I don’t mean sitting at a communal table in a restaurant, staring down strangers while we all nibble at our seasonal small plates. I mean everyone digging into the same dish at the same time.

Plus, there's something satisfying about getting that perfectly crusty bread, with a crunchiness that requires deft movement of your molars to break it apart. Read more: 23 Whole Foods Baked Goods ...

Swim Cafe 1357 W. Chicago 312-492-8600 Karen Gerod was a photo stylist when she started baking cakes and cookies for her friends. Small surprise, then, that Swim Cafe, her new breakfast-and-lunch ...

A pull-apart bread that's meant for sharing (even if you don't want to) January 3, 2018 at 1:00 a.m. ... staring down strangers while we all nibble at our seasonal small plates.