Joe Gray

Tuesday is your last chance to enter the Chicago Tribune's 2018 Holiday Cookie Contest. We are taking submissions online until 11:29 p.m. And voting online begins at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday....

With rain and chilly temperatures forecast, it’s shaping up to be a great weekend for baking. Which is perfect if you have your mind set on entering the Tribune’s Holiday...

Calling all Chicago-area cookie bakers! Yes, it’s barely October, but it’s already time for the Chicago Tribune's annual Holiday Cookie Contest. Submissions begin Wednesday, Oct. 3, on the contest page...

The weekend smiled down on Chicago brewers with several awards at the Great American Beer Festival, the nation's most prestigious beer fest. Friday also saw accolades awarded to some of...

If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, how does a comfort food tour begin? With a single recipe? With a kind word? With a generous,...

Strawberries, cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, blueberries — the confluence of summer fruit seasons creates one of the most magical culinary moments of the year. Here we’ve given them a stage...

Korean barbecue from chef Bill Kim, soul food from Chicago native and now Atlanta chef Todd Richards, Mexican dishes from chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless, Italian rice classics from veteran...

It has been a big year for cookbooks by Chicago chefs. Bill Kim, Stephanie Izard, John Coletta and Paul Kahan all launched titles in the past year, covering topics from...

From appetizers to entrees to desserts, 2017 was a buffet of discovery. We featured Tater Tots for the Super Bowl, and the loaded tots, Buffalo-chicken-inspired tot-chos from Food & Dining’s...