Toasts: Your Next Reservation for Dry January Nights Out
I’ve been what I consider part-time sober for many years now. Gone are the days of binge drinking and hangovers which is actually very lovely. My gut feels great, my […]
Caroline L. Huftalen is the food editor at Third Coast Review and columnist behind Dear Cinnamon. Her reviews and interviews can also be seen on BuskingAtTheSeams.com. Huftalen is the founder of Survivors Project, Inc. which raises awareness for domestic violence by sharing stories of survival. A graduate of the University at Buffalo and the Savannah College of Art of Design. Huftalen lives in Chicago with her family and is currently writing a novel.
Dear Cinnamon: The Art of Trying Something New
Dear Cinnamon is a monthly column based on the idea that all of life’s questions can be answered by art, because, after all, art is the spice of life. To […]
Toasts: New Year’s Eve Places to Be
You won’t see me at any of these places because I haven’t left the house on New Year’s Eve since 2010 and would like to keep that streak alive. But […]
Review: Graeter’s Ice Cream Has Something for the Naughty and Nice
Graeters may be a midwest company that began in Ohio, but the French pot style ice cream has allowed them to spread across the midwest and beyond. With a focus […]
Review< At Theater Wit, Who’s Holiday Will Melt Your Frozen Heart With Laughter
It wouldn’t be a holiday season without the Whos of Whoville, but who would have thought that the Whos could be so judgy and mean when it comes to affairs […]
Pink Pony Club Dreams Come True at Big Star Wrigleyville’s Holiday Honky Tonk
Forget Home Alone, the Grinch, and even Santa himself, the new Christmas pop-up tradition is bedecked in pink and it’s about time. Big Star Wrigleyville unveiled their version of Pink […]
Spritz, Tamales and Spaghetti Lies: 3CR Editor Holiday Traditions
Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and beyond. […]
Dear Cinnamon: The Art of Checking it Off Your List
Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and beyond. […]
Tis the Season for Flavorful Brews
Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and beyond. […]
Review: Birdseed to Bus Gas, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Is Filled with Good Natured Revelry
Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and beyond. […]
Dialogs: Five-Star Authors in a Five-Star City
The Chicago Humanities Festival brought two midwest authors to Northwestern’s campus last Saturday afternoon and a packed crowd of literature lovers. Rebecca Makkai and Indiana’s John Green had the audience […]
Essay: The Joy of Eating as the World Burns
When I was in first grade—the same age that my daughter is now—it for some reason was a part of our physical education to be weighed publicly. The number of […]