The original recipe for the brownie was invented at Chicago's Palmer House hotel in 1893. It was designed to be transported easily in lunchboxes for the Chicago World's Fair. I visited the hotel and ...

A surprising number of dishes you come across every day were invented in the inns and hotels of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chocolate chip cookies, for instance, hail from Massachusetts' ...

The birthplace of the brownie can be traced to the kitchen of a Chicago hotel. So claims the Palmer House, a Hilton hotel that has been operating in downtown Chicago since 1873 (the original hotel was ...

Deep dish pizza. Shrimp de Jonghe. Chicken Vesuvio. All Chicago culinary classics with enduring spots on restaurant menus. Yet another, arguably as important to the history of the city’s eats, isn’t ...

You have a Chicago socialite, a hotel pastry chef and the 1893 World’s Fair to thank for the existence of the brownie. Or that’s at least what legend says. Like many classic desserts, the brownie has ...

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Brownies' marriage of rich chocolatey goodness and a handheld, easy-to-eat shape has made them one of the most beloved all-American treats. This mainstay of bake sales and backyard barbecues is simple ...