Kentucky native Chandra Ram, a Culinary Institute of America graduate and culinary editor of Plate Magazine, throws a party full of Southern charm Read more
By Brittney Blair, Amber Holst, Geoffrey Johnson, David King, Nadine Kenney, Kevin McKeough, Jan Parr, Dennis Rodkin, Cassie Walker, Deborah Wilk, and David Zivan
25 Surviving Treasures from Postwar Chicago—and Beyond
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Superior cupcakes have been popping at bakeries all over town, including the most recent entry, Cupcakes, a shop in Lake View that devotes itself exclusively to the cute confection. We round up some favorites. Read more
Katharine Kuh, the Art Institute's illustrious first curator of modern art, tells her fascinating life story in a new memoir, out now, more than a decade after her death. Read more
Tobacco meringues? Pliable chocolate pudding? Dessert menu designers are challenging our taste buds, and we asked four of the best what gets their creative juices flowing. Read more