Used to be, if you worked up a hunger bending your elbow at Pippin’s Tavern, you could vanquish it with a dog, a polish, a beef, or a burger from Downtown Dogs next door. Over the 48-year history of this Rush Street Irish dive, its charms never included food prepared with deeper thought, effort, or […]
Tag: Hot Chocolate
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Best hot chocolate mix to sprinkle on everything
Sometimes you just need some hot chocolate, and sometimes that’s at 2 AM when all you’ve got is an expired Swiss Miss packet hidden in the depths of your pantry. What a sad state of affairs. Avoid that tragedy by always having hot chocolate mix by Katherine Anne Confections, proudly made in Logan Square. In […]
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West Town’s Funkenhausen ain’t your opa’s German beer hall
Chef Mark Steuer (the Bedford, Carriage House, et al) gets personal but not too serious at his new West Town brasserie.
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The marijuana edibles business in Illinois is no cakewalk—just ask Mindy Segal
Celebrated pastry chef Mindy Segal finds it’s not easy going green.
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Fall in Cookie Love with Mindy Segal’s Brownie Krinkles
A recipe from the pasty chef’s new cookbook Cookie Love.
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What some recent restaurant closings mean for the scene
Pecking Order, the Savoy, Telegraph, and others say good-bye.
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 3/22: The Salvagers’ Ball, Welcome to Night Vale Live, and The Dark Crystal
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, March 22
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Two cheers for the return of the restaurant reviewer
Eater brings back the reviewer—for New York, anyway; update on Zanella fundraiser at Hot Chocolate.
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Hey, who put avocado in my hot chocolate?
Breakfast Queen Ina Pinkney developed this recipe for a Mexican avocado growers’ association.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Reader’s Guide to New Year’s Eve 2013
Our guide to the best places to be when 2014 starts
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Fall farmers’ markets and other food and drink events
The last week of farmer’s markets and plenty of fall harvest celebrations make up this week’s food and drink events
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Modernist dining and daring cocktails at Andersonville’s Premise
Modernist dining and daring cocktails at Andersonville’s Premise
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James Beard Award winners and other food news bites
Eataly scouts locations, Hot Chocolate, reboots, reporters infiltrate Blommer, and more