Chicago’s Navy Pier is one of the city’s top cultural destinations, so it hosts many different kinds of people with many different tastes. To satisfy those tastes, the Pier has food-to-go, food to enjoy in a casual atmosphere, and food that’s best appreciated in more refined surroundings. Here are nine of our favorites that are […]
In honor of National Barbecue Month, Randal Jacobs, executive chef at Blue Plate Catering, is sharing this recipe for delicious barbecue sauce infused with whiskey (Jacobs recommends Chicago’s own Koval). So fire up the grill and invite your friends over to try this boozy barbecue sauce, which is the perfect addition to grilled chicken. Good Old Kentucky Red Eye […]
Now that you’ve read up on Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s tips for healthy grilling, apply what you’ve learned as you make these tasty lamb burgers. You’ll want to keep coming back to this recipe all summer long. Middle Eastern Lamb Burgers With Greek Yogurt Feta Sauce Burger 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb 2 cloves […]
Summer means it’s time to pull off that grill tarp and whip up a batch of homemade burgers. But, before you grab that charcoal and lighter fluid, consider this: According to Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), cooking foods — specifically meats — at high temperatures on a grill can actually lead to the release […]
Charity comes from the heart … but sometimes via the stomach. Chicago is an obsessive foodie town to its core, but it’s also a city of big-hearted people who are eager to give back. What happens when the two ideologies collide? The foodie charity event, and Chicago has perfected it. Most people love a good […]
Samin Nosrat has been called “the next Julia Child” by NRP’s “All Things Considered” and “America’s next great cooking teacher” by Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. Now, her cookbook “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking” is helping cooks make amazing meals (no matter their level of experience in […]
On a warm summer evening in August, 100 strangers gather in Rachael Jones’ backyard for dinner. While they may not know each other, they share the same passion. You might say Jones’ dream was something right out of a Hollywood movie. A sort of “If you build it, they will come” kind of epiphany. Except, […]
Going paleo can be hard. It requires research, diligence, and usually a lot of home cooking. As a personal chef, paleo food blogger, and all-around health nut, I spend most of my days concocting new recipes without gluten, grains or dairy, but full of flavorful ingredients made from happily raised animals and locally grown produce. […]
Is blood thicker than water? For these three multi-generational Chicago restaurant families, it’s all relative. Growing up in the restaurant industry can be a grounding experience. While schoolmates may spend their weekends running around the neighborhood or meeting friends at the mall, restaurant kids are learning how to work the front and back of the […]
Lake Geneva Restaurant Week (June 2-11, 2017) will feature special menus, events and hotel deals, and Visit Lake Geneva wants you to be there to enjoy it all! Enter below to win a getaway package that includes: Two nights accommodations at The Ridge Hotel $100 gift certificate for Lake Geneva School of Cooking $50 dining certificate […]
