Chicago TribuneChicago, IL 4 easy dishes to make with tomatillos, plus a trick for getting those sticky husks offChicago Tribune - James P. DeWanAlligators, Chinese bamboo pit vipers, tomatillos, frogs with sling shots. All of them green. Only three of them dangerous. And while I’d love to pass an idle hour regaling you with harrowing yarns of
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Who makes the best ranch dressing? We tried 14 brands to find the tastiest one for veggies, pizza and much moreChicago Tribune - Grace WongThere isn’t a more beloved dressing in the Midwest than ranch, and as one of the major cities, Chicago is no exception to the devotion. We don’t just use the creamy white dressing for our vegetables. no.
Chicago TribunePlay buttonChicago, IL Longtime Chicago-area restaurateur and his family competing on new home-style cooking TV showChicago Tribune - Tracy SwartzFormer professional race car driver E.J. Lenzi has an enviable fine-dining resume. For years he worked for his grandfather, Eugene (Gene) Michelotti, at his famed River North steakhouse Gene & Georgetti.
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Craving: South Side — a look at the area's Black food cultureChicago TribuneThe South Side of Chicago is rich with the food and drink traditions of the area's Black community. From rib tips at Lem's Bar-B-Q to soul food at Original Soul Vegetarian to newer spots like Shawn Michelle's
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Bad Hunter, closed for months by a fire, reopens MondayChicago Tribune - Phil VettelNearly seven months to the day when it was closed by a fire, Bad Hunter (802 W. Randolph St.) is returning. The vegetable-focused restaurant will reopen for dinner Monday. Much of the staff has been retained,
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Review: Galit delivers a Middle Eastern masterpiece from James Beard-winning chef Zach EngelChicago Tribune - Phil VettelZach Engel won a James Beard Award (Rising Star, 2017) for his work at Shaya, the modern-Israeli restaurant in New Orleans, before he and fellow Shaya alum Andres Clavero moved to Chicago, opening Galit
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL The 5 best jerk chicken dishes on Chicago’s South SideChicago Tribune - Nick KindelspergerSpend time driving around a majority Black neighborhood on the South Side, and you’re bound to run across a jerk chicken shop. Sure, there’s still soul food and barbecue to be found, but jerk is everywhere.
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Pink Salt bringing northeastern Thai cuisine at new Fulton Galley food hall, plus more restaurant newsChicago Tribune - Grace WongIn a few weeks, Chicago will see yet another food hall open, this one with five concepts inside. While many of these stalls are led by chefs who have been in and out of the Chicago restaurant scene for
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Legent bourbon, the first release from Beam and Suntory houses, blends traditions and flavorsChicago Tribune - Zak StamborThe signatures of Fred Noe and Shinji Fukuyo adorn the bottle of Legent, the first new bourbon brand that the distiller formerly known as Jim Beam (now called Beam Suntory) has released in about 30 years.
Chicago TribuneRecipes Whether chorizo or brats, you can't mark Father's Day without sausageChicago Tribune - JeanMarie BrownsonThis will be a different Father’s Day for my siblings and I. We lost our dad last fall — a most awesome man, one-time butcher, bricklayer, bartender, building inspector and commercial artist. His high
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Goose Island's 2019 Bourbon County beer lineup emerging — or is it? Some labels are probably fakes.Chicago Tribune - Josh NoelHard to know. And Goose Island Beer Co. isn’t saying. Last year, in a bid to throw the world off the scent of its highly anticipated Bourbon County lineup, Goose Island submitted a handful of fictitious
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Review: Entente dishing up same great food in a spiffy new homeChicago Tribune - Phil VettelWhen I first reviewed Entente in April 2017, I called the restaurant “the complete package” and suggested that “every lover of food should lock this address into his or her GPS.” I haven’t changed my about
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Review: Entente dishing up same great food in a spiffy new homeChicago Tribune - Phil VettelWhen I first reviewed Entente in April 2017, I called the restaurant “the complete package” and suggested that “every lover of food should lock this address into his or her GPS.” I haven’t changed my about
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL 23 Father's Day specials and all-you-can-eat feasts around ChicagolandChicago Tribune - Samantha NelsonBrunch or maybe breakfast in bed is the default way to celebrate Mother’s Day, but it can be a lot harder to figure out a way to show your appreciation for Dad. Luckily, these 23 Chicago and suburban are
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Alinea Group announces new project: The St. Clair Supper ClubChicago Tribune - Nick KindelspergerHow's this for a nice Friday surprise? Looks like the Alinea Group is adding to its restaurant portfolio. This morning, Nick Kokonas tweeted out a drawing of a new restaurant called The St. Clair Supper
