Events: Togetherness Through Tacos at Rogers Park Taco Crawl
Rogers Park is very much a vibe. A vibe that consists of neighbors who know each other’s names and always say hello, a global community, and of course really great […]
The Thing: Fire Chicken at Dancen
Picture this: it’s 9pm on a Sunday night, all is quiet and closed, and everyone else has popped their edible to lull themselves into a deep enough sleep to forget […]
Interview: Chicago’s Best Chefs Fight Childhood Hunger This Thursday
Chef and co-owner Zachary Engel of Lincoln Park’s Galit is cooking up their number one crowd pleaser (hummus!) for No Kid Hungry’s Taste of the Nation event to help raise […]
Kitchen Test: A Cook’s Review of The New Chicago Diner Cookbook
Meat-free since 1983 in a city filled with hotdog stands and beef sandwiches is reason enough to know the flavor is there to keep The Chicago Diner the long-lasting vegan […]
Farmers Market Preview: No Bad Strawberry Karma
I’m someone who is devoted to farmers markets, yearns for the season to begin, eagerly awaits CSA drop days, and luxuriates on the idea of a canvas tote and an […]
Bites: What Read & Run Chicago’s Allison Yates Eats in a Day
Allison Yates began Read & Run Chicago after realizing her two loves, reading and running, were both allowing her to explore, experience and connect with Chicago in an exciting way. […]
The Thing: Spinach Pie at Hellas Pastry Shop
When you walk into Hellas Pastry Shop (2627 W Lawrence Ave.), the trays of cookies behind glass will almost force the knee jerk reaction to order a box of sweets. […]
Bites: What Playwright Joshua Allen Eats in a Day
Joshua Allen is about to conclude The Grand Boulevard Trilogy at Raven Theatre in Edgewater with The Prodigal Daughter (May 16–June 22). His commissioned series of plays follows Black families […]
Review: Let’s Get This Bread—Top 5 Bakeries in Chicago
Review and photos by Lydia Schultz If you think finding good bread is easy, you’re wrong. Bread seems simple enough, but it takes substantial work to produce and find exceptional […]
Review: Putting a Bit of Seoul Into Our Soul
Review and photos by Bruce Kong. What we know about Korean food can be summarized in a variety of recipes that include spice, vinegar and fermentation. Bulgogi, tteokbokki, and naengmyeon […]
Review: Consuming My Religion: Holy Food, by Christina Ward
No matter how busy they were creating the universe, some gods always found time to lay down the law on what their worshippers should eat. Diets and deities have a […]
Dispatch: Dîner en Blanc Returns to Chicago, an Outdoor Dinner Party with Style and Community to Spare
Billed as Chicago’s largest dinner party, Dîner en Blanc is an annual, one-night-only pop-up event held in major cities all over the world for no other reason than to celebrate […]