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Chicago Dessert

Pretty Cool Ice Cream (Chicago)

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April 12, 2019

Pretty Cool Ice Cream opened in Logan Square this weekend to long lines and local fanfare. Despite being called “Pretty Cool Ice Cream,” you won’t find traditional ice cream at Pretty Cool. They specialize in frozen treats on a stick: ice cream bars and popsicles made from scratch with high-quality…

Chicago Dessert

Margie’s Candies (Chicago)

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February 12, 2019

The polar vortex let up for about six hours. So I did what any Chicagoan would do when the sun peeks through the icy clouds for a few moments. I went and got ice cream.

There are those places in every city that are known by locals – legendary in…

Chicago Dessert

Miko’s Italian Ice (Chicago)

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May 15, 2018

I have many positive things I could say about this place. But instead of listening to me, just drive by on a nice day in Chicago and the copious amount of people standing around eating Italian ice in the shady little spot on Sacramento that’s home to Miko’s will…

Chicago Dessert

Milk and Wood (Chicago)

on
March 23, 2018

Now this is a creative dessert.

Here’s what you’re in for:

You pick out a flavor of giant popsicle. They have the usual suspects like strawberry and cookies & cream along with more exotic flavors like green tea.
They roll your popsicle around in toppings of your choice. Sprinkles, crushed…

MATT CHIERA
CHICAGO, IL

I just don't want to look back and think "I could've eaten that."

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