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Maggie Hennessy

Maggie Hennessy

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Food and Drink Journalist, Freelance

Chicago

Biography

Maggie Hennessy is a freelance food and drink journalist and former restaurant critic with extensive recipe writing and editing experience.

Final Covers

recipe writing, unique dish histories sustainability,Restaurant and bar reviews chef/concept profiles, dining trends

Doesn’t Cover

Events, product reviews,

Journalist Type

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Seniority Positions

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Content

Total articles 825

  • The flavorful magic of the Rare Tea Cellar is coming to retail

    By Maggie Hennessy Verified| Chicago Sun-Times Verified Master tea-blender Rod Markus will pour hot water over just about anything edible. I learned this within moments of sitting down at Rare Tea Cellar, his Ravenswood laboratory stocked with unusual and hard-to-find ingredients. Markus steeped a Mallorca Melon tea blend of Spanish melon, pineapple, hibiscus and Seville orange with a few paper-thin slices of nutty cured jamón ibérico de Bellota, or acorn-fed ham from free-roaming Spanish pigs.

    By Maggie Hennessy Verified · Chicago Sun-Times

    Apr. 16, 2025

  • Italian beef potato chips? An upstart snack company highlights classic Chicago foods

    By Maggie Hennessy Verified| Chicago Sun-Times Verified Italian beef, Chicago-style hot dogs and deep-dish pizza are so omnipresent in Chicago’s cultural discourse, innumerably copied at restaurants here and beyond, it’s a wonder the city’s most iconic foods have yet to really invade the snack food aisle. That changed Tuesday, when Local Style Potato Chips — sporting bang-on flavor replicas of deep-dish pizza, Chicago-style hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches — hit shelves at 15 local markets and delis.

    By Maggie Hennessy Verified · Chicago Sun-Times

    Apr. 10, 2025

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Company Info

Freelance

Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.

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