Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

William convalesces at Eliza's house as she tries to solve a robbery with Nash, lest their gangster client be unhappy with their work.

The 2024 semifinalists for the James Beard Awards, one of the food industry's biggest national recognitions, have been announced. Seventeen Chicago restaurants, chefs, and bakers are among them, the most in several years. 

Rick Bayless opened his fine dining restaurant Topolobampo 35 years ago, and in the decades since has received accolades such as James Beard Awards, aTop Chef Masters win, and the honor of serving food at the White House. 

Barbara's career begins to take off as her father suffers from ill health. She finds a friend in a journalist and a lover in a member of the team working on her sitcom.

James acquires a student assistant in order to spend some more time with Helen, but things don't quite work out as Mrs. Pumphrey's community tea party approaches. 

Eliza reflects on the first time she met William, when both of them were a teenager and she had just been expelled from school. 

Make four individual, small cherry crumbles for an easy dessert, courtesy of PBS Food. 

Make a healthy snack with your kid that will make them want to eat apples everyday – or, at the very least, on Valentine's Day!

Try a recipe from PBS for sweet potato biscuits as February, Black History Month, approaches.

A new American Experience documentary examines the German American Bund, a Fascist group that drew a surprising amount of support as well as attention in the 1930s, including in Chicago.

Grant Achatz, one of Chicago's most acclaimed chefs, honors Julia Child with a menu of elevated versions of dishes from her cookbooks and TV show at his shape-shifting Next restaurant.

Barbara gets an opportunity to be in a sitcom, but first has to convince people to let her as she tries to make it big.

Skeldale House is a mess, leading Siegfried to hire a bookkeeper to put things in order. But she quickly changes the way the business is run, to everyone's chagrin.

Eliza investigates the death of an undertaker as the overworked police fail to get to the case as fast as Mr. Potts, a friend of the victim, would like. 

Chicago Restaurant Week runs from January 19 through February 4, and among the more than 350 restaurants offering special menus at fixed prices are 25 that opened in 2023.