We’ve really got to try these Cinnamon Bombs from Fraîche Bakery Café, as they’re evidently litigiously delicious. more ›

One of the newest bakeries in town is Loretta's Bake Shop and Cafe. Open since Feb. 21, they're only in their third week and are shelling out pastries, cakes and other baked goods in the West Loop. more ›

Don't be fooled by the name - Toni Patisserie is a good source for all your favorite French cafe standards, sweet and savory. more ›

If you're a cupcake lover, you have to read this post - Sweet Sensations Lemon Meringue cupcake will make you swoon. more ›

Rogers Park's latest cafe offering isn't quite perfect yet, but we hope that after some opening jitters it'll come into its own. more ›

Chicago's first Crumbs Bake Shop (a New York-based bakery chain) opened in January to long lines and frosting-smeared faces. The company is moving fast. Today marks the opening of their second Chicago store, at 134 N. LaSalle Street, and they're giving away free food to celebrate. more ›

Every time you bite into a Wrigley Field hot dog, you're biting into two Chicago classics at the same time. You are, of course, eating the Chicago Hot Dog, a culinary institution being served at the second-oldest park in major league baseball. But you are also biting into a Gonnella bun, made right here in Chicago. Not out in a suburb - on West Chicago avenue, four miles from Wrigley. Gonnella has been making bread in Chicago for over a hundred years, and baking at the Chicago Avenue plant since 1956. Join us on a tour of the entire factory including the baguette line, the hot dog buns and just about everything else. more ›

Two of your favorite Chicagoist foodies, Minna and Caitlin, teamed up to try the new Uptown Pie Company, an addition to Wilson Yard's Cupcake Gallery. Baker/owner Darius Williams also added an expanded seating area to the existing space. Minna loved it. Caitlin hated it. Find out why, grab a slice, and let us know what side you fall on. more ›

Planning on showering your love with an abundance of sweets? Give a gift that gives twice, with the delicious desserts from the Sweet Miss Giving’s bakery, a social enterprise operation where more than 50% of profits go directly to the Chicago House. Not ready to venture too far, given the remains of the recent snowpocalypse? Sweet Miss Giving’s launched a food truck last month, bringing those sweet treats to you! more ›

While Argyle St. may be the destination spot for big bowls of phổ and bánh mì sandwiches, some claim that the pastries and treats at La Patisserie P demand a trip up north. La Patisserie P offers a unique bakery experience, as they cater to their neighborhood niche. more ›

It looks like cupcakes might be taking over the Loop: Crumbs Bake Shop, a famous bakery based in New York City (of course), opened yesterday and gave away 1,000 muffin-sized cupcakes. Normally, the muffin-sized signature cupcakes at Crumbs costs $3.75 each, but less monstrous cupcakes go for $2.99 each. more ›

This week, we seem to have dough on our minds, from fear of flour to cases of cookies. The most basic, but also most essential, among these delectable doughy creations is bread. Now for those lucky few living in the Edgewater, Rogers Park, Andersonville and Uptown neighborhoods, local bakery Flourish is offering a weekly delivery of your favorite fresh baked breads... for FREE. more ›

Winter has arrived. There are so many things to look forward to as the seasons change and the Chicago landscape turns into arctic tundra, but what’s the MOST anticipated part of the winter season? If you said overindulgence, you are absolutely right. What should be the first addition to your newly-camouflaged muffin top? How about cinnamon-sugar caramel donuts, chocolate whoopie pies, and fresh apple fritters? Drooling yet? more ›

Cupcakes have been a hot food item for several years now, and it looks like this gustatory trend has no intention of slowing down. Rumor has it that famous New York bakery, Magnolia Bakery, has been shopping around for a space on State Street to bring the famous cupcake store to the Loop. If everything goes smoothly, Magnolia Bakery hopes to open during spring of 2011. more ›

There are a lot of sweets consumed around Valentine's Day, including pastries. The shared kitchen space Logan Square Kitchen (2333 N. Milwaukee Ave.) is hosting a pastry market from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. tomorrow. Pastries, confections, preserves and other treats from Floriole, Nice Cream Co., Katherine Anne Confections, FIG Catering, B-True Bakery and other participants will be available for purchase. If you're the kind of person who waits until the last moment to get your beloved some doghouse roses, consider this alternative instead. more ›

The city Health Department shut down El Paraiso Bakery (1158 W. 18th St.) today when inspectors discovered "mouse feces 'too numerous to count' throughout the premises." Our heart skipped a beat when we read the e-mail subject line "City Health Department Shuts Bakery in Pilsen;" the first one to pop in our mind was Bom Bon. Whew! more ›

Recent weeks have been very busy at Blue Sky Inn. They just launched a revamped website, passed their Health Department inspection allowing them to open their new café and bakery in Albany Park, and are tying up loose ends in advance of their spring fundraiser next Friday at the Esquire Theatre. more ›

Any moment now, Blue Sky Inn will open the doors to its new bakery and café. Located at 4749 N. Albany in Albany Park, the bakery will serve as another extension for the non-profit organization's mission of providing creative, recreational and educational activities to at-risk youth. We dropped in Saturday to take a look. more ›