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Business Sun Dec 28 2008

Last Call for Delicious Cookies

After filing for bankruptcy, cookie manufacturer Maurice Lenell will be permanently closing its Norridge (4474 N. Harlem) and (temporarily) shutting down its online store on Tuesday, so get in there and stock up on pinwheels while the getting's good. And before the building becomes a motherfuc*ing Costco.

 
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joe / December 29, 2008 6:01 PM

NOOOO. I love those pinwheels with all my heart. Please tell me they will come back.

Robyn / December 29, 2008 7:55 PM

Lenell will STILL be making cookies, never fear.

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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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