Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Eliza and Nash continue to clash in their approaches to running the business while they investigate an explosion at a newfangled telephone company.

The meat-filled Chinese dumplings jiaozi are often served at Chinese New Year in the hope that they bring prosperity because of their resemblance to ancient currency. Try a recipe from a chef who is in the process of opening a Taiwanese restaurant in Andersonville.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office dramatizes a real-life miscarriage of justice in the United Kingdom, and has generated public outrage on behalf of its victims.

Chicago's homegrown Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence have named their 2024 winners. 

Barbara and Diane both continue to find more success, although perhaps their news isn't as good as they like. And Barbara endangers her career by accident, thanks to her relationship with Clive. 

As Richard frustrates James by simultaneously being a know-it-all and clueless, James worries that he has endangered Helen and their unborn child. 

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.