There’s a backstory behind Mile-High Strawberry Pie. Liberace (pianist Vladziu Valentino Liberace) once the world’s highest-paid entertainer loved this pie, ordering it by the dozen from the place it was born: the now-defunct Hess Bros. Department store, of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Chicago winters can be brutal. If you want something comforting to help deal with the cold, nothing beats a hearty bowl of soup from a suburban or Chicago restaurant.