More is a independent 'modern art meets cupcake' shop located at 1 East Delaware Place in Chicago. It has been open in the Gold Coast since 2008. With an artist spin to the culinary the cupcakes have a look of art, and a lot of work is put into making sure there is balance in flavor [...]
Category: Bakery
Trdelník
While wandering around Prague occasionally you'll smell something sweet. Most likely it's a trdelník. Trdelník's are probably one of the things I miss most about Prague. It's traditionally from Hungary and was brought over from Transylvania. A trdelník is a rolled pastry. Dough is wrapped around a stick and cooked over a fire while spinning slowly [...]
Stan’s Donuts & Coffee
Stan's Donuts & Coffee is located at 1560 N Damen Ave, Chicago and can be found right off the blue line Damen stop. Stan's Donuts is a shop that originated in California and just moved a location to Chicago. When I went I wasn't expecting to see it and it's right across the street from [...]
Hoosier Mama Pie Company
My friend lives in the neighborhood of this Hoosier Mama Pie Company and has told me how dangerous it has been, being so close to so many delicious pies. The shop is cute and small, a mint green with many cook books around. It has three places to sit, one in the window that is [...]
Firecakes
Firecakes is a small donut shop located at 68 W Hubbard St. They offer at least 14 different flavors and kinds of donuts. The shop is not a place to sit and have donuts. There is no place for sitting and not really enough space for a long line. It is more of a place to [...]
Panaderia La Central Bakery Pasteleria
On an afternoon visiting a friend she took me to her favorite bakery. A small, cheap bakery where you grab a tray and some tongs and put whatever baked goods you want onto the tray. I didn't recognize anything I saw so I asked her for suggestions and grabbed whatever I thought was interesting [...]
Taste of Chicago
Taste of Chicago is a summer festival that happens in Grant Park and has been going on since 1980. If you're in town for a short amount of time during the summer and want to try as much food as possible without traversing the city this is probably the best thing for you. To buy [...]
Sweet Cakes Bakery
Sweet Cakes Bakery is in the midst of moving from the Ukrainian village to West Town. While it was in the Ukrainian village it was across the street from Black Dog Gelato. My friend and I got mini cupcakes. The one I got is the one pictured on the right. A rootbeer float cupcake. The [...]
Alliance Bakery
Alliance Bakery is in Wicker Park and is along the same street that the Renegade Craft Fair happens. While walking down the street a friend and I decided to go in, going in the wrong door at first, one door opens up into the lounge which is a nice place to bring a laptop and [...]