Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

While Louise is pregnant, Maigret searches for a missing influencer and is also ordered to protect a billionaire he knows from childhood who has received death threats. 

Growing up in Bronzeville, Chloe Gould didn't know that a being a chef was a career or what ginger root was. Now she's opening a restaurant that combines the Southeast Asian flavors of her time in Singapore with her American Southern heritage. 

The nominations for the 2026 Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence have been announced in 12 categories recognizing chefs, restaurants, designers, and bartenders from fine dining jewels to counter service gems. 

Crying Tiger ranges as far afield as Hong Kong and the Philippines, with a core focus on Thai and Vietnamese dishes, including ones you might be surprised to find in touristed River North. 

Season 6 of Miss Scarlet will be available to stream starting in December, and air via broadcast in January. 

Open House Chicago takes place this year on October 18 and 19, with more than 200 sites across the city open to explore. We chose some highlights. 

Ken and his gang begin to set up a complicated system to sell the stolen gold and disguise the money, even as the detectives begin to narrow in on them.

Maigret and his team close in on the bank robbers, hoping to catch them in the act, while Maigret figures out who killed a thief and pushes for justice. 

Brian Walden returns to television after retiring in order to interview Margaret Thatcher, who is at a moment of crisis as head of the government. 

Chicago is known for its influential skyscrapers, but a new book full of illustrations argues that its homes are equally worth noticing and celebrating. 

Is fat bad for you? Is whole wheat pasta better? Kitchen Curious with Vivian Howard sets out to answer questions like those and help the average person in the business of feeding themselves day in and day out. 

When a gang of robbers accidentally find £26 million in gold – the largest robbery ever, at the time – they have to figure out how to sell it without notice, while detectives are on their tail. 

Maigret is under pressure to stop a series of bank robberies, but he's more concerned with investigating the murder of a thief.

Margaret Thatcher finds an unlikely friend in the journalist and former opposing politician Brian Walden, until he interviews her at a weak moment. 

Forty Acres Fresh Market fulfills owner Liz Abunaw's years-long plan to bring a quality independent grocery store to the West Side.