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Chicagoan Paul Caravels competes on The Taste.

Last year for National Pancake Day, IHOP raised more than $3 Million dollars for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals by giving away nearly 4 million pancakes!

Dennis Rodman makes a surprise visit, and the first two contestants face off in the Mazda6 Dare To Dream Windy City LIVE Search For A Star. Plus, comedian Bill Bellamy.

Dr. Ian Smith stops by this morning to help jump start your weight loss in 2013. Nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner is getting us healthy in the New Year, plus a performance from Donald Lawrence and the LWCC Choir.

Billy Dec, CEO of Rockit Ranch Productions, shares his favorite events, concerts, fundraisers, parties. . . every week on ''What's on Dec!''

Master Sommelier and former "Check, Please!" host Alpana Singh pours over her history in the wine business and chats about her latest venture as the owner of Chicago's hot new restaurant The Boarding House.

Registered Dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner is back to give us the top 5 food trends for 2013. Here's what's hot in 2013!

Dr. Ian Smith's new book "The Shred" has been #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list for four weeks in a row!

The Mazda6: Dare to Dream  Windy City Live Search for a Star competition kicks off this Friday when two contestants face off against each other in a "Battle Round." The competition wouldn't be possible without a partnership from Mazda. Mazda's Midwest Region, Regional General Manager Scott Farabee stopped by to talk about the amazing 2014 Mazda6 and the importance of the Chicago market to Mazda.

Grammy-awarding winning Gospel artist Donald Lawrence joins with the Forest Park-based Living Word Recording Choir to sing their Grammy-nominated single.

The team from ManBQue shows us how to make some of the best BBQ, just in time for the Super Bowl, plus party planner Debi Lilly with advice on Super Bowl parties and Columbia College student Julian Bell performs on our stage.

The Chicago Grilling Club beefs up for the Super Bowl.

Columbia College student singer-songwriter:

Super Bowl Sunday is just a few days away! If you've invited friends over already, but haven't started planning, you're in luck. Celebrity Party Planner Debi Lilly shows us how to throw an easy D.I.Y. party that's sure to impress your guests.

We had Chef Chrissy Camba from Bar Pastoral in studio tell us all about her great cheese & wine bar and restaurant, Bar Pastoral, and to teach us a few things we may not have known about cheese!