Leah Pickett

The red velvet bundtlet will be your new dessert obsession.

Eat This: Doughnuts? No. Cupcakes? No. 2016 is the year of the bundt cake

June 11, 2018 at 10:39 a.m.

At the first Chicago-proper location of Nothing Bundt Cakes, expect to be faced with a surprising amount of choices for a chain that sells one thing (which is, you guessed...

Kameya's version of bibimbap arrives on a hot stone to keep it warm while you dig into the grains, vegetables and egg.

Eat This: Hot stone bibimbap at Kameya

June 16, 2018 at 2:17 p.m.

Bibimbap, which translates to "mixed rice" in Korean, is a signature Korean dish that endures because of its variability. For a meal in a bowl, a choose-your-own combination of sauteed...

The Su Novia ("your girlfriend" in English) is a sweet and spicy cocktail hit at The Drinkingbird in Lincoln Park.

Drink This: ‘Girlfriend’ cocktail is waiting at The Drinkingbird

June 16, 2018 at 2:55 p.m.

Like the dipping toy that gives the bar its name, The Drinkingbird is charmingly retro, with nods to 1960s Americana kitsch in its food, drinks and decor. But, tucked on...

The veggie burger at Revolution Brewing's brewpub.

Eat This: Red-beet veggie burger at Revolution Brewing’s brewpub

June 16, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.

In too many restaurants, a frozen, supermarket-issued patty nuked and then slapped inside a bun is all one can expect out of a veggie burger. It's a happy surprise to...

RumChata cinnamon bread French toast may leave you with a food hangover, but it's worth it.

Eat This: RumChata makes a comeback in French toast

June 16, 2018 at 3:50 p.m.

There was a moment circa 2011 when RumChata was on everyone's lips — figuratively and literally. Hype has quieted, but the liqueur (a mixture of cream, cinnamon and rum) has...

Drink This: Flower Power is one of Chicago’s prettiest cocktails

June 16, 2018 at 3:47 p.m.

Purple drinks are rare — Kool-Aid and grape soda are pretty much it — and, thus, you rarely see purple cocktails, let alone good ones. But at Elixir Lounge's new...

The Teetotaler cocktail at Wood isn't true to its name: The drink combines whiskey, pineapple, nutmeg and a spicy liqueur.

Drink this: The (boozy) Teetotaler at Wood

June 16, 2018 at 4:58 p.m.

Whiskey, the quintessential fall spirit, is the star of The Teetotaler cocktail at Wood, the Lakeview restaurant and bar also known for its locally sourced plates and farm-raised, butchered-in-house meats....

Drink This: Look Out Below at Bottlefork

June 16, 2018 at 5:50 p.m.

River North kitchen and cocktail bar Bottlefork divides its abundance of drinks into categories — Fruit Forward + Fun, Dark + Boozy, Warm + Cozy and Smokey + Dried +...

Iced coffee meets maple spice syrup in this creamy fall drink.

Drink this: Frozen maple coffee at Caffe Rom

June 16, 2018 at 6:35 p.m.

Chicago weather forecasts maintain that this fall and early winter will be warmer than in years past, which means you can hold off on the hot-chocolate-as-hand-warmer in favor of a...

The Nolet's Dutch mule at Revival Social Club subs gin for vodka.

Drink this: A Moscow mule, but with gin

June 16, 2018 at 7:07 p.m.

Many imbibers are familiar with the Moscow mule — so named because the drink includes vodka, Russia's signature spirit – and some may also know of the Havana mule, made...

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