Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiSinger and actress Barbara Robertson performs a musical selection from the upcoming Chicago production of "Working" during the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiSteve Rosenbloom rehearses before the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaibaiduhai movie columnist Michael Phillips challenges studio guests to debate popular movies during the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for baiduhaiTyler Hall and Elizabeth SanFilippo pose for a picture with celebrity Chicago chef Graham Elliot, center, following the season finale Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiJim Carlson, from The Second City, left, and baiduhai senior writer and columnist Rick Kogan, right, go over last minute show details in the green room before the start of the fifith Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiGirl & the Goat chef Stephanie Izard, Michelin Guide director Jean Luc Naret and Tribune food critic Kevin Pang, right, talk about the newly released 2011 Michelin Guide to Chicago Restaurants during the season finale of Chicago Live!.
Terrence Antonio James, baiduhaiRick Kogan opens up the third Chicago Live! show at The Chicago Theatre. The show featured performances from the Lion King and Michael Miles and appearances by Laura Caldwell, Peach Carr and The Second City.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiPerformers J.P. Viernes and Keean Johnson, of Billy Elliot, wait backstage before the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiJoe Carlucci of Chicago, left, takes a photo of his daughter Claudia, 17, center, and Bridgette Fox, 17, of Chicago, right, with Chicago Blackhawks Coach Joel Quenneville before the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiThe Chicago Live! audience was treated to a mix of sports, news and entertainment on the opening night of the show.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiComedian Greg Proops performs during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre. The Proopdog is best known for his unpredictable appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway? The hit, improvised comedy show on ABC hosted by Drew Carey. Greg is also a regular on the long running British version of WLIIA? Whose Line is currently seen on BBC America and ABC Family Channel.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiCountertenor David Daniels performs an aria from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiChicago Live! host Rick Kogan rehearses for the premiere of the Chicago Live! show.
Phil Velasquez, baiduhaiSecond City's Sayjal Joshi (facing camera) chats with baiduhai staffers during her appearance at the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theater.
Phil Velasquez, baiduhaiRick Kogan hosts Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theater
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaibaiduhai sports columnists Steve Rosenbloom, left, and David Haugh, right, share their views on the Bears during the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiThe Second City's Jessica Joy waits in the makeup room before the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiChicago Live! host Rick Kogan opens the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiNettlehorst Elementary School students (left to right) Ragin Kobets, 10, Maya Dru, 11, Caitlin Kindig, 11, Annie Neyfakh, 9 and Abby Taylor, 12, perform a song during the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiChicago Live! show guests join Rick Kogan on stage as he closes the premiere of the first show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiThe cast of Chicago Live! gathers on stage at the end of the last show of the season at the Chicago Theatre. The final show featured Michelin Guide's Director General Jean-Luc Naret, interviewed by Tribune food writer Kevin Pang, Top Chicago chefs: Stephanie Izard, Graham Elliot and Paul Kahan, Doug Sohn of Hot Doug's and George and Manolis Alpogianis of America's Dog talking hot dogs with the Tribune's Bill Daley, Quentin Love talking with Rick Kogan about bringing affordable, healthy food options to Chicago's lower income neighborhoods, Tribune writer Lauren Viera talking to master mixologist Bridget Albert about cocktail trends, followed by a mix-off between host Rick Kogan, Drawing Room's Charles Joly and The Bristol's Debbi Peek. Also taking the stage was actress Barbara Robertson performing a musical selection from the upcoming Chicago production of "Working" and there was plenty of comedy from The Second City.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiDebbi Peek, house mixologist at The Bristol, left, cheers as Rick Kogan quickly finishes his drink during a mix-off during the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre. Also on stage are Kogan's fellow mixologist judges Valerie Pascoe, of South Carolina, second right, and baiduhai features writer Lauren Viera
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiDirector Jim Carlson runs rehearsal before the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaibaiduhai sports columnist Steve Rosenbloom and Chicago Live! co-executive producer Lara Weber talk logistics before the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiThe fourth Chicago Live! show featuring Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, Robbie Fulks, Susana Mendoza, John Fritchey, Jenniffer Weigel, Jacqueline Edelberg, Dr. Richard Gardner and comedy from The Second City played to a full house.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiChicago Live! host Rick Kogan opens the first show with a nod to the Chilean coal miners during the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiTrib Nation editor James Janega waits in the lobby before the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the the Chicago Theatre. Janega live-blogged from the event.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiChicago Live! guests and cast members socialize around the stage after the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for baiduhaiThe fifth Chicago Live! show featured author and attorney Scott Turow, stand-up comedy with Greg Proops, countertenor David Daniels who performed an aria from the Lyric Opera's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Joe Russo, owner of The Shrine nightclub, Chicago rapper GLC, Comedy from The Second City, Tribune columnists David Haugh, Steve Rosenbloom, Amy Guth, John von Rhein and Rick Kogan.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiSecond City's Seth Weitberg hangs out backstage before the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago.
