Meet Chef Joel Reno: The pâtissier who once only needed pastry now kneads pizza

By Amanda Rosenberg Medill Reports In 2012, chef Joel Reno received a call from the head of The French Pastry School in Chicago with an offer to teach. Years later, that job helped Reno meet his wife, receive discounted professional cooking equipment and start his first business. In late December, Reno, now 47, opened Pistores […]
Q&A with Jordan Golding: Actor, musician and housing activist

By Amanda Rosenberg Medill Reports Jordan Golding, an actor in the Writers Theatre’s upcoming show, “Once,” is a housing activist by day and a thespian by night. The 30-year-old plays an emcee in the Tony Award-winning Irish musical, which began previews on Feb. 16. He also regularly stars in Chicago’s own resident “Drunk Shakespeare” show […]