to the CIBC Theatre…
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JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION® ANNOUNCES TALENT AND CHEF LINEUP
The James Beard Foundation® announced the exciting host, presenter, and culinary talent participating at this year’s James Beard Awards® ceremonies in Chicago presented by American…
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Watch Anupy Singla of Indian as Apple Pie
Born in India and raised outside of Philadelphia, Anupy Singla grew up visiting her grandfather’s childhood village of Bhikhi in the State of Punjab, known…
