Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Marie Antoinette has been queen for a decade and is pregnant with another child, but thieves and traitors stalk Versailles.

Anne of Boleyn is gone, but new dangers await Thomas Cromwell, who must now reconcile King Henry to his daughter Mary, despite their disagreement over the Church of England. 

Justin Lerias folds Filipino flavors into laminated dough and drinks at Del Sur Bakery & Cafe, which opens next to the Damen Brown Line on March 29.

It may be a silly day, but we’re not upset about an excuse to eat pie, and 3/14 (the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi) is as good as any. 

The federal government recently included two of the Mies van der Rohe-designed buildings in Federal Center, with its iconic Calder sculpture, in a list of properties to sell.

As another outbreak of a highly contagious bird flu devastates flocks around the country, we spoke to some small local farmers about their concerns. 

The series starring Keeley Hawes about Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra premieres on WTTW in May, from an adaptation of a Gill Hornby novel.

Kanin will offer longanisa and egg musubi, inari "poke bombs," and more snacks in a bodega-like setting across from Amundsen High School. 

The James Beard Awards, a custodian of Chicago's hospitality industry, have named Chicago's Lem's Bar-B-Q as one of "America's Classics," joining other Chicago spots like Sun Wah and Calumet Fisheries. 

CATSU, from one of the chefs behind the bygone Cat-Su Sando, offers a set yakitori menu of grilled skewers two nights a week out of Flour Power in West Town. 

Pączki, king cake, Swedish semlor: you can find innumerable varieties all across Chicago and the suburbs for your Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras celebrations. 

As the debut of her new show approaches, Barbara learns a secret about her family that's about to be publicized, while keeping her own secret.

As Christmas and Jimmy's first birthday approach, Mrs. Hall receives distressing news and befriends a wild fox for comfort.

Rare Tea Cellar, Pretty Cool Ice Cream, and Backlot Coffee will all offer their wares in a new corner market from the team behind the neighboring The Green Post pub and The Northman Beer & Cider Garden. 

Yakamein, a flavorful soup of beef, noodles, boiled egg, and scallions that emerged out of a commingling of Chinese and soul foods, is iconic but difficult to find outside New Orleans.