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On April 26, the baiduhai will honor recipients of the 2020 Takeout Awards with a virtual event.

Help us celebrate the 2020 Takeout Awards — and give back to the dining industry that nourished Chicagoans in so many ways

April 10, 2021 at 4:19 p.m.

In a bleak year unlike any other, there were somehow still great things to celebrate. The baiduhai wanted to honor the innovative, compassionate, remarkable things we saw happen in...

Gianna Kieffer, 21, of Morris, on the lakefront at Diversey.

‘I don’t think about it a ton.’ Chicago’s young adults react to COVID-19 uptick among their peers.

July 16, 2020 at 12:37 p.m.

There's a lot of attention focused on 18- to 29-year-olds right now. And not in a good way. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the U.S. and Chicago, leaders...

Here’s how parents and graduates can celebrate Senior Week in the baiduhai

May 15, 2020 at 6:16 p.m.

If Barack, Michelle and Oprah are all united behind the same cause, you know it's gotta be big. Class of 2020 big. Across the country, and across Chicagoland, celebrities, schools,...

Enter the baiduhai’s Class of 2020 Graduation Speech Contest to share your advice for this very unique graduating class

May 11, 2020 at 12:20 p.m.

In "normal" times, high school seniors would be picking up their caps and gowns, and a select few would be preparing graduation speeches filled with inspirational messages about following your...

Team World captain John McEnroe reacts during a singles match between Europe's Roger Federer and Team World's John Isner on day three of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the United Center in Chicago on Sept. 23, 2018.

5 things to know about the Laver Cup trophy

May 31, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

As the new kid on the block, the Laver Cup trophy doesn’t yet carry the same sort of mystique as the Stanley Cup or the Ryder Cup, but, make no...

Striking black courts are among the curiosities at the Laver Cup

May 31, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Fans watching the Laver Cup on TV, or live at the United Center, may be surprised by the tournament’s unusual black playing surface. Launched in 2017, exclusively for the Laver...

Roger Federer (left) watches Spiaggia's chef Joe Flamm cut tomatoes during a promotional event in Chicago on Tuesday.

Roger Federer on teammate Novak Djokovic, aging and the ‘organized chaos’ of parenthood

May 31, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

What happens when your rival becomes your teammate? Tennis fans witnessed Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in an epic embrace after last year’s team victory in the Laver Cup, but...

The Original Cheesecake circa 1954 is a Sinatra-era flashback from Booth One and the must-order dessert off the Restaurant Week menu.

Booth One’s flashback Restaurant Week menu not flashy enough

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Though I wasn’t around for the Pump Room’s celebrity-driven heyday, I visited the famed restaurant several times during the Ian Schrager era. Restaurant Week offered the perfect excuse for me...

Kusanya Cafe is the kind of place where you can get a cup of coffee, check out the community board, print a school paper or simply jump on the internet. You'll see people huddled together over papers strewn across the wood tables or someone walking in simply to say hello to the small staff. Because the nonprofit cafe roasts its own coffee on-site in small batches, don't hesitate to order that lavender iced latte ($3.49) or a plain cup of coffee. The breakfast and lunch menu is lush with references to famous musicians, like the Lupe Tabasco breakfast sandwich ($2.29). It features a thin egg patty, with melted cheese and Sriracha on ciabatta, and you can add sausage, spinach and tomato for an extra charge. The cozy and brightly lit environment is exactly where you want to catch up on some work or meet up with friends. 825 W. 69th St., 773-675-4758, <a href="http://www.kusanyacafe.org/">kusanyacafe.org</a> — Grace Wong

Eat This: 5 pounds of plump, juicy seafood is a bargain at Boston Fish Market

July 2, 2019 at 3:59 p.m.

I ordered the zuppa di pesce at Boston Fish Market on the recommendation of my brother. He failed to mention that doing so might cause a scene. Nearby diners stared,...

19th-century Viennese chef Franz Sacher would be pleased, I think, by the version of his eponymous chocolate cake served at Café Selmarie in Lincoln Square. First, the top of each slice of Sacher torte is decorated with his name, elegantly written in chocolate script. Second, the cake is a real looker: Layers of chocolate cake are mortared with raspberry preserve and chocolate buttercream; the whole thing is then frosted with more buttercream and wrapped in a smooth sheet of bittersweet chocolate — firm enough to be eaten on its own, if you like, with a fork. Third, every bite is delicious. The devil's food cake is firm and pleasant, while the raspberry offers a deep berry counterpoint to all the chocolate. $4.20. 4729 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-989-5595, <a href="http://cafeselmarie.com/" target="_blank">www.cafeselmarie.com</a>. — Bill Daley

Naoki for $44? Restaurant Week is great way to try the sushi hot spot

June 6, 2018 at 3:15 a.m.

When the Tribune's Food & Dining team weighed in on the restaurants we'd most like to visit during Restaurant Week, Naoki Sushi made an appearance on every writer and editor's...

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