Articles By: Sandra Song

Sandra Song is a journalism student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Her work has been featured both online and in print by HomeStyle Magazine, North by Northwestern and Massive.tv, covering a range of topics from dealing with roommates to gothic-folk music. Her passion lies in food though as an amateur food photographer and consumer of way too many baked goods and sweets. As a San Francisco native, she also subscribes to all the stereotypes by being a lacto-ovo vegetarian, a proponent of the Slow Food movement and a lover of seedy taquerias.

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Doughnut Vault: Worth the Wait

The Doughnut Vault, a new doughnut shop that just opened in Chicago’s Near North Side neighborhood, has been a secret kept virtually under lock and key. Ever since the first drool-inducing photos of dripping glaze and oozing jelly appeared in the blogosphere a few months ago, this mysterious store has piqued the interest of both food bloggers and hungry Chicagoans [...]

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Quest: Chicagoland’s Best Falafel

Chicago has always prided itself on being an international city full of diverse people and cultures. It is home to one of the biggest Middle Eastern populations in the United States, according to the Census, and as a result has some of the best hummus and kebabs out there. Falafel, a deep-fried ball made of chickpeas or fava beans, is [...]