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After sexual misconduct allegations hit the set of Great American Baking Show, Season 3 winner Vallery Lomas is making lemon curd out of life's lemons.

She won baking’s biggest show, but you’d never know it — now she’s turning lemons into lemon curd

May 31, 2019 at 9:01 p.m.

“The Great American Baking Show,” our side of the pond’s answer to the “The Great British Baking Show,” is once again searching for the next great baking star. Thing is,...

Dark Matter continues its annual tradition of hosting a family-friendly block party this weekend, with music, food and more.

Weekend to-do list: Brunch with your dog, check out a Mexican design pop-up and eat fried chicken along the river

May 31, 2019 at 9:01 p.m.

1. Attention, dog owners: Music Box Theatre is hosting a special doggy brunch event, all proceeds of which will benefit Project Adoptable, dedicated to providing homeless dogs with behavioral training....

This 7-minute ‘Queer Eye’ and ‘Nailed It’ mashup is all you need in your life

May 31, 2019 at 9:03 p.m.

It’s been a tough week, y’all, but luckily, there’s a comedy balm just in time for the weekend: Two of Netflix’s most popular shows, the aspirational “Queer Eye” and the...

Just Opened: Aba bringing meat-heavy menu and lots of dips to Fulton Market

May 31, 2019 at 9:03 p.m.

Though it’s located in the heart of buzzy Fulton Market, Aba feels like an escape. The sprawling 4,000-square-foot space, a follow-up to parent company Lettuce Entertain You’s Ema in River...

Let these new books, "Drinking Distilled," from top, "Session Cocktails" and "The One Bottle Cocktail," guide your summer sipping. Start with a quaffable session margarita, pictured, from "Session Cocktails."

Stir up summer in a glass with 3 new easy, breezy cocktail books

May 31, 2019 at 9:03 p.m.

Though the official start of summer is a few weeks off, the signs of the season already abound: Air so thick you can slice it with a knife, oppressive sun...

The prices are written on the bottles at Diversey Wine, a new wine shop in Logan Square.

Just Opened: Diversey Wine selling wines ‘made by a real human’

May 31, 2019 at 9:02 p.m.

For Bradford Taylor, raising kids, working on a Ph.D. dissertation and remotely running a popular wine bar and shop weren’t enough. He wanted to get back in the groove of...

Chef Brian Jupiter, of Frontier, at the Chicago Tribune Food Bowl launch event.

Chicago Food Bowl heats up: Panels, tours and more

May 31, 2019 at 9:04 p.m.

Bring your appetite: The Chicago Tribune Food Bowl, a brand new celebration of food and community, is coming. For three weeks this August, the Tribune’s Food & Dining section is...

Ramen Takeya devotes an entire section of its menu to "otsumami" or drinking foods — nestled among them the Japanese street snack takoyaki. The ball-shaped snacks are made with a batter that crisps up into a golden shell while remaining creamy and soft inside. Hidden away are Chiclet-size pieces of octopus, tiny surprises in the center of each ball. Six balls are served in a red and white paper boats and drizzled with sweet and salty Japanese barbecue sauce, creamy mayo, aonori (dried seaweed) and fishy-but-in-a-good-way bonito flakes (cured fish shavings). Between the crispy-meets-creamy texture and the sweet-meets-salty flavors, it's easy to see how a refreshing beer (or soda, for non-drinkers) would pair nicely. $6. 819 W. Fulton Market, 312-666-7710, <a href="http://www.ramentakeya.com/">ramentakeya.com</a> — Grace Wong

Chrishon Lampley on being a black woman in wine: ‘You can’t tell me I’m a fad’

May 31, 2019 at 9:04 p.m.

"People still think I'm the promotional girl," says Chrishon Lampley, owner and creator of Love Cork Screw, a wine and lifestyle brand. That doesn't stop Lampley, an African-American woman, from...

Biggest winner of James Beard Awards? Diversity

May 31, 2019 at 9:03 p.m.

During a night recognizing the gobsmacking talent of chefs like Gabrielle Hamilton (Prune) and Dominique Crenn (Atelier Crenn), the biggest winner of the James Beard Awards gala Monday night seemed...

Court documents reveal domestic violence past of 42 Grams chef

June 4, 2025 at 5:27 p.m.

The two-Michelin-star restaurant 42 Grams, co-owned by chef Jake Bickelhaupt and ex-wife Alexa Welsh, closed as a result of domestic violence, according to a published report. As first reported by...

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