Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

When Vivien begins dating Mark after her husband's death, some of her children are wary. But they have plenty of their own issues to deal with. And Vivien's nosy neighbor eagerly watches all the drama unfold. 

Celia is getting tired of ushering Ted around, especially now that Alan is working and their kitchen is being redone. Gillian and Caroline hit their breaking points, and Judith has a surprising revelation that changes her relationship to John.

In the midst of "the most brutal time the hospitality industry has ever seen," a group of women restaurateurs are collaborating to present globe- and Chicagoland-trotting tasting menus. "Who has ever done a tasting like this?" says one of the organizers. 

While it's not as well-known in the United States as its fellow Middle Eastern dips hummus and baba ghanoush, muhammara is just as delicious, with a depth coming from walnuts and roasted red peppers plus some mild spice from Aleppo pepper.

Something perplexing shows up on Gillian's farm on the day that Alan's brother Ted arrives from New Zealand with his own surprises in tow. Caroline prepares to entertain a possible romantic prospect, and John regrets some decisions. 

When a fashion vlogger shows up dead, Van der Valk and his team investigate rival fashion labels, while an old case returns to haunt Van der Valk and his boss. 

Discover WTTW's programming celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15. 

Georgian cuisine has been deemed the next big food trend, and the molten cheese-filled khachapuri its global avatar. Try it yourself with an American home cook-friendly recipe from Cook's Country before it really takes off.

The murder of a young woman in a hotel leads Van der Valk and his team into a world of medieval spiritualism and erotica, radical addiction clinics, and mistaken identities.

As Caroline's and Gillian's joint birthday approaches, Celia and Alan disagree on money, and Alan decides to apply for a job. Judith is coming to speak at Caroline's school, but John warns Caroline of a new problem—and Judith has a surprising proposal. 

Rudy Lozano sought more political power for Latinos in Chicago, and although his life was cut short, his legacy lives on in his friends and family members who continue his political campaigns and activism. 

Vindaloo is probably one of the better-known dishes in America that originated from the Indian subcontinent. Popularized by Indian restaurant menus across the United States, it's a tangy, lightly spicy curry from the state of Goa. 

As the school year begins and many students take classes remotely, WTTW is offering an educational block of shows to supplement at-home learning every weekday afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00 pm on WTTW Prime. 

When two bodies show up in Amsterdam on the same day, Van der Valk and his team search for connections against the backdrop of an impending election.

“What we’ve been trying to do since moving to digital space is to immediately connect the theme to the current moment in as many different ways as we could,” says the artistic director of the Chicago Humanities Festival, which just launched its fall programming.