Chicago Brunch Blog

Brunch may kill two meals with one fork, but if you play your cards right, you can push it to the next level with leftovers. In the ongoing quest to solve the Great Soggy Brunch Leftovers Debacle, Chicago ...

After trudging through the ultimate week of atmospheric despair, we have finally made it to the weekend. Seriously, what is this? Seattle? Seems like everyone has come down with a case of the S.A.D.s.

What are your thoughts on food served in things made out of food?Good for the environment? I think so. Please see examples below.

Last week, Chicago Brunch Blog caught up with Michael Symon of Iron Chef America and Lola on his Michael Symon: Live to Cook book tour (which coincidentally features a couple of brunch recipes). In the ...

Not that any of you care, but this takes precedent over brunch news: I would like to wish my grandma a happy 82nd birthday! You know, everyone says they love their grandmother’s cooking, but I have yet to find anyone that can beat her rugelach or prockus (stuffed cabbage rolls, gentiles). ...

Brunch in 140 characters for those with short attention spans.

Let me start by saying where I did nothave brunch this weekend: Lula Cafe. Don’t get me wrong, I really wanted to have brunch there. So much, in fact, my willing companion and I left at the ass crack of dawn, operating under the delusion that half past nine is early enough to beat the lines. ...

If you’ve been to Birchwood Kitchen, Treat or Old Oak Tap recently, then hopefully you checked out the label on that hot sauce you tossed on your breakfast sandwich. Co-Op Image, a local philanthropic ...

I have this idea that waffles could sometimes be savory instead of sweet. They seem like a good general-purpose vessel, where you could put some sausages and gravy on there, just for an e.g. What do you think?

A new spot has just popped up and been tagged in Wicker Park — besides Big Star, I mean. At the moment, there are few details about the ETA on Bagel on Damen. And while it might be too soon to say, there’s a strong possibility that bagels will make an appearance on the menu. ...

Leftovers: use ‘em if you’ve got ‘em. In the ongoing quest to solve the Great Soggy Brunch Leftovers Debacle, Chicago Brunch Blog asked Erica Holland-Toll of Ducca in San Francisco, for some ideas on how to salvage scraps:

Thanks to daylight savings, this has been a total TGI-eff this week. Welcome to commuter Dark Ages: rising to grayness and greeting the moon after work. Those of you who are attending SOFA this weekend will continue to bathe in artificial light. ...