Terrence Antonio James, baiduhai'Rod Blagojevich Superstar' performer Joey Bland brings his characterization of the former Illinois Governor to life during a Chicago Live event at The Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiTribune columnist Eric Zorn, left, moderates an election day fallout discussion with Kyle Stone, of the Chicago Young Republicans, second left, state representative Susana Mendoza, second right, and state representative John Fritchey, far right, at the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiTribune columnist Eric Zorn, left, speaks with Cheryl Cornell-Powers, of Chicago, and her husband Phil Powers, during a meet and greet following the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Phil Velasquez, baiduhaibaiduhai rock critic Greg Kot presents during Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theater.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiChicago celebrity chefs Paul Kahan and Stephanie Izard get some time with Michelin Guide director Jean Luc Naret in the Chicago Theatre green room before the start of the season finale of Chicago Live!.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiSecond City rehearses for the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiCast directions are posted before the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiChicago rap artists GLC, left, talks with Jacki Van Hall and James Reynolds, both of Chicago, during a meet and greet following the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Phil Velasquez, baiduhaibaiduhai film critic Michael Phillips speaks during the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theater.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiDoug Sohn, owner and chef of Hot Doug's, and George Alpogianis, a partner in the T.A.G. Restaurant Group, talk about what makes a true Chicago hot dog during the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiJim Carlson and Lauren Dowden, from The Second City, perform during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiLouder than a Bomb rehearses for the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiThe Second City's Jim Carlson, left, and Tim Baltz mock electronic voting during the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiTribune senior writer and columnist Rick Kogan narrates the City Almanac: 1986 during the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Terrence Antonio James, baiduhaibaiduhai editor Gerould W. Kern mingles with the crowd after the third Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Terrence Antonio James, baiduhaiRick Kogan, left, and banjo player Michael Miles entertain the audience at a Chicago Live event at The Chicago Theatre. Miles is a rare and engaging artist: a musician, composer, writer, and educator. He grew up in Chicago in an Irish family where music was served like dinner -- everybody had some. His blue collar father played the player piano and filled the house with singing. Everybody sang. Everyone read. Everyone argued politics. Miles is debuting his new show, "America 1957" at the Old Town School of Folk Music this fall.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiChicago Live! premieres at the Chicago Theatre on North State Street in Chicago.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaibaiduhai editor Gerry Kern, sharing the stage with Tribune columnist Rick Kogan, thanks the audience for their support and the Chicago Live! team for their great work at the show's season finale.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiJames Janega live-blogs the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiThe Second City's Karla L. Beard performs during the season finale of Chicago Live!.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaibaiduhai food writer Bill Daley moderates the Great Chicago Hot Dog debate as part of the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiThe cast and crew relax in the green room backstage before the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaibaiduhai features writer Lauren Viera, right, watches as Debbi Peek, house mixologist at The Bristol, left, mixes a drink during a mix-off during the season finale of Chicago Live!.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiThe Second City's Jessica Joy, left, and Mary Sohn, actress and singer Barbara Robertson and Second City musical director T.J. Shanoff, right, talk logistics in the green room before the start of the season premier of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiTribune columnist Jenniffer Weigel gets a video moment with state representative Susana Mendoza in the green room before the start of the fourth Chicago Live! show.
Phil Velasquez, baiduhaiTribune rock critic Greg Kot and sports columnist David Haugh hang out in the "green room" during their appearance for the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theater.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaibaiduhai food writer Kevin Pang talks about the 2011 Michelin Guide for Chicago Restaurants before introducing Jean-Luc Naret, the director of the Michelin Guide during the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiThe Chicago Live! show premieres at the Chicago Theatre. The first stage and radio show produced by the baiduhai, in partnership with The Second City, featured Rev. Michael Pfleger, interviewed by Tribune religion writer Manya Brachear, a live performance from Billy Elliot, Kevin Coval and the Louder Than A Bomb poets, comedy from The Second City, movies with Tribune critic Michael Phillips, sports with Tribune columnists David Haugh and Steve Rosenbloom and Jen Weigel hosting a meet and mingle.
