5 Ways to Incorporate Sustainable Seafood into Your Diet
Locally caught seafood is not just the environmentally friendly choice; it tastes better too.
Chicago's Pasta Renaissance: 4 Restaurants Serving Perfect Fresh Pasta
Everyone loves pasta, right? That’s one reason why Chicago is now seeing a renewed interest in house-made, hand-crafted pasta. At Spiaggia (980 N. Michigan Ave.), James Beard award-winning chef Tony Mantuano has been making pasta since day one. Sitting down before service one night in late October, Mantuano told us that in 1982, when he […]
14 Bay Area Chefs and Restaurateurs Creating Social Impact
The Bay Area food community is leading the way on making changes to how we consume and think about food.
The Star Signs as Halloween Candy
As Mercury goes into retrograde on Halloween, during Scorpio season, there are some major astronomical events at play. Make sure to choose your candy wisely this year. Aries (March 21 to April 19) — Super-Size Candy Bars With Aries, it’s go big or go home. This sign is constantly striving to be number one, and […]
How (and Why) to Be a Part-Time Vegetarian
Maybe you’ve started to look forward to Meatless Mondays. Or perhaps you’ve been eating more tofu and tempeh, and are sold on the Impossible Burger. Now you’re flirting with the idea of an entirely plant-based diet. But, something is holding you back from going all in and committing to a vegetarian or vegan diet, whether […]
20 Recipes for Your Next Halloween Movie Marathon — Plus Why You Actually NEED Halloween
Snacks so good they should have been written into the scripts. Whether you’re throwing a spooky soiree or just need some scary movie comfort food, we’ve got you covered. These munchies pay homage to our favorite flicks, characters, and scenes from all the classics. As if you needed an excuse to snuggle up and snack […]
New in Town: Chicago Favorites Re-Imagined, Plus the Tailgating Party of Your Dreams
Calling all hungry Chicagoans! Chicago’s bustling restaurant scene welcomes a few newcomers, while long-time local favorites bring their classics to new locations. Plus, gorgeous new home-goods stores, a state-of-the-art hydrotherapy spa, and all of your tailgating dreams come true. Eat/Drink Hubbard Inn (re-opening) 110 W. Hubbard St., Chicago Hubbard Inn is getting a major facelift. […]
10 Classic Chicago Restaurants That Never Go Out of Style
The food media tends to celebrate the hottest new restaurant, whipping up a frenzy of excitement, then quickly moving on to the next shiny opening. It’s not necessarily the fault of food journalists per se (we love spotlighting the latest and greatest new spots just as much as you love reading about them), but rather […]
12 Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spice Products to Try (or Skip) This Fall
Pictured above: Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread & Muffin Baking Mix from Become Betty. Fall is here, and that means it’s pumpkin spice season. And when pumpkin spice season hits, it hits hard. We understand that going into Trader Joe’s during October can be a bit overwhelming, so we tried some of TJ’s […]
13 Perfect Chicago Pizzas We Are Crazy About Right Now
Pizza is my ride or die. I’ve been obsessed with it pretty much since birth. It is, after all, the perfect marriage of bread and cheese, with the freewheeling ability to morph styles and flavor profiles, happily incorporating nearly any ingredient in its path (I am not now, nor will I ever be, down with […]
