We know you can hardly wait to see your college kids … but winter break can be oh-so-long. So check it out: Mibs’ ultimate guide to winter break entertainment options in Chicago. Plan you family events now! What: The Addams Family When: November 13-January 10 Where: Ford Oriental Center for the Performing Arts, 24 W. […]
Inspired by a growing demand for healthy and gluten-free foods, Terri Rogers of Highland Park, a self-taught chef and owner of Lincolnshire Gourmet, developed the NoOdle, a no-calorie pasta. All-natural and derived from an Asian yam plant, the noodles are a good source of fiber and contain no gluten, no fat and no carbs. We […]
Highland Park homegrowns Jordan Rappaport, a pastry chef, and Peter Rauser, a former golf pro, have teamed up to start a new bakery. The Baker Boys features a variety of sweets, including cupcakes—many filled with ganache—and a rotating menu of nine homemade frozen custards in flavors such as “Red Velvet Cake and Ice Cream.” The […]
Yes, the right chocolate can be good for you. Xoçai dark chocolate is cold-pressed, so the beans retain their nutritional value—one square has as many antioxidants as half a pound of spinach—which was a dream come true for chocoholic Michelle Myers of Northbrook. Eating a nugget three times a day, Myers sleeps better, and her […]
Necessity Baking Company, owned by Ellen Carney Granda of Lake Bluff, specializes in loaves of European-style bread, and sweet and savory pastries made with high-quality ingredients, including unbleached flour. The “Faux-caccia” loaf is ciabatta on the bottom at foccaccia on top, and the Plum Crazy is studded with prunes and chocolate chips. Necessity Baking Company […]
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There’s ice cream, then there’s frozen custard. Anyone who hails from north of the Illinois border will tell you that frozen custard is the far superior freezer delicacy—made with cream, sugar and eggs, and with about 20 percent of air blended into the product, as compared to sometimes as much as 100 percent in ice […]
The full service caterer Chow! Bella will cater to your family’s every need with their new home delivery service. Local mom owners Tierney Sharif and Cory Conti usually deliver three to four meals at a time, and the menu changes weekly. If you’re too busy to fire up the grill, they’ll deliver summery dishes like […]
When Anne Casey’s husband got laid off last year, she decided—with friends’ encouragement—to make her famous granola in a commercial kitchen and sell it at the farmer’s market. The all-natural, whole-grain snack, which comes in orange-almond-cashew and orange-almond-cashew-coconut flavors, has been selling out and sustaining her family financially. Annie’s Edibles, $8 at Grand Food […]
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