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One of the best croissants in the Chicago area may be in a west suburb (opens the original)
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Croissants belong in the class of miracle foods. They're just butter, flour, yeast, and milk. But combined in the right ratios, folded the right number of times, and baked the right way, they can become something magical. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. As with all foods, there are plenty of mediocre croissants across Chicago, a handful of good ones, and precious few great ones. (I do think Loaf Lounge, located at 2934 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Avondale, makes a stellar version.) But I
There are hundreds of coffee shops across Chicago, but one in Pilsen stands out (opens the original)
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Pilsen just might be the most colorful neighborhood in Chicago. And a coffee shop — opened for less than a year — slots right in. It's called Cafe Carranza, and it's named after the owner, Francia Carranza. She came to Chicago from Mexico at age two, grew up in Gage Park, and translated her lifelong obsession with coffee into a brick-and-mortar business in Pilsen last year. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. There are hundreds of coffee shops throughout Chicago, but Cafe Carranza, lo
Looking for a dining deal? Here are 4 great dishes for $12 and under in and around Chicago (opens the original)
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Remember the days when you can order a hamburger at a restaurant and not pay $27? Because I view my position as your "Food Guy" as both a serious job and a civic obligation, we're introducing a new semi-recurring segment this week: Great dishes you can find around Chicago for $12 and under. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. On the docket this week: From Indian street food to upscale Chicago hot dogs to New York-style pizza. Multiple locations throughout Chicagoland Eggholic is a Chi
A 100-year-old recipe is behind one the best Mexican restaurants in Chicago and the country (opens the original)
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We like celebrating things with round numbers, and Birrieria Ocotlan has a lot of reasons to celebrate. One hundred years ago, Tereso Reyes arrived in the town of Ocotlan in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Among his possessions was a goat, which when it was mature enough, he slaughtered and fed to his family of 13 children. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Reyes knew a relative in Mexico City was deft at making birria — a dish of stewed goat, which then gets served in a rich consommé
A burger-obsessed Chicago reporter is on a hunt to find the city's best. Here are her 3 favorites (opens the original)
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I've been on the job with NBC Chicago for seven months, and the most rewarding part is feeling that newsroom camaraderie. I spent 11 years working at a newspaper, and the adrenaline that flows in covering a story with fellow reporters is a thrill I'm lucky to experience again. What's exciting is getting to know my colleagues not just as journalists, but as humans and citizens. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. After chatting up reporter Jenn Schanz during a summer company outing, I
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