A first look at Lucky Peach from David Chang and McSweeney’s
It might be easier to describe what chef David Chang and writer Peter Meehan's new quarterly food magazine Lucky Peach isn't rather than what it is. – It isn't a...
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Food Truck review: The Brown Bag truck
There are different ways to look at the Brown Bag Truck. On the one hand, you can find good barbecue at a reasonable price pretty easily in Chicago right now,...
Q&A with Jamie Oliver about the ‘Food Revolution’
Like Jamie Oliver or hate him, there are not a lot of celebrity chefs doing what he's doing right now – going on television to tell Americans that they're fat...
Chicagoan out to be ‘Next Food Network Star’
Jeff Mauro loves sandwiches. That's probably a good thing because as the corporate chef at Guaranteed Rate's Ravenswood offices, he's making a few hundred of them every day. But could...
Five reasons to watch ‘From Spain with Love’
The Cooking Channel celebrated its first birthday with the launch of three new shows: "The Originals with Emeril," a trip through some of the longest lasting restaurants in the country;...
Chicago’s food truck movement
Whenever customers asked, Cleetus Friedman would say no way — he would not be starting a food truck. He recently had opened City Provisions deli in Ravenswood, he runs a...
Bankruptcy puts LTH Forum up for sale
LTH Forum, one of the most robust online communities for Chicago food enthusiasts, is for sale. The bidding currently stands at $40,000. How is a website with no advertising, no...
Alton Brown calls an end to ‘Good Eats’
After 249 episodes, "Good Eats" is no more.Alton Brown called an end to his instructional half-hour show yesterday, announcing it to fans as his first post on Twitter:"G.E. fans, I've...
The April 30 sandwich: Depot American Diner
Day 30 of 30 sandwiches in 30 days The Pot Roast Go ahead, try to eat this thing with your hands -- you'll end up wearing a fair amount of...
Phillip Foss to open restaurant alongside Meatyballs kitchen
Hanging on the wall in the Ballcave – Phillip Foss' name for the kitchen just off of Western Ave. that houses his Meatyballs sandwich operation – is an odd slip...