6 Local Chefs’ Favorite Fall Comfort Food Recipes

Cooler weather calls for stick-to-your-ribs comfort foods. If you need a little inspiration, look no further — we’ve reached out to the best local chefs to get their recipes for creative comfort foods that will make you glad you can stay inside. Get ready to roast, simmer and bake the chill away! Apple and Beet […]

by Andrea Guthmann

Halloween Potluck: “Untraditional” Shepherd’s Pie

In the British Isles, the ultimate comfort food is Shepherd’s Pie, originally made with stewed mutton topped with mashed potatoes. Here in the Chicago area, Sarah Stegner and George Bumbaris have been serving up their “untraditional” version with Tallgrass beef and a puree of potatoes, parsnips and butternut squash at Northbrook’s Prairie Grass Cafe since […]

by Julie Chernoff