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American novelist Richard Powers attends a photocall during the annual Edinburgh International Book Festival at Charlotte Square Gardens on August 21, 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Chicago native Richard Powers wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction; Rebecca Makkai a finalist

May 9, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Richard Powers, a Chicago-area native, won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel "The Overstory," and lifelong Chicagoan Rebecca Makkai was a finalist for her novel "The Great Believers." In announcing...

Yuval Taylor: On the road with ‘Zora and Langston’

May 9, 2019 at 6:57 p.m.

For Langston Hughes, his falling out with Zora Neale Hurston marked the "end of the Harlem Renaissance." Henry Louis Gates Jr. deemed it "the most notorious literary quarrel in African...

City Winery Chicago at the Riverwalk, situated along the Chicago River, will have its domes available through May 5.

Can’t wait for patio season? We booked an igloo tent on a 27-degree night because it’s never too cold to eat outside

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

It was sunny and 27 degrees when I told my daughter we’d be having dinner that night in a tent. “That’s silly,” she said. Even a 2-year-old knew better. It’s...

Disney on Ice in Chicago: Let it go, Elsa, ‘Coco’ rules the ice now

May 31, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

We were all there to make believe. And so, when the first act’s showstopper ended with a charming dose of awkwardness, no one at the Saturday matinee of Disney on...

A delightfully bright salad of Honeycrisp apples, horseradish ricotta, treviso, lemon vinaigrette, dill and rye kicks off Publican's Chicago Restaurant Week menu.

Restaurant Week offers great excuse to rediscover the Publican

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

When the Publican announced it would be joining the Chicago Restaurant Week lineup for the first time, we decided it was a good excuse to check in with one of...

Books around town: ‘Columbine’ author Dave Cullen to visit Chicago to discuss ‘Parkland’

May 9, 2019 at 6:56 p.m.

When Dave Cullen wrote “Columbine,” his compelling account of the devastating 1999 high school shooting, he centered it on the question the entire nation was asking: Why did it happen?...

When Andy Kalish, owner of Uptown's Longacre, decided to add Detroit-style pizza to his menu, he knew he wanted a Buddy's-style crust with the flavors of Red Devil, a longtime Italian restaurant on Fenkell in Detroit. The Southfield native described Red Devil as "old school Italian ... very blue collar, based on bounty and simplicity." His take on it measures up. Perhaps our favorite offering at Longacre is the Motor City Derby, which combines brick cheese and white cheddar, sausage, spinach, garlic confit, tomato and chevre. Accented by nice tang from the chevre, the refreshing garden of toppings balances the deep, rich crust. Longacre, 1303 W. Wilson Ave., 773-293-7413, longacrechicago.com.

Detroit-style pizza, a Motor City classic, revs up Chicago dining scene

August 27, 2020 at 11:19 a.m.

I grew up on the fringe of Detroit, so a couple years ago, when an Evanston restaurant announced it would be selling "Detroit-style pizza," my husband sent me a note...

Journalists watch as Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Manezh in Moscow, Russia.

Are we on ‘The Road to Unfreedom’? Timothy Snyder considers this political moment through history’s lens

June 7, 2019 at 4:14 a.m.

Five years ago, Timothy Snyder began work on “The Road to Unfreedom,” a book examining a modern political transformation: What happens when factual truth is upended? When wealth is concentrated?...

Tasters in the Tribune test kitchen found the chicken fried in oil in a skillet, left, more crispy than pieces cooked in an air fryer, right. But some tasters found the air fried more juicy.

What’s the best fake frying method, oven or air-fryer? We test 6 foods to find out

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

Fried food is the bad houseguest of cooking techniques: It’s a crowd-pleaser, but behind the kitchen door it’s messy, temperamental and leaves a foul stink. We wondered if there was...

A seafood congee from "Omnivore's Cookbook" by Maggie Zhu features scallops and shrimp, with ginger, garlic and green onions.

No matter how you dress it, congee is comfort food

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Congee is a humble dish, a way to cope when rice stores were low. Stretch the grain by adding too much water, cook it into a hearty porridge, and throw...

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