Plus: Voting has begun in the 40th annual Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest • Sam Kass, former Obama family personal chef and policy adviser, wins the Julia Child Award
Eat. Watch. Do. Monday, October 12, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Your recipes are in and now it’s time to vote in the Tribune’s 40th annual Holiday Cookie Contest.See the recipe submissions below and vote for your favorite here. Readers can vote once per day below for the recipe they want to see adv… | | | | | We’ve officially entered the voting stage in the Tribune’s 40th annual Holiday Cookie Contest. | | | | | Sam Kass, a Chicago native who worked at several notable city restaurants and kitchens early in his culinary career, said the award is a true full-circle moment. | | | | | Rose Barraco-George first learned how to make her family’s pizza from her grandmother Mary, who created the original recipe. | | | | | McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with franchisees who might be competing in the same market. | | | | | The online debate unfolding in the days since Chicago’s signature fall festival has attendees and abstainers alike asking the same question: Who is Apple Fest for? | | | | | This is my spin on a traditional Italian lasagna (lasagna Bolognese, if you will). | | | | | The Ancestral Oven cafe got its start at pop-up and farmers markets, but has grown into an Oak Lawn sourdough destination. | |
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