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...course, hot dogs aren't merely an accompaniment to beer, ball games and rowdiness?they can be served up with surprising gourmet twists. The best place to try these is Hot Doug's at 2314 W. Roscoe, tel: (1-773) 348 0326. The daily specials include such haute dogs as foie gras and Sauterne duck sausage with truffle sauce and goat's cheese. There's a veggie wiener on the menu...
...with double rooms at $266 per night. Continuously updated over the years, the labyrinthine 200-room hotel is an eclectic mix of architectural styles, so whether your tastes are grand, chic or even rustic, Badrutt's has a suite to suit. Guests are encouraged to engage in activities like gourmet cooking classes, backgammon championships and convertible-car rallies. That's on top of the customary golf, tennis and spa treatments. It may be one of the most stylish summer sojourns on offer, but as the English hikers discovered, best to get there before too many others catch...
...Guests are encouraged to engage in activities like gourmet cooking classes, backgammon championships and convertible-car rallies. That's on top of the customary golf, tennis and spa treatments. It may be one of the most stylish summer sojourns on offer, but as the English hikers discovered, best to get there before too many others catch...
...Chocolate is the new coffee," says Beth Kimmerle, author of Chocolate: The Sweet History. U.S. sales of gourmet chocolate totaled nearly $1.5 billion last year and have grown 20% a year since 2001--far surpassing the growth rate of specialty coffee. In a time of economic sluggishness, says Kimmerle, a $1.34 piece of artisanal chocolate provides people with an affordable luxury: "They say, 'I can't take my trip to Aruba, but I can indulge myself in this.'" Adding to the allure is medical research that has made a guilty pleasure seem less guilty. Antioxidants in chocolate may help protect...
Like fine coffee, gourmet chocolate involves a variety of beans, appellations and processes. And tasters across the U.S. are discovering that the complexities of a luxury are far more enthralling in a group setting. At Chocolate Springs Café in Lenox, Mass., connoisseurs nibble on feather-light champagne cognac truffles and fresh garden-mint chocolates while relaxing to live piano music on weekends. At Moonstruck Chocolate Café in Beaverton, Ore., patrons attuned to the nuances of flavor order several pieces of chocolate with varying percentages of cacao beans. While the confections and connoisseurship may be less rarefied at the more mainstream...