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
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 […]
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.
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.
Fall in Cookie Love with Mindy Segal’s Brownie Krinkles
A recipe from the pasty chef’s new cookbook Cookie Love.
What some recent restaurant closings mean for the scene
Pecking Order, the Savoy, Telegraph, and others say good-bye.
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
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.
Hey, who put avocado in my hot chocolate?
Breakfast Queen Ina Pinkney developed this recipe for a Mexican avocado growers’ association.
The Reader’s Guide to New Year’s Eve 2013
Our guide to the best places to be when 2014 starts
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
Modernist dining and daring cocktails at Andersonville’s Premise
Modernist dining and daring cocktails at Andersonville’s Premise
James Beard Award winners and other food news bites
Eataly scouts locations, Hot Chocolate, reboots, reporters infiltrate Blommer, and more