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Requiem for Annie's Ice Cream, our Neighborhood Greasy Spoon
Yesterday Annie's Ice Cream Shop closed its doors for the last time. For two days straight, the crowd of kids surrounding the tiny shop had been huge, and the police had been on hand to keep order over the hordes that turned out to say goodbye to[...] -
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Book Review
Some books are pure escapist reads, plunging the reader into a dream situation or other world. Other books force you to confront your worst nightmare, not necessarily a bad thing if the process makes you grow. I just finished reading Women on[...] -
Let There Be Light
For the last year or so, I've been working on my food photography, practicing, collecting tools, and getting lots of great advice from beautiful photographers, but the only pictures that came out really stunning were those taken in the light of day.[...] -
Gruyere Popovers Are the Ideal Weapon for this Artic Winter
Popovers Warm from the Oven Fill the House with the Most Amazing Smell. It's cold in Chicago nowadays. Like, really cold. 10 degrees below zero when we wake up cold. Our driveway is an ice rink cold. Walking around without a hat is[...] -
Surprising New Trends at the Winter Fancy Food Show
As the escalator slowly brought me down into the gluttonous mayhem that it was the Fancy Food Show, I geared up to eat chocolate, a lot of chocolate. During the summer Fancy Food Show in New York in May, I sampled close to a hundred different[...] -
Lemon Panko Giveaway and a Recipe for Stuffed Eggplant
What type of crumb do you use when you want to add a little crunch to your dishes? I used to crush up stale baguettes, but switched to using Panko five years ago when a Japanese friend handed me a package at a Japanese supermarket. For a few[...] -
Dolly Parton Brings Chicago to their Feet
She toddled onto the stage, the long pink fringes of her skin-tight hot pink skirt framing her perfect legs, a living Barbie doll. The crowd was still roiling with resentment at the presence of Governor Quinn, hissing and booing the man who[...] -
a World of White
Remember the friendly skies? They're not so friendly anymore. It's so easy when we travel to focus on the negatives. There's the unsolicited foreplay from overweight robo-cops. There's the unrequested starvation diet. And, most unbearable,[...] -
Clementine Meringue Brulee: a Diet Dessert You'll Crave
Are you watching your weight this January? Cutting out sweets to get a good start on your new year's weight loss resolutions? Going without dessert is usually the first thing I do when I'm trying to shed a few pounds, but every night after dinner, my[...] -
Inspiration at the Special K Challenge Weigh In
On any given day, the blogosphere is roiling with scandal. We bloggers are an opinionated bunch and sometimes the best conceived brand campaigns spark off heated debate. This was the case last week with the new Kellogg's Special K Challenge.[...]
