Apple season is here: Find these varieties at farmers markets now
Willis Tower looms large over the weekly farmers market held at the plaza there (233 S. Wacker Dr.; Thursdays 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. through Oct. 29). And while it's...
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Chocolate chip cookies made better with … pork? Recipes from Mexico City
Ask cookbook author Lesley Tellez, a Southern Californian now living in New York, about her taste memories from the four years she lived in Mexico City, and they come tumbling...
Doug Sohn marks Hot Doug’s closing with Honey Butter Chicken visit
Doug Sohn, the Chicago link legend, will be in the house — the "house" being Honey Butter Fried Chicken — when the Avondale restaurant serves its hybrid sandwich dubbed "The...
The most annoying words on restaurant menus
If you cringe when you see "cooked to perfection" on a restaurant menu, you have a friend in Ezra Eichelberger. As a professor of hospitality and service management at The...
What to do with shell beans, in season at farmers markets now
If you thought farmers markets were colorful last week, you'll be pleased to know they could be even better now — at least judging by the white, green and purple...
Stop wasting food with tips from ‘Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook’
My mother froze feathery celery tops and too-soft tomatoes in a zip-top bag until it was time to make broth. Bread heels became bread pudding. Dana Gunders would have appreciated...
Berghoff Oktoberfest celebrates 30 years of brats, beer, music starting Wednesday
The Berghoff held it's first open-air Oktoberfest — with food, beer, dancing and a 13-piece brass ensemble — in 1985 in front of the iconic restaurant at 17 W. Adams...
Sweet peppers, leafy greens in season at Windy City Harvest Farm Stand
If you plan to visit the Windy City Harvest Farm Stand in Washington Park (555 E. 51st St.), get there at 9 a.m. Wednesday mornings, when it opens. The peppers,...
Iconic food mascots: See how they’ve changed over the years
Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame — full name: Harland David Sanders — was born 125 years ago today (Sept. 9, 1890) in Henryville, Ind. The ferryboat entrepreneur and...
Tasting fresh mozzarella hand-stretched at a market near you
With vine-ripened tomatoes and fresh basil filling gardens, farmers markets and grocery stores, now is the time to indulge in caprese salad. Need another reason? Consider this: A growing number...