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The Andersonville Development Corporation is sponsoring its 4th annual dessert crawl Sunday from 2-5 p.m. A celebration of all things sugar, spice and everything nice, the crawl is divided into two routes. "Sugar" consists of participating businesses like Ann Sather's,George's Ice Cream and Sweets, Hamburger Mary's, In Fine Spirits, La Cocina de Frida. The "spice" route includes Andie's, Big Jones, Charlie's Ale House, Fireside, M. Henry and others. It's also a good walk along either route, so all those sweets don't go to your, um, wherever.

  

Try to resist a good dessert. You can't. Last weekend we had two very good ones at two separate locations a block apart.

We hope you had the opportunity to read our interview with MK's Tony Galzin yesterday.

Rhubarb is everywhere in farmer’s markets at this time of the year, but many home cooks have no idea what to do with it. Someone who knew nothing about it and took it home would get a nasty surprise if they cooked it without a recipe – it’s mind-bogglingly sour. But, with plenty of sugar and care, it is the base for some excellent baked goods. Try this quick and easy crisp, which is fool-proof for the baking challenged.

Warm weather and frozen treats go together like rama lama lama ke ding a de dinga a dong, and temps are finally on the rise. We checked out Wicker Park's new upscale froyo place Starfruit at their preview last week, and the joint officially opens today, dispensing free treats to taxpayers and evaders alike. Free ice cream(like products) = best.

In what's become an annual feature here at Chicagoist and a personal favorite, we canvassed the staff for some of their best recipes and put together a potluck of amazing proportions to fascinate your taste buds, amaze your family (even the ones entranced by the football games), and bring about peace on earth - or at least in your family - for a few hours through the miracle of tryptophan, simple starches, and sugar...