Chuck Schumer may need to update his résumé soon

But at least we got nothing out of the shutdown

I had some exceptional pastries and desserts in Chicago last weekend, which I will list for you now, here: A challah roll with squash and goat cheese + orange blossom babka from Cafe Yaya in Lincoln Park (my breakfast sandwich was also top tier.) Next was the salted maple pie from Daisies in Logan Square. And I ended the trip with some truly excellent b…