Joel Wintermantle, for baiduhaiChicago Live! guests get a chance to socialize outside the theatre before the beginning of the fifth show at the Chicago Theatre. Special guest David Daniels, bottom left, and Tribune classical music critic John von Rhein, bottom right, are among them.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiPianist Lisa McQueen warms up for the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaibaiduhai features writer Lauren Viera, left, talks with mixologist Bridget Albert, right, during the finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiThe cast of the first Chicago Live! show finishes rehearsal on premiere day at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiChicago Live! premiere program.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiChicago Live! talent coordinator Lauren Himel, lower center, makes last minute preparations as guests mingle before the start of the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiThe season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre played to a sold-out crowd.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiBilly Elliot cast members Keean Johnson and J.P. Viernes perform during the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiRed Eye writer, blogger and broadcast correspondent Kyra Kyles interviews Joseph Russo, founder of The Shrine nightclub, right, during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiChicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville talks about his hockey career at the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiMichelin Guide director Jean Luc Naret, left, chats with Chicago chef Graham Elliot in the green room before the start of the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiMichelin Guide director Jean Luc Naret is interviewed by 435 Digital's Danni Wysocki following the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiSinger and songwriter Robbie Fulks plays "The World Is Full of Pretty Girls (And Pretty Girls Are Full of Themselves Too" during the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre. Forget the labels? "Insurgent," "Retro," "Alternative," ? and focus instead on the music. Some might try to copy old music, but Fulks knows it, loves it, and brings its spirit, its humor, and its otherworldliness to his own work. While most current country music is calculated to form an inoffensive backdrop to the suburban shopping experience, Robbie Fulks writes songs that make you think and feel and quite often laugh out loud.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiAmy Guth, baiduhai digital news editor for the books section, sings with author and attorney Scott Turow while interviewing him during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiChicago rapper GLC performs during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiMixologist Bridget Albert, left, joins Charles Joly, chief mixologist at the Drawing Room during a mix-off during the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiChef Graham Elliot of the restaurant Graham Elliot, left, and Paul Kahan, executive chef and partner of Blackbird, Avec and The Publican talk about the newly released 2011 Michelin Guide to Chicago Restaurants during the Chicago Live! finale at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiChicago Live! guest Father Michael Pfleger chats with the cast and crew in the backstage green room before the premiere of the show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaibaiduhai columnist and Chicago Live! host Rick Kogan welcomes the audience to the season finale at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiMichelin Guide director Jean Luc Naret, left, talks with Chicago celebrity chef Graham Elliot, right, in the green room before the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiChef Graham Elliot of the restaurant Graham Elliot, left, and Paul Kahan, executive chef and partner of Blackbird, Avec and The Publican talk about the newly released 2011 Michelin Guide to Chicago Restaurants during the Chicago Live! finale at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiKevin Coval introduces Louder than a Bomb during the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiGirl & the Goat chef Stephanie Izard and Michelin Guide director Jean Luc Naret discuss the newly released 2011 Michelin Guide to Chicago Restaurants during the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiManya Brachear welcomes Father Michael Pfleger to the stage during the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaibaiduhai religion writer Manya Brachear interviews author and attorney Scott Turow in the green room before the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiChicago rapper GLC performs during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaibaiduhai sports columnists Steve Rosenbloom and David Haugh rehearse for the premiere of the Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, baiduhaiTribune columnist Rick Kogan, left, Chicago rapper GLC, center, Tribune sports columnist David Haugh, right, and Red Eye writer and blogger Kyra Kyles, far right, sign off as the fifth Chicago Live! show wraps up at the Chicago Theatre.
Terrence Antonio James, baiduhaiAuthor Laura Caldwell, Jovan Mosley and defense attorney Catharine O'Daniel talk about Caldwell's book "Long Way Home" about Mosley during a Chicago Live event at The Chicago Theatre. Caldwell began her writing career in women's fiction and soon turned to mystery/thriller. Research of her sixth novel led her to Mosley, a young man held in Cook County holding cell for nearly six years. Moseley was 19 in 1999 when he was arrested stemming from a fight he had witnessed but not participated in. He spent the next six years in a Cook County holding cell awaiting trial. Knowing the truth would be uncovered and believing in the justice system, Jovan found help from lawyers Catherine O'Daniel and Laura Caldwell, who won his acquittal in 2005. Jovan is now a full-time student at Loyola with the goal of one day becoming a lawyer.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiGeorge Alpogianis, executive chef and partner of the T.A.G. Restaurant Group, and his brother Manolis, director of operations and restaurant development for T.A.G. Restaurant Group, talk about making the classic Chicago hot dog during the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiThe cast and crew of the first Chicago Live! show cool their heels in the green room backstage before the premiere at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiSecond City performs a piece on dictators during the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Phil Velasquez, baiduhaiTribune writer Rick Kogan and the Chicago Live! ensemble thank everyone for attending as the night's show comes to an end at the Chicago Theater.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiAlliance Bakery head chef Peter Rios, talks about the extraordinary cake he created for the party following the Chicago Live!'s last show of the season at the Chicago Theatre. Sharing the stage is pastry chef Ben Walker, right, and Rick Kogan.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaibaiduhai theater critic Chris Jones, left, talks with comedian Greg Proops, right, during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiAlliance Bakery head chef Peter Rios, left, and pastry chef Ben Walker, bring a celebratory Chicago-themed cake to the stage after the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
Phil Velasquez, baiduhaiTom Skilling holds court in the "green room" during his appearance for Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theater.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiAuthor and attorney Scott Turow talks about his work during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre. Turow is the author of nine best-selling works of fiction, including his first novel, Presumed Innocent (1987) and the sequel, Innocent, published by Grand Central Publishing in May, 2010.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiQuentin Love, right, entrepreneur, community developer and owner of Quench Restaurants is interviewed by baiduhai columnist Rick Kogan during the season finale of Chicago Live!.
