25 Chicago restaurants win Michelin stars
5 newcomers win 1 Michelin star each, 4 of them Japanese or Japanese-influenced, plus long-snubbed Next finally gets a star
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How the Bicicletta, a classic Italian drink, got a little dirty
When is a bicycle not a bicycle? When it's a cocktail, of course, duh. The Bicicletta (bicycle in Italian), is a decades-old breezy cocktail in the spritz family that rolled...
Craving: Middle Eastern food, from savory kebabs to aromatic spices, perfectly puffed pitas and more
The Tribune's Food & Dining team is munching on Middle Eastern food this month, filling up on freshly baked pita, silky spreads of hummus, crispy bites of falafel and mouth-watering...
A Tiki party pig roast, a celebration of Mexican cuisine, a cult veal parm sandwich, and more at Food Bowl
With more than 100 events taking place over more than two weeks of Chicago Tribune Food Bowl, we have been fielding questions from readers and friends about what they should...
An ode to Stappi, the red bitter soda from Italy
I don't know if my love affair with Stappi is because of the bitter edge to the sweet soda or because of its vibrant vermillion color and the super-cute little...
10 best recipes of 2018 — butter chicken to tahini cookies, plus a session margarita
From cheese toasts to brown butter ice cream with brownie chunks, 2018 for us was a story of big flavors with big impact. Out of the hundreds of recipes that...
More than 10 years of Thanksgiving turkey recipes — with 20 options, plus lots of sides
There's more than one way to roast a turkey. So in addition to this year's featured Thanksgiving turkey recipe (roast turkey with giardiniera on the side to punch up the...
Peek inside the tasting and judging of Tribune’s Holiday Cookie Contest
Lined up like a dare in two long rows across the test kitchen counter and a spill-over side table, the 16 plates of cookies represented the sweet dreams of their...
How to start your own cookbook club — and why you’ll want to
If you like the idea of joining a book club but would really rather not debate pacing and character development in the latest best-selling novel over overly garlicky spinach dip,...
Your vote counts! Help pick the finalists in Tribune’s annual Holiday Cookie Contest
It’s time to vote! For cookies. All the submissions are in, and the voting has begun in the Chicago Tribune’s annual Holiday Cookie Contest. Contestants are competing for cash prizes...