Chicago Food

Chicago Bar Debuts NATO-Themed Burgers Before Summit

Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Chicago Restaurants, Lockdown Chicago, Citizens Arrest Burger, Nato Summit 2012, Lockdown Bar, Nato Burgers, Chicago Food, Nato Summit, Lockdown Bar and Grill, Chicago Nato, Chicago News

Amid talk of lockdowns in the Loop as Chicago prepares to host the NATO Summit, an aptly named bar and grill in the Ukrainian Village is debuting a to...

Read Whole Story

Book About Chicago's Favorite Hot Dog Spot In The Works

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Chicago Hot Dogs, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Hot Dougs Book, Chicago Hot Dougs, Chicago Food, Chicago Around Town, Hot Dougs, Hot Dougs: The Book, Hot Dougs Book, Doug Sohn, Chicago News

There's a lot you can do with a hot dog. At Chicago foodie staple Hot Doug's, for example, they fry them, smoke them and soak them in beer. Soon en...

Read Whole Story

PHOTOS: Chicago's Priciest Cuisines

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Chicago Eating, Chicago Restaurants, Grubhub Most Expensive Cuisines, Chicago-Priciest-Cuisines, Chicago Cuisines, Grubhub, Chicago Expensive Cuisines, Chicago Food, Chicago Expensive Restaurants, Chicago Money, Chicago News

Chicago doesn't need to be told that we can be a little eccentric, especially when it comes to our food. But in case that wasn't explicitly clear, Gru...

Read Whole Story

PHOTOS: Chicago's Cheapest Cuisines, And Where To Find Them

Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Chicago Eating, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Cheap Restaurants, Chicago Cheapest Restaurants, Grubhub, Chicago Cuisines, Chicago Food, Grubhub Cheapest Cuisines, Chicago Cheapest Cuisines, Chicago Money, Chicago News

April truly is the cruelest month -- not only are we taunted with summer-like weather only to have it abruptly taken away, but the government also dem...

Read Whole Story

Police Use Social Media To Intercept, Ticket Food Trucks

Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Chicago Food, Chicago Food Trucks, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Around Town, Chicago Food Trucks Police, Chicago Food Trucks Tickets, Food Trucks, Chicago News

While Twitter has been connecting Chicago foodies with the city's few food trucks for some time, truck owners say the service could ultimately lead to...

Read Whole Story

The Wiener's Circle Gets Its Own Reality TV Show

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Wiener's Circle, Wiener's Circle Reality Tv Show, The Wiener's Circle Chicago, Chicago Restaurants, Wiener's Circle Chicago, Wiener's Circle Hot Dog Stand, Video, Chicago Travel, Chicago Food, Wiener's Circle Reality Show, Chicago News

Chicago's most infamous hot dog stand, the Wiener's Circle, is about to get even more attention -- thanks to a new reality television show. Premier...

Read Whole Story

Chicagoans In Hollywood Celebrate Far From Home

AP | By BETH HARRIS | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Chicago Hot Dogs, Chaz Evert, Chicago People, Chicago Food, Windy City West, Dennis Farina, Chicago in Hollywood, Jeff Garlin, Chris Odonnell, James Denton, Chicago Celebrities, Hollywood, Chicago News

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- A hungry Chris O'Donnell arrived straight from the set of "NCIS: Los Angeles" and polished off a piece of pizza. Joe Mantegna,...

Read Whole Story

5 Things That Made February In Chicago Delicious

| Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Chicago Restaurants, Welfleet, The Publican, Chicago Food, Publican Quality Meats, Sun Wah, Autre Monde, Crêperie Saint Germain, Chicago News

This article comes to us courtesy of Tasting Table Chicago. Each month, HuffPost Chicago joins our friends at Tasting Table to highlight our five f...

Read Whole Story

PHOTOS: Chicago Restaurant Week 2012 Cheat Sheet

Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Chicago Restaurant Week, Chicago Eating, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Restaurant Week Cheat Sheet, Chicago Travel, Chicago Restaurant Week Photos, Chicago Food, Chicago Restaurant Guide, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News

Restaurant Week kicks off Friday, which means Chicagoans have until the 26th to cram in eats from as many of the 200 participating restaurants as they...

Read Whole Story

Bringing (Rooftop!) Urban Agriculture To Chicago's South Side

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Can They Kick It, Urban Farming, Chicago Food, My Chicago, Back of the Yards, Urban Agriculture, The Urban Canopy Alex Poltorak, The Plant Chicago, Video, Chicago Urban Farming, The Urban Canopy, Chicago Food Access, Alex Poltorak, Chicago Farms, Chicago Impact, Chicago Urban Agriculture, Chicago News

Last fall, when First Lady Michelle Obama came to Chicago to address where the city was coming up short in terms of food access for its residents, she...

Read Whole Story

PHOTOS: Indoor Area Farmers Markets In Chicago

Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Chicago Farmers Market Calendar, Indoor Chicago Farmers Markets, Chicago Farmers Markets, Video, Winter Chicago Farmers Markets, Organic Food, Chicago Food, Chicago Localvores, Best of Chicago, Eating Local, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News

The dead of Chicago winter is a time when, even with temperatures that have been unseasonably warm as of late, outdoor farmers markets are but a somew...

Read Whole Story

5 Things That Made January In Chicago Delicious

| Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Chicago Food, Bill Kim, Best of Chicago, Chicago Restaurants, Big Jones, Tasting Table, Southport Grocery, Tasting Table Chicago, Chicago News

This article comes to us courtesy of Tasting Table Chicago. Each month, Tasting Table will highlight their 5 favorite finds from Chicago's culinary...