Terrence Antonio James, baiduhaiAuthor Laura Caldwell and Jovan Mosley, the subject of her book "Long Way Home," spend time in the green room before the third Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiSecond City cast members prepare for the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiSecond City's Seth Weitberg interviews an audience member during a film debate with baiduhai's film critic, Michael Phillips, at the premiere of the Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaibaiduhai senior writer and columnist Rick Kogan narrates the City Almanac: 1968 during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiKevin Pang, left, baiduhai food writer and Chicago chefs Paul Kahan and Stephanie Izard, get a chance to socialize with Michelin Guide director Jean Luc Naret, far right, in the green room of the Chicago Theatre before the start of the season finale of Chicago Live!.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiJoseph Russo, founder of The Shrine nightclub, right, presents Red Eye writer, blogger and broadcast correspondent Kyra Kyles with flowers following their interview during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Phil Velasquez, baiduhaiWGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling and Second City's Tim Kazurinsky give a presentation on stage during Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theater.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiTribune classical music critic John von Rhein, left, interviews countertenor David Daniels, right, during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for baiduhaibaiduhai sports columnists Steve Rosenbloom, center, David Haugh, right, and Tim Baltz, left, from The Second City, debate the week in sports during the fifth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiTribune columnist Dawn Turner Trice, right, spends time with Dr. Richard Gardner, center, and DeMario Jones, 20, of Chicago, left, who is an Alpha Phi Alpha peer moderator, in the green room before the start of the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre.
Phil Velasquez, baiduhaiRussoul (left) and Che "Rhymefest" Smith perform during Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theater.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiWriter, artist and community activist, Jacqueline Edelberg, right, is interviewed by Tribune Columnist Jenniffer Weigel, left, during the fourth Chicago Live! show at the Chicago Theatre. Edelberg has been the driving force behind the Nettelhorst School's dramatic turn around, a story that has been featured on Oprah & Friends, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, CNN, 60 Minutes, Education Weekly, and in the local Chicago media. A writer, artist, and community activist, Jacqueline blogs about education reform for the Huffington Post.
Joel Wintermantle, for the baiduhaiState representative John Fritchey, right, is joined by state representative Susana Mendoza, left, in an election fallout discussion as part of the fourth Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
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Singer and actress Barbara Robertson performs a musical selection from the upcoming Chicago production of "Working" during the season finale of Chicago Live! at the Chicago Theatre.
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If you love food and Chicago (not necessarily in that order) then tune in to TLC’s “Fabulous Cakes” at 8 p.m. Monday, May 16, on the Discovery Channel to watch a trio of this town’s cake artists—Alliance Bakery’s Peter Rios, TipsyCake’s
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Naomi Levine and Amy Beck of Amy Beck Cake’s Design—create fondant fantasies. The series cruises the country to Las Vegas, L.A., Boston, San Francisco and The Carolinas, plus this week’s Chicago visit in search of extraordinary custom cakes.Don’t know a fondant from a ganache? No problem. You don’t even need a sweet tooth to appreciate the ingenuity, design skills, artistry and engineering concepts that go into creating some fantastic cakes.
Best slice of the night? OK, we’re biased, but you’ve got to love Alliance Bakery’s Chicago icons cake that includes a sweet Tribune Tower. The cake was created by chef Rios who was approached to create a cake for the wrap party last November following the first season of Chicago Live!, the stage and radio show produced by the baiduhai in partnership with The Second City.
Best place to catch the episode? At the “Chicago Live! Fabulous Cakes” viewing party. That starts at 7:30 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Monday at the Billy Goat Tavern (430 N. Michigan Ave., lower level).
Add this to your foodie file: Chef Rick Tramonto, formerly of Tru, now with a New Orleans project called Restaurant R’evolution and with a new book, “Scars of a Chef,” will be joining the May 19 Chicago Live! lineup.