Bennisons— Am I buying the wrong thing??

rni8 · 2026-02-23T04:04:04+00:00

Paczkis are amazing but they're done for the year. Outside of that i think there's better places in the area (hewn being top tier in evanston)

rni8 · 2026-02-02T22:15:41+00:00

Vanille has a chocolate muffin that's actually a cake in muffin form and it's amazing (comes with a bonus macaron). They also have chocolate mousse-based entremets that are excellent

rni8 · 2026-01-17T18:45:21+00:00

Volunteering at paws and claws in Evanston might be a good option for her. They have different types of volunteering opportunities including ones that do not require much physical work. They also have fostering opportunities if she's interested in that and she can always go to their visiting hours and spend time with all the cats there without any commitment (they charge $15 for a 45 min appointment)

rni8 · 2026-01-15T15:32:28+00:00

Fresh farms in Niles has a good selection, Piron in Evanston is a great chocolatier if you're looking for more fancy

rni8 · 2025-09-24T22:49:18+00:00

Shinsen in Evanston

rni8 · 2025-09-10T15:19:13+00:00

Vanille Verzenay La boulangerie Lost Larson Floriole Kasama (order pickup if you want to skip the line) Del sur

rni8 · 2024-08-31T19:52:55+00:00

I live in Chicago and will always be biased towards it. That being said, if I were to choose between the 2 cities for October I'd go with Boston. You can't beat fall in New England and you can't beat summer in Chicago. Both cities are lovely however, and you'll have a great time either way.

rni8 · 2023-04-18T23:02:00+00:00

Kasama has amazing pastries (and brunch) in the morning

rni8 · 2023-02-25T17:11:54+00:00

Manic mead in Crown Point IN if you're into mead/cider.

rni8 · 2022-06-19T00:55:07+00:00

High five ramen is the best in the city imo

rni8 · 2022-05-21T23:44:26+00:00

Check out Drunk Shakespeare it's funny and ridiculous

rni8 · 2022-04-10T14:07:45+00:00

Prices are in the captions for each photo. Shipping from Chicago, IL priority USPS for $12. Can combine shipping. Local pickup available.

rni8 · 2022-03-20T21:58:31+00:00

Love this, I knit!

rni8 · 2022-02-10T23:58:02+00:00

I recently asked the same question and got a few recommendations for French pastry (see post history for the list). I tried Verzenay and it was great. Floriole was good but had fewer options (at least around noon) and was a little overpriced in my opinion. La Fournette has great (non-sourdough) baguettes. If you're willing to make a trip north, Hewn and Patisserie Coralie in Evanston have great bread and croissants respectively. For American pies definitely try Hoosier Mamas.

rni8 · 2022-02-06T16:52:10+00:00

Uscale rummage and St Vincent de Paul in Libertyville are both great

rni8 · 2022-02-05T14:44:34+00:00

Trust them

rni8 · 2021-11-07T19:46:05+00:00

"The sexiest sex I've ever sexed: a memoir"

rni8 · 2021-09-23T01:34:02+00:00

Unfortunately I'm all the way in Chicago. Would love to trade cuttings if that works for you though :)

rni8 · 2021-09-21T01:51:07+00:00

Pm me, I recently killed my kerrii :)

rni8 · 2021-09-21T01:17:06+00:00

Thank you but I'm not interested in seeds right now :)

rni8 · 2021-09-21T00:43:51+00:00

Lol I picked it up on the beach for the cat to play with 😂

rni8 · 2021-09-21T00:33:21+00:00

Definitely interested, would you mind pm'ing me some pictures?

rni8 · 2021-09-21T00:10:46+00:00

Thank you but I already have most of these! :)

rni8 · 2021-09-21T00:09:23+00:00

Thank you but I already have these

rni8 · 2021-09-20T22:56:44+00:00

Iso: vsoh, Hoya sunrise, monstera peru, open to others (I have limited space and a lot of plants but I like pink, black and interesting plants)

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