Best New Cookies
Sugar Moon Bakery Dina Cimarusti infuses her cookies with unexpected flourishes to hit the perfect balance between nuanced and homey. The salted chocolate chip gets a richness boost from tahini....
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Best New Meal Kits
Gemma Foods Tony Quartaro has that familiar COVID-era story: Chef gets furloughed, brilliance ensues. In 2020, Quartaro — a pedigreed pasta guy who honed his skills at the Bristol, Balena, Formento’s, and...
Sweet Arts
Fantastically over-the-top cakes are taking over Instagram. Want to snag one for your next birthday? These local virtual-kitchen bakers specialize in decadent custom orders.
Hall Passport
Urbanspace, the latest Loop food court, brings together local favorites and global offerings. Take a long lunch and try these can’t-miss new bites.
A Cheese for Any Occasion
Erika Kubick, a local cheesemonger and the author of the new book Cheese Sex Death: A Bible for the Cheese Obsessed, picks the perfect one for five scenarios.
Super Snacks for the Big Game
Serving these local bites for the big game spread may upstage the commercials.
Where Else Does Giving Birth Feel (a Little) Like a Luxury Vacation?
As a first-time mom, I was wowed by the lake and skyline vistas from my suite at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital. Not far away, people were dropping big bucks...
Even Santa Rides the CTA
Admit it: When chirpy holiday melodies permeate your earbuds and you see Santa and his reindeer cruising toward you on a decked-out CTA train, you become just as giddy as...
Chicago’s Iconic Eats
50 local classics everyone must try
Party in Semi-Seclusion
You feel comfortable enough to hang with close pals but not to mingle in crowds. Here, five ideas for a private bash.