bakeries · coffee · homemade things · Chicago, IL

Chicago Sugar High🧁

a very serious study of baked goods

What This Is

This is a log of bakeries, cafés, and kitchen experiments conducted by one household in Chicago. Methodology: show up, order too many baked goods, take a photo with a phone, write about it later while the kids nap.


There is a rating system. It is not scientific.

How to Read the Verdicts

Each post gets tagged with whatever I feel like. Not every category applies to every yummy thing. If I used all four, it was an experience.

Sweetness
hint good great absurd too sweet even for me
Texture
no scale, just a word
Danger Level
negligible moderate elevated critical containment failure
Weirdness

freeform. if something has an unexpected ingredient, an odd pairing, or just radiates ominous energy, it gets a weirdness tag.