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Tag: Hot Chocolate

Dishes from the reimagined Pippin's Tavern
Posted inRestaurant Review

A Viagra Triangle dive rises under chef Amanda Barnes

by Mike Sula March 16, 2022March 30, 2022

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 […]

Katherine Anne Confections drinking chocolate mix
Posted inBest of Chicago

Best hot chocolate mix to sprinkle on everything

by Isa Giallorenzo March 2, 2022March 15, 2022

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 […]

Posted inFood & Drink

West Town’s Funkenhausen ain’t your opa’s German beer hall

by Mike Sula September 27, 2018August 18, 2021

Chef Mark Steuer (the Bedford, Carriage House, et al) gets personal but not too serious at his new West Town brasserie.

Posted inFood & Drink

The marijuana edibles business in Illinois is no cakewalk—just ask Mindy Segal

by Mike Sula April 5, 2016August 18, 2021

Celebrated pastry chef Mindy Segal finds it’s not easy going green.

Posted inBlogs

Fall in Cookie Love with Mindy Segal’s Brownie Krinkles

by Mike Sula May 1, 2015August 18, 2021

A recipe from the pasty chef’s new cookbook Cookie Love.

Posted inBlogs

What some recent restaurant closings mean for the scene

by Michael Gebert July 28, 2014August 18, 2021

Pecking Order, the Savoy, Telegraph, and others say good-bye.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best desserts

by Chicago Reader June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Mindy’s Hot Chocolate

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Sat 3/22: The Salvagers’ Ball, Welcome to Night Vale Live, and The Dark Crystal

by Taylor Tolbert March 22, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, March 22

Posted inBlogs

Two cheers for the return of the restaurant reviewer

by Michael Gebert March 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Eater brings back the reviewer—for New York, anyway; update on Zanella fundraiser at Hot Chocolate.

Posted inBlogs

Hey, who put avocado in my hot chocolate?

by Mike Sula March 5, 2014August 18, 2021

Breakfast Queen Ina Pinkney developed this recipe for a Mexican avocado growers’ association.

Kiss Kiss Cabaret
Posted inArts & Culture

The Reader’s Guide to New Year’s Eve 2013

by Chicago Reader December 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Our guide to the best places to be when 2014 starts

Posted inBlogs

Fall farmers’ markets and other food and drink events

by Meg Pier October 11, 2012August 19, 2021

The last week of farmer’s markets and plenty of fall harvest celebrations make up this week’s food and drink events

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Desserts

by Chicago Reader June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Hot Chocolate

Honeydew spheres strewn with baby cucumbers, arugula, and candied peanuts
Posted inFood & Drink

Modernist dining and daring cocktails at Andersonville’s Premise

by Mike Sula June 13, 2012August 19, 2021

Modernist dining and daring cocktails at Andersonville’s Premise

Posted inBlogs

James Beard Award winners and other food news bites

by Mike Sula May 10, 2012August 19, 2021

Eataly scouts locations, Hot Chocolate, reboots, reporters infiltrate Blommer, and more

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