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Posted inBest of Chicago

Best cross streets for marriage and divorce

by KT Hawbaker March 4, 2022March 18, 2022

The most memorable doughnut of my life was from the Do-Rite that used to be right around the corner from Petterino’s. It was the morning of my divorce. My soon-to-be ex-husband and I were meeting for coffee before walking across Randolph to the Daley Center, where we would kick our three-year marriage to the curb. […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Check the menu for Pizza and Donuts at Monday Night Foodball

by Mike Sula September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

Tuesday, I was still dreaming of Funeral Potatoes’s pimento cheese hash brown-stuffed jalapeño poppers from Monday Night Foodball, when I was summoned back to the Kedzie Inn’s kitchen for a secret pizza and donut conclave. Not many know this, but Miguel Hernandez, one of the Kedzie’s regular chefs, is a 15-year veteran of Marie’s Pizza, […]

Posted inFood & Drink

If it all goes south, Joe Donut will be here for you

by Mike Sula October 17, 2019August 18, 2021

Tricked-out dunkers and savory breakfasts from the North Shore spell comfort on the cheap.

Posted inFood & Drink

Frunchroom is the Jewish-Italian deli you didn’t know you needed in your life

by Mike Sula June 7, 2018August 18, 2021

In tight quarters in Portage Park, chef Matt Saccaro and crew deliver quantities of quality.

Posted inBlogs

Doodle’s serves the holy trinity: doughnuts, bacon, and coffee

by Aimee Levitt June 2, 2016August 18, 2021

Also a side of coloring.

Posted inMusic

A dozen Riot Fest acts in doughnut form

by Leor Galil, Philip Montoro and Gwynedd Stuart September 9, 2015August 18, 2021

You can blame Drive Like Jehu drummer Mark Trombino and his punny pastry shop for inspiring this foolishness.

Posted inBlogs

Donut Fest 2015: An epic tale of doughnuts and survival

by Aimee Levitt January 27, 2015August 18, 2021

Can there ever be too much of a good thing?

Dat Donut
Posted inFood & Drink

Three spots for doughnut lovers

by Chicago Reader November 13, 2014August 18, 2021

Find out what the wonut can teach us about history. Dat Donut 8251 S. Cottage Grove datdonut.com This Chatham spot rolls out handmade doughnuts seven days a week and almost 24 hours a day—it briefly closes at 5 PM on Sunday. Next month Dat Donuts celebrates its 20th anniversary, which means thousands of doughnut purists […]

Small's Fried Chicken
Posted inBest of Chicago

Best new food trend

by Chicago Reader June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Fried Chicken

Posted inBlogs

It’s National Doughnut Day! Let’s celebrate!

by Aimee Levitt June 6, 2014August 18, 2021

Food historian Michael Krondl, author of the new book The Donut, knows just how to observe this most sacred of holidays.

Dried sumac berries
Posted inFood & Drink

Key Ingredient: Francis Brennan tarts up doughnuts

by Julia Thiel April 10, 2014August 18, 2021

Challenged to cook with sumac, Do-Rite Donuts chef Francis Brennan tarts up long johns with the acidic Middle Eastern spice.

Posted inBlogs

Los Angeles, America’s doughnut capital, has sent us Stan’s Donuts

by Aimee Levitt March 6, 2014August 18, 2021

How does it measure up against ours?

Juicy and succulent, Tanta's pollo a la brasa is one of the best versions in town.
Posted inFood & Drink

Tanta: Peruvian time is nigh

by Mike Sula October 4, 2013August 19, 2021

Tanta: Peruvian time is nigh.

Posted inBlogs

Doughnuts come to Longman & Eagle, Inc.

by Michael Gebert August 27, 2013August 19, 2021

Longman & Eagle’s Sunday doughnut pop-up, and why it’s one of Chicago’s most influential restaurants.

Posted inBlogs

At last, the cronut, er, doughssant

by Aimee Levitt August 7, 2013August 19, 2021

The cronut craze turns out to be the pastry version of the emperor’s new clothes.

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