Louisa Chu

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Pumpkin spice latte? Try pumpkin coconut syrup

Oct. 9, 2012
Sure you could go to Starbucks for a pumpkin spice latte. But here in Chicago there's something much better.

Harvest time: Grace, tacos and maple syrup fest

Oct. 5, 2012
This weekend, warm up for fall with a taco round table, sustainable farming and a trip to Indiana for Maple Syrup Fest. 

Chicago's Supreme Shucker, and oysters are not vegan

Oct. 3, 2012
“Why, then the world’s mine oyster,Which I with sword will open.”

Food for thought: Chicago Gourmet 2012

Oct. 1, 2012
A taste of the fifth annual Chicago Gourmet food and wine festival.

Oktoberfests, Chicago Gourmet, Craft Spirit Week

Sep. 28, 2012
This week, the country's first craft spirits week right here in Chicago and the thinking drinker's Oktoberfest. Prost!

Not your mother's mooncakes

Sep. 27, 2012
They were once a simple delicacy enjoyed at the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Now you can find mooncakes at Dairy Queen — or on the black market.  

Katherine Anne Confections opens shop in Logan Square

Sep. 24, 2012
Louisa Chu says her Parisian pastry chef friends could learn a thing or two from this Wisconsin farm girl.

Publican Fall Food Drive, Windy City Coop Tour

Sep. 21, 2012
Free drinks when you bring canned goods to the Publican, and see the cutest chicks in yards across the city during this tour des flocks organized by Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts.

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