Do-rite donuts is located at 50 West Randolph and opens around 6:30/7am. It's located near the Goodman theater and might be hard to find because it's hiding between restaurants. Look for the giant donut outside. One thing I've noticed about some of the donut shops in Chicago (and most other donut shops, not Glazed and [...]
Tag: bakery
¡Bang Bang! pie shop
Bang Bang is a pie shop in Logan Square located about three blocks away from the blue California CTA stop at 2051 North California Avenue. They make homemade pies and biscuits. Their pie menu changes based off of season and so it changes frequently. They don't serve their pies until about 10am and the quantity they have [...]
Wisconsin- Downtown Bolder Junction
Bolder Junction Wisconsin was the small town near where we stayed on Fishtrap Lake. So we drove into town for supplies, wandered around, went to events and shops. Bolder Junction is home of the musky, a dinosaur like fish. The gas station is also the grocery, which when we went was still in the midst [...]
Delice de France
Before our second day began we grabbed a quick breakfast at Victoria Station at the Delice de France bakery kiosk. I ordered an almond croissant, it was covered in powdered sugar and toasted almond. Inside I was surprised to find an almond like jelly. It was enjoyable. Delice de France kiosks can be found around London. [...]
The Meatloaf Bakery
Sounds weird doesn't it? It's actually delicious (well for those who consume meat). The Meatloaf Bakery is located at 2464 North Clark Street near Lincoln Park. This is not a vegetarian or vegan friendly shop. It's a bakery but everything is meat. They make cupcakes and pastries but it's actually all meatloaf of some form [...]
Eataly
Eataly is a two story shopping experience located at 43 E Ohio St. I call it an experience, sometimes a monster, because the first time I went it was super confusing. I'm sure the fact I went after it had only recently opened and was packed to the brim didn't help. It has 23 restaurants, a [...]
Artopolis
Artopolis is a restaurant and cafe located in Greek Town at 306 South Halsted Street. I ordered their tropical iced tea and my friend ordered a mocha, iced. The mocha was strong and the iced tea was just like a normal iced tea. My friend also ordered a baklava square that she loved. Baklava is [...]
More
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 [...]
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 [...]
Margie’s Candies
Margie's Candies has two locations. I went to 1813 W Montrose Ave, which is located right underneath the Montrose Brownline stop. Margie's Candies has existed since 1921 and has served everyone from international musicians like the Beatles, to the Rolling Stones and even Chicago gangsters like Al Calpone. The Montrose location opened in 1813. The "Before [...]