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Butter pecan praline, caramel made from scratch and Pineapple Paradise are just a few of the flavors that have people lining up at Pookie Crack Cakes in Chicago. “We don’t sell doughnuts. We don’t sell pies. We don’t sell cheesecakes,” said Dedra Simmons, CEO and owner of the bakery on the South Side. “We really focus on cakes.” They sell out of that cake, which Simmons describes as a mini ...

Brasero is a new South American restaurant in Chicago from the chef John Manion. He's also behind El Che, one of the city's best steakhouses.

From L.A. to New York to Chicago to Houston, here are some of the most hotly anticipated restaurant openings of the year.

An increasing number of Latin American restaurants are providing a window to the region's traditional flavors

Almost everything prepared at Chicago’s El Che Steakhouse is prepared over an open flame, creating a unique experience and one-of-a-kind flavor. Chef and owner John Manion learned the method growing up in South America. Meg Oliver has more from her visit. Source