Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Hunter came to Chicago to open Atelier and garnered it a Michelin star. Now he's opening a more casual restaurant that aims to bridge high and low. 

The bakery scene in Chicago is arguably the best it has ever been. But the bakery boom doesn’t only include the viral places that attract lines and social media attention.

Dana Cree has created over 300 flavors of ice cream bar for her Pretty Cool Ice Cream, ranging from the nostalgic Dreamsicle to the wacky green bean casserole. She harnesses chemistry and creativity to thrive within her medium's constraints.

The Yuzviks have opened two Soloway Coffee locations and Abrah Bakery in Chicago, but still roast their coffee in Ukraine, where they have some 60 employees. 

Sheil Shukla channels his creativity outside his day job and family life into cooking and photographing his South Asian vegan recipes, which get more global influence and practical adaptation in his newest cookbook, Kari.

“I had to make sure that I was able to continue my grandmother’s legacy,” says Lydia London of her West African restaurant Nimba. It honors her grandmother Comfort Wingba, who fled war in Liberia to come to Chicago.

The barbecue spot will have an expanded dinner menu and drinks in a space filled with pieces by local artists and a sense of history of the surrounding Fifth Ward. 

After being laid off from Eater, several well-known journalists including Chicago's Ashok Selvam started Ravenous to provide the kinds of food stories they thought were missing as AI and social media influencers change the scene.

Set in the Scottish Highlands, the new Monarch of the Glen follows a London lawyer who returns to her ancestral home and finds it under great debt.

Henry James' classic novel is receiving its first new adaptation in decades, starring Jim Sturgess, Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy, and more.

Larry takes charge of the search for a fugitive while Alphy confronts his crisis of faith, in the series finale of Grantchester.

Patience is taken hostage in her own archives with Frankie by someone with a connection to Frankie's former boss. 

Mrs. C and Cathy are taken hostage by bank robbers in their store. The incident ends up being connected to a murder Geordie is investigating. 

A monk is found dead in a monastery, bringing the detectives into a cloistered, secretive world. 

The nonprofit The Evolved Network harnesses food and gardening to support youth in Chicago, including through coloring placemats available at restaurants around the city.