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL A search for the South Side's best soul food turns up stellar dishes and a debate about Southern cookingChicago Tribune - Nick KindelspergerWhile soul food restaurants have played important roles on the North and West sides, the epicenter in Chicago has always been the South Side. That’s where you’ll find Pearl’s Place (3901 S. Michigan Ave.),
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Jimmy Bannos announces plans for Italian restaurant, prepares to re-open Purple Pig by mid-JuneChicago Tribune - Phil VettelJimmy Bannos Jr., who is preparing to re-open The Purple Pig in its new, larger digs a half-block south of its original home, also is looking ahead to other projects. Bannos will be part of the ambitious
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Three Floyds launches distillery with the iconic brewery's same 'it's not normal' point of viewChicago Tribune - Josh NoelThe longtime slogan of Three Floyds Brewing has been, appropriately enough, “It’s not normal.” The new Three Floyds Distilling aims to be equally eccentric. Though modern tastes have caught up to Floyds’
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Printer's Row Lit Fest features all-star cooking demos and author talksChicago Tribune - Grace WongThe 35th annual Printers Row Lit Fest isn’t just a place where you can buy books and meet authors — there’s also an all-star lineup of food events Saturday. Presented by the Near South Planning Board,
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Chicago Gourmet to kick off with $450 'Hamilton' event hosted by Rick BaylessChicago Tribune - Louisa ChuChicago Gourmet will kick off this fall with a $450 per person “Hamilton” event hosted by chef Rick Bayless. That’s just the Tuesday night before the 12 annual fancy food fest takes over Millennium Park
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Welcome Conference, a hospitality industry event launched in New York, coming to Chicago this fallChicago Tribune - Nick KindelspergerTwo of the most respected restaurateurs in the city, Donnie Madia and Kevin Boehm, are helping launch the Chicago Welcome Conference, a one-day forum featuring a range of speakers discussing the hospitality
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Salvage Food is making 'balsamic' from leftover beer, but don't call it a vinegar companyChicago Tribune - Louisa ChuSalvage Food is not an artisan vinegar-maker, explained founder Nicholas Beaulieu and co-owner Jason Garland, the ex-chefs standing next to what may be the first-ever Chicago-made balsamic aging next containers
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL One Eleven Food Hall guide: What to eat at the new dining collective in PullmanChicago Tribune - Louisa ChuOne Eleven Food Hall celebrated its grand opening just over two weeks ago in the historic Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, yet the dining collective feels decidedly futuristic. Three
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL James Beard-winning owners of Parachute opening second restaurant, Wherewithall, this summerChicago Tribune - Phil VettelFresh off their James Beard Foundation for Best Chef: Great Lakes, the wife-husband duo Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark are opening a second restaurant, just a block away from the highly successful Parachute
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Iconic Chicago beer store West Lakeview Liquors closes in a mysterious rush. Will it reopen?Chicago Tribune - Josh NoelThrough its darkened windows, West Lakeview Liquors still looks like a world class beer store. It’s a tidy shop where the latest local beer releases remain stacked in a well-assembled island just inside
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Knowles: Real Men Cook marks 30-year anniversaryChicago Tribune - Francine KnowlesWith Father’s Day less than two weeks away, University Park resident Rael Jackson is among south suburban dads preparing to celebrate a milestone. This Father’s Day will mark the 30th anniversary of Real
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL 24 of our favorite appetizers at Chicago-area restaurantsChicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune staffNo great dining out experience is complete without an appetizer. Whether it’s the thrill of extravagance, the bond that comes with sharing a plate of food with loved ones, or the fact that they’re often
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL We're writing about Black food culture on Chicago's South Side. Here's why.Chicago Tribune - Sadé CarpenterMy father was born in Englewood in a house at 63rd and State Street in December 1950, seven months after the tragic Green Hornet streetcar crash at the same corner. My mother was born in November 1953
Chicago TribuneChicago, IL Summer Eating List: 40-plus new Chicago restaurants, from must-gos to extra credit to field tripsChicago Tribune - Phil VettelJune is here, which means it’s again time for my annual Summer Eating List. Inspired by the summer reading lists that teachers hand out at the end of the school year, my Summer Eating List names the recently
