November 2010
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Cupcake Mondays Begin Tonight At Lincoln Square's...
The Huffington Post Reports: “The Grafton Pub & Grill in Lincoln Square is known for its delicious Guinness, curry fries and killer burgers. But starting tonight, the Irish pub hopes to woo customers with a sweet treat: cupcakes. Kelly Ortigara and Jenny Kawecki, both bartenders and servers at the Grafton, are cupcake pros. From pumpkin and cream cheese to chocolate, these gals can...
Nov 16th
October 2010
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Oct 7th
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Sorry for the leave of absence, friends.  Work and life have gotten in the way.  Hopefully, we will be back to regular programming. 
Oct 7th
August 2010
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WatchWatch
Check out Natalie from Bake and Destroy and Charlie, the Community Manager at Threadless, talk on WTTW Chicago Tonight about Threadcakes. It has inspired me to make my own submission!
Aug 6th
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Aug 5th
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July 2010
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Chicago Baking News is taking a bit of a hiatus for a few days due to a wedding, fun, and debauchery!   Don’t miss me to much. 
Jul 31st
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Jul 28th
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Jul 28th
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Paintings and Produce.
Remember today is the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Farmers Market from 7am to 3pm.  The open air market offers a variety of fruits, veggies, flowers, produce, cheese, spices, and more! Be sure to stop on inside, it is FREE day at the Museum. Insider Tip: A little birdie told me that Flirty Cupcakes will be there with Big Blue!  Yay!
Jul 27th
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Jul 27th
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Jul 23rd
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Jul 23rd
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Jul 22nd
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Don't Forget Empty Bottle Farmer's Market TODAY!
When: Thursday, July 22nd from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Where: The Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western) The bar will be offering locally-sourced drink specials (attendees under 21 must be accompanied by an adult).
Jul 22nd
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Jul 22nd
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Empty Bottle Farmer's Market with a side of Happy...
When: Thursday, July 22nd (Tomorrow) from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Where: The Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western) The bar will be offering locally-sourced drink specials (attendees under 21 must be accompanied by an adult). Confirmed vendors for the July Empty Bottle Farmers Market: Videnovich Farms, http://www.videnovichfarms.com/ (vegetables, herbs, plants, hand-spun yarn) Tomato...
Jul 21st
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Jul 19th
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Jul 17th
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Jul 17th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 15th
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Check out these Pop Princesses.  →
“The Popsicle Princesses are Liz Wolferman and Emma Nolley, a renegade pair of 23-year-olds whose mission is to bring ice pops, made in batches of 30 and transported in that picnic basket on the back of a sometimes-functioning tricycle, to the streets. Their role model: the tamale guy. “We were just fed up with the laws of vending in Chicago,” says Nolley, “and we were like, You know what,...
Jul 14th
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Jul 14th
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Jul 13th
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Jul 13th
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Jul 12th
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Don't Forget IronCupcake "Berry Patriotic" is...
July’s IronCupcake:Chicago challenge is “BERRY PATRIOTIC”. Your cupcake creations should include one type of berry and be decorated with the colors “RED, WHITE and BLUE”. This challenge will be in honor of “GOOD OLD USA”, so let’s celebrate our country’s birthday with “CUPCAKES”. Date: Monday July 12, 2010 @ 6pm Location: Mrs. Murphy & Son’s Irish Bistro 3905 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL...
Jul 12th
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Jul 10th
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Jul 8th
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Jul 7th
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Jul 6th
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Jul 6th
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Jul 3rd
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Jul 1st
June 2010
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Jun 30th
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Jun 29th
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Jun 29th
Jun 26th
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Jun 25th
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July's IronCupcake:Chicago Challenge is "Berry...
July’s IronCupcake:Chicago challenge is “BERRY PATRIOTIC”. Your cupcake creations should include one type of berry and be decorated with the colors “RED, WHITE and BLUE”. This challenge will be in honor of “GOOD OLD USA”, so let’s celebrate our country’s birthday with “CUPCAKES”. Date: Monday July 12, 2010 @ 6pm Location: Mrs....
Jun 24th
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Jun 24th
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WatchWatch
Check out this video by Chicago’s Best featuring the delicious Flirty Cupcakes on Wheels! 
Jun 23rd
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Jun 23rd
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Jun 22nd
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The Evolution of the Chicago Pastry
A Great Article By Time Out Chicago: “Ink has been spilled en masse to chronicle Chicago’s decade (or so)-long culinary renaissance. But there are some words that just aren’t heard in those reports—words like bread, croissant and Danish. Historically, pastry lagged behind savories. And for a while, it looked as if it would never catch up. But in looking back at the past decade, it’s...
Jun 21st
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Jun 19th
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Jun 18th
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Jun 18th
Sorry for my absence, Chicago Bakers.  I will have lots of new posts today and tomorrow to make up for it! 
Jun 18th
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Jun 14th