Macaron magic
This pâtisserie specializes in handmade French treats You couldn’t dream up a sweeter…
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One Haute Tamale
Kathy Contreras’s are stuffed with untraditional goodness By Peter Gianopulos One afternoon,…
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Morning Glories
First Watch, a new breakfast and lunch spot in Naperville (1355 E. Ogden Ave.), is not…
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It’s Crunch Time
By Peter Gianopulos The sad secret about chicken wings? They travel about as well as…
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Taste of Canada
By Peter Gianopulos Ever since Thi Tram Nguyen moved to Naperville in 2013, she’s been…
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All ALE, SpartaN
By Peter Gianopulos Occasionally, Chris Pucci, the director of operations for the sprawling…
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Blame the Bossa Nova
By Peter Gianopulos Many chefs would’ve taken one look at the sprawling new Matrix…
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Cake Masters
Cakes boating squiggly lined birthday greetings and wavy buttercream borders? No. No.…
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One Wild and Savvy Guy
By Peter Gianopulos Scott Harris can see the future, and it’s making him yawn. This…
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Urban Indulgence
By Peter Gianopulos It’s hard to say who shrieked with more unbridled glee over the…
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The Little Cantina That Could
By Peter Gianopulos Jim Trader, a co-owner of Front Street Cantina in Naperville,…
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Dark secrets
The holidays have a way of making Cathy Bouchard, owner of Le Chocolat du Bouchard in…
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