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Dan Morgridge
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Eat
Sep 26, 2018

Meet the New Classics That Are Reinventing Midwest Cuisine

American composer Oscar Levant once said, “There’s a fine line between genius and insanity.”

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Travel
Sep 18, 2018

Chicago Missions for Every Type of Urban Adventurer

There’s no limit to the fun and tasty itineraries you can compose in a Chicago lifetime, but there are time constraints.

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Travel
Jul 9, 2018

From Chicago to Saugatuck: Every Pit Stop You Need to Make Along the Way

Nothing defines a summer better than a great road trip.

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Travel
Jun 25, 2018

A Visitor’s Guide: The Most “Chicago” Things to Do in Chicago

For every hundred people standing in front of “The Bean” on a weekend, chances are that only six of them use a 312 area code.

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Eat
Jun 15, 2018

This Sensory Scientist Can Guarantee You Enjoy Your Next Snack

A trip to the grocery store is a gauntlet of choices, with new items and products vying for your attention.

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Eat
Jun 15, 2018

This NYC Chef's Dishes Prove Why Local Ingredients Are Worth the Work

Back in the 1920s, an ad for the dairy wholesalers that were occupying 134 Reade Street in New York proclaimed "We require the fanciest qualities to maintain the standard of our ‘BURMECO Quality.’ " The wholesaler is gone, the building long since renovated, but a century later, two things remain the same.

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Eat
Jun 13, 2018

This Guy Quit His Desk Job to Be a Dairy Farmer and Life Is Great Now

David Jones understands how complicated perspective can be.

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Eat
Jun 11, 2018

This Farmer Turns Manure Into Clean Water and It May Be the Future of Farming

Austin Allred is so devoted to dairy farming that he switched over to it after growing up as a crop farmer.

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Eat
Jun 7, 2018

These Sisters Are Using Sustainable Dairy Farming to Create Delicious Treats

Ten years ago, the Marcoot sisters would probably have told you there was no chance they'd devote their lives to cheese.

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Travel
Mar 23, 2018

12 Adventures You Have to Take With Your Dog This Spring

Spring is here, and that means it’s time to get out of the house and take in all the life bursting forth from the ground.

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Travel
Oct 16, 2017

10 Adventures You Have to Take With Your Dog This Autumn

As the dog days of summer finally come to an end, it’s important to remember that in autumn the days with your dog are only getting better.

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Eat
Aug 15, 2017

A Motorcycle Shop Just Customized the World’s Most Badass BBQ Smoker

Michael Mixon has been gearing up for an epic journey to the 2017 American Royal World Series of Barbecue.

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