This Chicagoist left the city for the holidays and was lucky enough to eat many excellent meals. One particular dish peaked our interest for the second year in a row, making us wonder if it was really all that hard to make ... or if we, too, could make it and bask in its tasty glory. The dish in question, as you can tell (hopefully) from the above photograph, is chocolate soufflé. Did you... more ›

Back in the spring, before they had fully caught on, Chicagoist made the very ill-advised decision to buy a pair of skinny jeans. “Hey,” we said, “we don’t have huge hips, our legs are long, and we have cute ballet flats. This could work!” more ›

If you’re willing to hit the road, Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival has some gems worth seeing. This year’s festival at the Virginia Theater in stately Champaign, IL runs from April 26th through the 30th. Though all the festival passes are sold out, you can still purchase tickets to individual screenings of some of Ebert’s favorite films including My Fair Lady and the criminally ignored David Mamet film Spartan as well as recent fare like... more ›