Chicago - July 24, 2006

C Is for Cookie

Solomon’s Kitchen & Gifts Opens

Look at the cupcake. Sitting there perched high on its cake plate. You’ve had a nice run, cuppie. Real nice.

But, truth is you’re just a glorified muffin. You heard us — a poor man’s layer cake. All round and buoyant to the eye. But up close it’s hard to deny the truth: You’re just not the real deal.

Flat is back, and nobody knows it better than the folks at Solomon’s Gourmet Cookies.

Celebrated for its down-to-earth cookies and bars, the company’s just opened its first cafe and is now serving grandma’s recipes (jelly cookies, turtle bars, and chocolate chips just to name a few) live and in person. Plus, there’s breakfast (bagel sandwiches) and lunch (turkey, roast beef, a variety of salads) that would make Nana proud.

Want to make sure you always have a fix? Sign up for the cookie of the month club and have the treats delivered to you. Or stop by the shop and pick up a nickel, dime, or quarter bag of cookie scraps — sure to put a stop to late-night cravings.

And guaranteed to take the (cup)cake.

Solomon’s Kitchen & Gifts, 2222 North Elston Avenue, between Webster and Fullerton Avenues (773-537-4214 or solomonscookies.com).

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