The Montreal munch
MONTREAL — For a certain kind of traveler, no visit to a new city is complete without a bellyful of local culinary delights. And though the Internet has made it...
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The Montreal munch
MONTREAL — For a certain kind of traveler, no visit to a new city is complete without a bellyful of local culinary delights. And though the Internet has made it...
Chicagoan Jeremy T. Wilson wins 2012 Nelson Algren Award
Amid everything else Saturday at Printers Row Lit Fest — the author interviews, cooking demonstrations, book signings, etc. — we had the great pleasure to announce the winner of the...
Chicagoan Jeremy T. Wilson wins 2012 Nelson Algren Award
Amid everything else Saturday at Printers Row Lit Fest — the author interviews, cooking demonstrations, book signings, etc. — we had the great pleasure to announce the winner of the...
Doughnuts, glazed with controversy
You'd think the seductive aroma of a fresh, warm, soft, sweet glazed doughnut would be a unifying kind of thing. But as Krispy Kreme found out, some people will sniff...
Burning through a body-heat myth
The myth: You lose most of your body heat through your head. The reality: Any body part exposed to the cold will get cold. The head is nothing special. The...
Diet Coke Plus what? Turns out, not much
So maybe the whole idea of soft drinks as health food was too good to believe. It turns out that Diet Coke Plus isn't the nutritional dynamo the Coca-Cola Co....
Tidings of comfort and joy? No chance.
Sorry we missed it last week, but what with the Tribune Co. bankruptcy and that Blagojevich thing, we kind of took our eye off the critical issue of the day:...
Internet rumors about 2 births just won’t die
You've heard the story: The birth is a sham, the official line a coverup. There are no hospital records. The original birth certificate has never been produced. And this person...
Miracle fruit turns the sour into sweet
Miracle fruit has landed in Chicago. And the response could not be sweeter. The Wicker Park nonprofit group 826CHI threw a benefit Thursday night built around a small, red berry...