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  • 6 days ago | americanweekender.substack.com | Amy Cavanaugh

    Welcome to the weekend! Have you ever had a kringle? If you live in Wisconsin, that answer is most likely yes, but the oblong Danish pastry, which features fillings ranging from almond to chocolate and beyond, can be had all across the country, thanks to the efforts of Racine’s O&H Danish Bakery, which offers national delivery.

  • 1 week ago | chicagomag.com | Amy Cavanaugh

    What are your favorite spots for seafood? For being so far from an ocean, Chicago is a sneaky-good seafood town. Freshly shucked oysters are everywhere — Obélix does a particularly nice job with them; I love their oysters Rockefeller. And I’m always game for the seafood at Mariscos San Pedro and Shaw’s Crab House. But my new favorite for fish is Brasero, where I had a delicious meal of grilled prawns with charred green onion salsa and a whole branzino with coconut chile crisp.

  • 1 week ago | americanweekender.substack.com | Amy Cavanaugh

    Welcome to the weekend!Do you have a place that you feel particularly in sync with? We love many places around the country, of course, but Charleston really speaks to us both. We’ve visited numerous times — we love the food scene, which includes our favorite barbecue joint (anywhere!), a beloved seafood restaurant with stellar cocktails, and so much more.

  • 3 weeks ago | chicagomag.com | Amy Cavanaugh

    The menu at Etc., the new Loop place from Lamar Moore, serves as an archive of the celebrated chef’s culinary life experiences. Seasoned fried chicken skins, served with steak tartare, nod to the Southern gas station snacks he used to eat while traveling as a chef for the Bears. A whole fish, dressed with a sauce that includes soy sauce, ginger, and Thai chiles, reflects the time he spent cooking at the Peruvian restaurant Tanta and the seafood giant McCormick & Schmick’s.

  • 3 weeks ago | americanweekender.substack.com | Amy Cavanaugh

    Welcome to the weekend!Today we’re taking you into the heart of the Mississippi Delta, a region many of us first associate with blues music. We’ll hit a great blues club, of course, but we’ll also share our picks for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner, along with a nice hotel and food shop to round out your visit.

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Colin Feeney

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Colin Feeney primarily covers news in the southwestern region of Illinois, United States, including areas around Alton and Edwardsville.

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Julia Rosier

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Reporter at News 12 Westchester

Julia Rosier primarily covers news in Springfield, Illinois, United States and surrounding areas.

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Editor at The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)

Dave Hinton primarily covers news in the Central Illinois region, including cities like Terre Haute, Indiana and Champaign, Illinois, United States.

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Claire Grant

Business Reporter at The State Journal-Register

Claire Grant primarily covers news in various locations across Illinois, United States, including cities like Springfield and surrounding areas.

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Addi Weakley

Real Time Editor at KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO)

Addi Weakley primarily covers news in Kansas City, Missouri, United States and surrounding areas.

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