With our Chicago itinerary, you’ll take a pizza crawl through the West Loop’s best sauced-up spots; sample some tasty brews and bites—like a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout paired with a slice of decadent 12-layer German chocolate cake, stacked with layers of chocolate buttercream and espresso-speckled cheesecake—at the Michelin-starred Moody Tongue Brewing Company; make your own treats—including spiced apple hand pies, baked with a thick, Philadelphia cream cheese-infused dough—in a class at recreational cooking school The Chopping Block; learn about the city’s storied Black history on a local-led tour, with stops at the Obama Family Home and the DuSable Museum of African American History; dig into flavor-packed plates of Vietnamese food at Sochi Saigonese Kitchen, topped off with a slice of homemade cheesecake, made with a dose of Philadelphia cream cheese; and dance the night away at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom. Recreate the feeling of Chicago at home with a Shortcut Pierogi Casserole recipe, made with Philadelphia cream cheese.