Read Whole Story

Taste To Feature Fewer Restaurants, Higher Vendor Fees

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Chicago Restaurants, Video, Taste of Chicago Fewer Restaurants, Chicago Events, Taste of Chicago 2012, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Travel, Chicago Food, Taste of Chicago, Chicago Festivals, Taste of Chicago Rahm Emanuel, Chicago News

The upcoming Taste of Chicago, in addition to being held later in the summer and lasting half as long as previous years, will also feature only one-th...

Read Whole Story

Celebrate National Baklava Day With Chicago's Best

Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Chicago Restaurants, Video, Chicago Bakeries, Chicago Desserts, Chicago Baklava, Chicago Food, Baklava in Chicago, Make Your Own Baklava, Baklava, Chicago News

In case we need to remind you, Nov. 17 marks National Baklava Day. The important holiday recognizes the enigmatic dessert comprised of layers of p...

Read Whole Story

Announcing The 2011 Eater Award Winners For Chicago

Eater Chicago | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Chicago Food, Best of Chicago, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago News

It is time now to announce the winners of the 2011 Eater Awards, presented by Patrón Tequila. In over 50 categories spanning 13 cities, the winners c...

Read Whole Story

Beloved Chatham Pancake House In Talks To Reopen

neighborhoodscribe.com | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Chicago Restaurants, Chatham Pancakes, Chicago Food, Chicago News

The Chatham Pancake House or any other Chatham location will not be home to a proposed pawnshop. Members attending the general meeting of the Chath...

Read Whole Story

Stephanie Izard Turns 'Top Chef' Into Big Break

AP | MICHELE KAYAL | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Chicago Chefs, Stephanie Izard Girl and the Goat, Top Chef, Stephanie Izard, Girl and the Goat, Chicago Restaurants, Girl in the Kitchen, Stephanie Izard Top Chef, Chicago Food, Chicago News

In the beginning there was Scylla, a cozy, quiet neighborhood restaurant where Stephanie Izard turned out reliable Mediterranean seafood in a living r...

Read Whole Story

A Spectators' Guide To The 2011 Chicago Marathon

| Erin Chan Ding | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Chicago Marathon, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Citysbest, Citysbest Chicago, Chicago Events, US Destinations, Chicago Marathon 2011, Chicago Travel, Chicago, Chicago Food, Bank of America Marathon, Chicago Around Town, Illinois Travel, Destinations, Chicago News

In a 34-year-old Chicago tradition, tens of thousands of people will pack onto Columbus Drive in Grant Park on Sunday and spend the next several hours...

Read Whole Story

WATCH: National Chefs Reveal Their Favorite SF Dishes To 'The Chef Whisperer'

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 11.29.2011

During the first three months that Jared Rivera spent researching his new iPhone app, Chef's Feed, he gained 25 pounds and gave himself a case of gout...

Read Whole Story

'Sandwich King' Talks Delis And Chicago's Food Truck Problems

| Lauren Drell | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Jeff Mauro Sandwich King, Chicago Citysbest, Citysbest Chicago, Food Network, Chicago, Chicago Food, Jeff Mauro, Chicago Restauranrs, Sandwich King, Chicago Sandwiches, Chicago News

If anyone knows sandwiches in Chicago, it would be the animated, self-proclaimed “sandwich king," Jeff Mauro. The 33 year-old Elmwood Park reside...

Read Whole Story

PHOTOS: New Food Trucks Hit The Streets Despite No-Cook Law

| Lauren Drell | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Citysbest, Citysbest Chicago, Chicago, Chicago Food, Chicago Food Trucks, Chicago Chefs, Best of Chicago, Chicago Around Town, Food Trucks, Chicago News

Food trucks have been hitting the streets of Chicago in record numbers. While some chefs wait for the food truck ordinance to pass (the city health de...

Read Whole Story

Chicago Hot Dog War Ends In Truce

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Chicago Hot Dog War, Americas Best Hot Dog, Best of Chicago, Kraft Foods, Chicago Hot Dogs, Sara Lee Ball Park, Chicago Food, Chicago Wiener War, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A dogfight in federal court over who makes America's tastiest wieners has ended with a fizzle. The two-year battle pitted Sara Lee's ...

Read Whole Story

Restaurateur Dion Antic On City Gossip, Cornish Hen And His 'Shaguar'

| Erin Chan Ding | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Porkchop Chicago, Chicago Restaurants, Melt Sandwich Shop Chicago, Harry's Velvet Room, Citysbest Chicago, Dion Antic, Toast Chicago, Chicago, Chicago Food, My Chicago, Bagel on Damen, Dion Antic Chicago, Chicago News

Age: 47 Neighborhood: Ukrainian Village Years in Chicago: 47 (with a hiatus living in Los Angeles and Bueno Aires following a divorce a few year...

Read Whole Story

PHOTOS: Fast Casual Vegan Eatery Opens In Wicker Park

| Lauren Drell | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Wicker Park, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Citysbest, Citysbest Chicago, Vegan, Chicago, Chicago Food, Food, Best of Chicago, Chicago Impact, Chicago News

Chicagoans love their meat. Whether it's thick-cut steak, hot dogs or dripping Italian beef, locals are loyal to the cow. So what happens when you tak...

Read Whole Story

Cabbies Help Chicago Blogger Find City's Best Ethnic Food Spots

| Lauren Drell | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Chicago Cab Fare, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Citysbest, Citysbest Chicago, Ethnic Food, Chicago Cab Fare Blog, Chicago Travel, Chicago, Chicago Food, Best of Chicago, Illinois Travel, David Heiser, Chicago News

It’s happened to us all: You flag down a cab and hop in, only to find the driver chatting it up on his Bluetooth. But that hasn't stopped Lakeview r...

Read Whole Story