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Mad love to everyone who came out to see Lisa and I at the WildClaw Dance of the Demented! Even though my voice was shot I had lots of fun gawking at mostly-naked ladies and watching Lisa get hit on all night. One of the highlights was catching (amazing) costume designer Thomas Spanos not-so-sneekily taking [...]
Last week I dubbed myself a “crusty old bake sailor” because of my new found love of bake sales. This week end I’m sailing the bake sale seas once more, this time to raise money for Chicago’s fabulous WildClaw Theater. You may remember that in October I was a judge for their awesome old time [...]
I made this for my appearance on WTTW, but many of you were too lazy to go look at their website… so here it is! This set of recipes embodies my split personality during the winter months. There’s a side of me that’s ecstatic for the cold weather because it’s an excuse to indulge in [...]
First of all, thank you to everyone who stopped by the Arluck’s Tender Bakery table at Arluck Time this past Thursday night. Lisa, Shannon and I (from here on out known as the ladies of Brutal Snack) had so much fun slangin’ cupcakes and educating Chicago’s metal scene about proper French macarons! Thanks to our [...]
Nate Meads is some kind of a pastry wizard. Before he and his partners Elaine Heaney (also his lovely wife) and Jared Nance opened Fritz Pastry I was a die-hard American bakery fan. Brioche? Gateau Breton? Stick it in your ear, Frenchy. I’ll have a big slice of chocolate cake with plenty of buttercream. My [...]
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