DJ Khaled DJ Khaled brings The Licking restaurant to Chicago’s West SideChicago Tribune - Nick KindelspergerWhile we’ve been spending the month exploring the Black restaurant scene on the South Side, there’s some great news over in the majority-Black neighborhood of Austin on the West Side. DJ Khaled — yes,
Englewood Brews is here to prove craft beer is for Black people, tooChicago Tribune - By Josh NoelSome people are surprised. Others confused. And then there’s curiosity. Plenty of curiosity. “There’s a lot of general curiosity about, ‘What am I missing?’” said Lesley Roth, co-founder of the forthcoming
Homemade harissa sauce sparks ordinary grilled chickenChicago Tribune - By JeanMarie BrownsonWe grill several nights a week for the better part of six months a year. To keep things fresh, I employ a variety of spice rubs, marinades, barbecue sauces and basting sauces. Lately, a spicy red harissa
Chicago, 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
Summer fun! How to turn cheeseburger ingredients into pizzaChicago Tribune - Wolfgang PuckIt may have seemed like it would never arrive, but suddenly we're heading into summer. I love this season, because it gives me the chance to spend more time with my family now that the school year is for
Chicago, IL Chi-Town Hot Sauce Expo returns to torch our taste budsChicago Tribune - Natalie WadeAre you ready to take your spicy food game to the next level? If you’re a fan of flavor, check out the second annual Chi-Town Hot Sauce Expo. Vendors from around the world will set up shop June 29-30 Bridgeview’s
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, IL Who makes the best ranch dressing? We tried 14 brands to find the tastiest one for veggies, pizza and much morChicago 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.
Play button 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, 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,
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 moved to Chicago and, with One Off Hospitality alum Andres Clavero,
Chicago, 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, 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
Whiskey 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.
Recipes 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
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, 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, 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, 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, IL Alinea Group’s new project, The St. Clair Supper Club, now open in Fulton Market — reservations are liveChicago Tribune - By Adam LukachIt was a surprise when the Alinea Group first announced The St. Clair Supper Club on a random Friday. This week, the restaurant group pulled a fast one on the opening too: St. Clair opened for business
Soul food? Southern? What to call traditional Black cooking (and where to find the South Side's best).Chicago Tribune - By 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, IL Jimmy Bannos Jr. announces Italian restaurant Purple Cow, 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
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, IL Printers 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,
'Hamilton' pre-party hosted by Rick Bayless, chef comedy night and more to kick off Chicago Gourmet weekChicago 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 12th annual fancy food fest takes over Millennium the
Welcome Conference, a hospitality industry event launched in New York, coming to Chicago this fallChicago Tribune - By 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
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, 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 Far South Side of Chicago, yet the dining collective feels decidedly futuristic. Three
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
