11.12.09
GETTING GRAPHIC Edible Accessories
Forget the handbag — match your shoes to your frosting.
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aked goods seem to go in and out faster than shoulder pads and plaid. Looking for the most recent pastry craze or just craving a sweet treat when hot cookie bar night is far away? the weekly tracked down all the trendy morsels near campus so no outfit is left without a little sugar. LYNNE FORT
Bennison’s Bakery
Blind Faith Cafe
1000 Davis St., 847-328-9434
525 Dempster St., 847-328-6875
You’ll find Sacher tortes, croissants and chocolate donuts under Bennison’s loud neon sign at the corner of Davis and Maple. “We use very high quality ingredients,� says owner Jory Downer. Bennison’s is the unofficial NU go-to for anything red velvet.
This small, upscale cafĂŠ is known for its vegan bakery but also offers gluten-free options. “Probably 75 percent of our bakery products are vegan,â€? staff member Eddie Herrejon says. The vegan peanut butter and chocolate cake and assortment of vegan cupcakes are the crowdpleasers.
Fraiche CafĂŠ
Rose’s Bakery
815 Noyes St., 847-475-5467
2901 Central St., 847-859-2723
This cafe has moved into Kim’s Kitchen’s former spot. It’s small and bright — plus its Whoopie Pies have been featured in The New York Times food section. Scones and Cinnamon Bomb Muffins are also popular, but don’t leave without trying the S’mores Bar.
For those with allergies to gluten, wheat and corn syrup, Rose’s is as good as it gets. “When people with celiac allergies come in and say, ‘I can have anything in here?’ I call it the ‘Aha!’ moment,� employee Chris Mealey says. The bread and cookies are the most popular baked treats.
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Al’s Deli
2126 Central St., 847-866-8609
914 Noyes St., 847-475-9400
Despite being a franchise, Great Harvest comes off like a mom-and-pop shop dedicated to homemade fresh breads and baked goods. “We mill everything fresh,� an employee says. The bakery is famous for their breads, made fresh daily, but the cookies and muffins are worth the trip, too.
Cookies are the only baked goods at this tiny lunch counter, but hundreds are sold every day. Forbes Traveler named Al’s one of the top 10 chocolate chip cookies in the U.S., and Chicago Magazine ranked the butter cream frosted cookies (the most popular) the best in Chicagoland.
Photos by Ece Turner, Courtesy of Creative Commons
social diary [seven days of building forts and ying kites with a stoned Weinberg junior] 04 wednesday
05 thursday
06 friday
Morning. Hungover. Cute girl not in class today. Boring walk to Tech. Class until 6 p.m. Homework gets the ďŹ nger tonight. At home, I join the 6:20 hookah circle and crack a beer. Something’s missing... purchase weed. Poor but high and happy. Friend comes over with CoolJewish-Friend. Hours of ip cup. Made a ski trip LSD pact with roommates and CJF. Many girls tonight, no biddies.
I guess my “weekâ€? ended on Tuesday. Drinking tonight as well, and Thursday, naturally, which brings us to Friday. “You’re drinking... on Wednesday?â€? Why is drinking on Tuesdays and Wednesdays so taboo? You’ll drink your face o Monday or Thursday! Come on Northwestern, step it up. No people to drink with, but many games of Chandeliers. Found a forgotten 30-rack in refrigerator. Much joy.
Good start! 95% on midterm, so I’m never going to class again. Smoked a joint on the roof of my friend’s frat. Have you noticed everyone looks down when they walk? Depressing. Student group drinking party night. LOTS OF BEER. Northwestern is funny... a school where theater and other groups are just as “problematic� as frats. Organized social life is bizarre. Oh yeah, everyone got naked.
Getting out of bed sucks. No 1 p.m. class. Smoke and go to 2 p.m. class. This is awesome! New rule: Smoke before every class. Didn’t care that I made a mess of the GoldďŹ sh I was eating. Went to roommate’s sorority party. So many Latina girls! Cops, Latinas know how to evacuate a house. More Skol and Everclear punch. Cool girls stick around till 5. Walk them home, avoiding rapists.
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08 sunday
07 saturday
03 tuesday
Not hungover? Wow. Bong. 70 degrees? Bong. Can’t stay inside today. Head to the beach to y a power kite. And smoke. You can really smoke anywhere here. People are too busy to bother. Home. Bong. Build fort. Bong. Drink leftover Everclear. Gross. Tired, but it’s Saturday, so I have to push through. On my sixth night of drinking, it’s hard to get drunk. This could bite me later.
09 monday
3 p.m. wake up. The fort is blocking the view of the clock. Hungry. Move to futon to smoke. Hungry. Move to the porch for hookah. Still hungry, and substances are not helping. Chipotle is the answer. Followed by bong in fort. Don’t feel like working, so watch both Oceans 11 and 12 to procrastinate. Work successfully avoided. Smoking too much, not getting high. Another standard Sunday gone.
Headed for class but remember Friday’s smoking rule. Convinced to play Skol-cranberry pong instead. Smoke. Made a drunk pact. To the library for redemption (ďŹ rst time this year!). Home, dinner, drink for The Keg. Drinking isn’t easy, so I use the funnel. At The Keg, too sober. Shots, better. Bar closes, grilled cheese. I can eat a ton of grilled cheese. Thanks, DG. What? 5:30 a.m.? Already? College!
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