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Eve M. TaiLaissez les bons temps rouler!Brunch at Cafe Flora in Madison
Eve M. TaiLaissez les bons temps rouler!Brunch at Cafe Flora in Madison Park features the kind of menu…
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Eve M. TaiThe mini squash harvest breadButternut squash is one of Nature’s
Eve M. TaiThe mini squash harvest breadButternut squash is one of Nature’s genius ingredients, amenable to both savory…
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Eve M. TaiPinkies up!Pastries don’t usually bring gender bias to mind, but
Eve M. TaiPinkies up!Pastries don’t usually bring gender bias to mind, but there’s something about miniature desserts that…
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Eve M. TaiCome to mama.Now that Daylight Savings Time has ended, we’ve
Eve M. TaiCome to mama.Now that Daylight Savings Time has ended, we’ve now officially kicked off winter (solstice…
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Eve M. TaiApple turnover, Frenchie styleLe Fournil Bakery in Eastlake bills itself
Eve M. TaiApple turnover, Frenchie styleLe Fournil Bakery in Eastlake bills itself as a “True French Bakery.” And…
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Eve M. TaiOne potato, two potato, sweet potato pie.Sweet potato pie. The
Eve M. TaiOne potato, two potato, sweet potato pie.Sweet potato pie. The words alone charm us, much the…
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Eve M. TaiWhoop it up.Whoopie pies hail from the East Coast–some say
Eve M. TaiWhoop it up.Whoopie pies hail from the East Coast–some say from Pennsylvania, some say Maine–but they’re…
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Eve M. TaiPie heaven.Sweet Mandy B’s (1208 West Webster Ave., Chicago) reminds
Eve M. TaiPie heaven.Sweet Mandy B’s (1208 West Webster Ave., Chicago) reminds you of a kitchen from the…
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Eve M. TaiFancy yes, fussy no.When Sarah and Felix Penn were living
Eve M. TaiFancy yes, fussy no.When Sarah and Felix Penn were living in San Francisco they loved to…
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Eve M. TaiRaggedy, jaggedy barLife changed two years ago for Jim Goodall
Eve M. TaiRaggedy, jaggedy barLife changed two years ago for Jim Goodall when he was working as a…
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Eve M. TaiCardamom coffee cake with plum.Step into the Columbia City Bakery
Eve M. TaiCardamom coffee cake with plum.Step into the Columbia City Bakery and you’ll wish you had a…
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Eve M. TaiCardamom almond cookieIndian food could rightly be considered the Mack
Eve M. TaiCardamom almond cookieIndian food could rightly be considered the Mack Daddy of the culinary world. Certainly…
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Eve M. TaiYour own private French bakery.Few Trader Joe items don’t incite
Eve M. TaiYour own private French bakery.Few Trader Joe items don’t incite intense loyalty among the devoted (except…
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Eve M. TaiDiva cupcakes,Back in the day, cupcakes were pretty straight-up. Your
Eve M. TaiDiva cupcakes,Back in the day, cupcakes were pretty straight-up. Your mom would drop some fluted paper…
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Eve M. TaiLe Pichet’s generously endowed brioche.Brioches typically lean more on the
Eve M. TaiLe Pichet’s generously endowed brioche.Brioches typically lean more on the dainty side, with flourishes such as…
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Eve M. TaiI got stung!Call it snobbism or just plain provincialism: In
Eve M. TaiI got stung!Call it snobbism or just plain provincialism: In my eyes few cultures can outdo…
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Eve M. TaiCarb-fix, Chinese style.Rice, of course, claims the spotlight as China’s
Eve M. TaiCarb-fix, Chinese style.Rice, of course, claims the spotlight as China’s primary grain. But the Chinese have…
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Eve M. TaiOishii!Fumie Kumagai is power-preaching about French pastries a la Fumie.
Eve M. TaiOishii!Fumie Kumagai is power-preaching about French pastries a la Fumie. “My cream puff is custard and…
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Eve M. TaiCall me old-school, but pain au chocolat should be just
Eve M. TaiCall me old-school, but pain au chocolat should be just as its name implies, bread–not pastry–with…
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Eve M. TaiMolten chocolate meltdown.Autumn Martin was slated to donate the dessert
Eve M. TaiMolten chocolate meltdown.Autumn Martin was slated to donate the dessert course for a farm-to-table fund-raising dinner…