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Taste the talents of tomorrow’s greatest chefs Friday at a benefit showcasing Chicago’s top culinary students.
This style of lemon pie is a specialty of a small religious group, The United Society of Believers, known as the “Shaking Quakers,” or “Shakers,” for their fervent worship services…. This version of the Shaker pie recipe comes from Chef Alain Roby’s new cookbook, “Alain Roby’s American Classics: Casual and Elegant Desserts.” Roby is the longtime executive pastry chef for the Hyatt Regency Chicago in the Loop
In New Orleans, the Tuesday before Lent, this year Feb. 16, culminates a riotous season known as Mardi Gras. Here in Chicago, some celebrate Louisiana-style, but to a million or so Chicagoans, Fat Tuesday is Paczki Day (say “POONCH-key”).
They’ll be lining up at bakeries to buy dozens of rich, plump Polish-style jelly doughnuts, and maybe [...]
The decadently rich, port-infused chocolate pudding Chef Kendal Duque recently served at Lakeview’s new Cuna restaurant deserves a fanciful moniker. It’s a perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day!
The Dining Chicago blog hasn’t been around a whole year yet, and our weekly “Eat this!” recipe column has been going an even shorter time, but that isn’t going to stop us from giving you a list of our most popular recipes from 2009. The list below contains our most-visited recipes from local restaurants.
Petterino’s, Loop: [...]
What it is: Elaborately decorated houses made from spicy gingerbread and covered with icing and colorful candies are a fun, fanciful Christmas tradition.
The dough used for construction purposes tends to be baked harder than that intended for cookies, and a sugary glue called royal icing is used to cement the pieces together.
Where it comes [...]
Save for your holiday shopping by taking advantage of these restaurant bargains:
SEAFOOD SAVINGS. Today through Thursday, Dec. 3, make dinner reservations at Devon Seafood Grill in River North and mention Dining Chicago, and get a four-course meal from the new “Low Tides” menu, featuring such dishes as seared scallops with crispy pancetta and crispy potato [...]
“Imagine your life in chocolate,” says Mars Inc., promoting Dove Chocolate Discoveries, its direct-sales scheme for peddling its confections like Tupperware or Avon products.
The company is recruiting chocolate ladies at two “Girls’ Nights Out” this week where women can indulge in free chocolate martinis and smoothies and listen to the pitch. The events take [...]
Beer, apples, cheesecake, Italian food … Chicago’s fall festival season gets into gear this week with something for everyone. Here are some highlights:
MIDWEST MICROFEST. Park Grill in Millennium Park hosts a free beer tasting from eight Midwest craft breweries noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. They’ll be pouring brews from Bell’s in Kalamazoo, Mich.; [...]
What it is: A loaf-style cake sweetened with honey, one of the many richly symbolic foods traditionally served at Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sunset, Friday, Sept. 18.
Where it comes from: Jewish custom calls for serving sweet foods at Rosh Hashana to signify hopes for a sweet year to come. [...]
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