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Food Stories
International Bubble Tea Chains Are Changing Chicago’s Chinatown. Local Businesses Have Mixed Reactions
International bubble tea, bakery, and hot pot chains have opened in Chicago's Chinatown in recent years. Some argue they are driving out mom-and-pop businesses, while others say they bring more people to the neighborhood.
How Food Ties into the Obama Center's Mission, Through Gardens, Events, and Opportunities
With a food program headed by a South Side native, a fruit and vegetable garden that hosts teaching opportunities, and more, the program at the Obama Center aims to show "how food can transmit values."
Get Your Lederhosen Ready: Oktoberfest Events and Other Food Festivals to Explore in Chicago This September
Get your lederhosen ready, because the Chicago area’s September food events calendar is packed with several Oktoberfests, specialty food festivals, wine strolls, and plenty of other ways to enjoy the last warm days of the year.
Logan Square Is Getting a Midwestern-Meets-French Bistro from Chef Christian Hunter
Hunter came to Chicago to open Atelier and garnered it a Michelin star. Now he's opening a more casual restaurant that aims to bridge high and low.
Two Critics Walk into Ciccio Mio, a Yelp Top 100 Restaurant
Yelp Top 100 restaurants generally don't get lots of critical attention. What’s behind the gap between critical praise and the mushier space comprising what a lot of the public honest-to-goodness likes?
In an Age of Lines and Viral Pastries, What’s It Like to Be a Regular Neighborhood Bakery?
The bakery scene in Chicago is arguably the best it has ever been. But the bakery boom doesn’t only include the viral places that attract lines and social media attention.
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Recipes
Try a Oaxacan Street Snack with a Recipe from 'Milk Street'
Tlayudas are a common antojito, or street food, in Oaxaca. Somewhat similar to a pizza, they are a large tortilla topped with black beans, cheese, and other ingredients that is then grilled open-faced. Try a folded-over version from Christopher Kimball's Milk Street here.
A Recipe for Orange Cranberry Soda Bread with White Chocolate Chunks
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the simple but utterly worthwhile soda bread, in a version from Christopher Kimball's Milk Street that is brightened by orange and dried cranberries and slightly sweetened by white chocolate chunks.
A Nostalgic Jambalaya Recipe from Virtue Chef and 'Top Chef' Contestant Damarr Brown
Damarr Brown, the Chef de Cuisine at Virtue in Hyde Park, wasn't sure he wanted to do Top Chef at first. But after his mentor, Chef Erick Williams, encouraged him to take the opportunity, he went far in the competition. Brown discusses representation in the Chicago restaurant industry and shares his recipe for Chicken and Andouille Jambalaya.
A Recipe for Baked Kibee from Imee's Mediterranean Kitchen
Imee's Mediterranean Kitchen is a Loop restaurant born out of three generations of Lebanese women cooking for their families. Owner Nicole Nassif shares her recipe for baked kibee or kibbeh, a combination of bulgur, ground meat, and spices.
A Simple, Cheesy Quiche from 'America's Test Kitchen'
Celebrate the return of America's Test Kitchen in its twenty-fourth season with this simple, cheesy quiche recipe from the new season.
Punjabi Chicken Curry from 'Indian As Apple Pie'
Anupy Singla's family is from Punjab. She shares a deeply spiced stovetop chicken curry from that northern Indian state that demonstrates what "curry" actually is.
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Food Series
Check, Please!
The Emmy-winning local restaurant review series from WTTW Chicago features host, master sommelier, and restaurateur Alpana Singh sitting down with three “regular person” guest reviewers as they compare notes on their experiences at three Chicago-area eateries.
Chefs Off the Clock
Discover the ways Chicago’s celebrity chefs unwind after they clock out of the kitchen. Get to know another side of these interesting personalities who — while known for their passion and work ethic in the kitchen — are fascinating and passionate people in their personal lives as well.
FOODPHILES
Meet the people who feed you. This series takes you into the kitchen, behind the bar, and into the field to introduce you to a chef or restaurateur who prepares food and libations as they share their personal stories and insights about the meaning of their work, how they got into the hospitality business, and why they have such a passion for what they do.
Foods of Chicago
Join Geoffrey Baer as he plays both taste tester and tour guide, exploring the little-known stories behind Chicago's favorite foods! Along this delectable journey, learn how the Chicago-style hot dog came into being, discover the connection between Al Capone and Jay's Potato Chips, take a tour down Chicago's New Maxwell Street Market, learn about the birth of the classic SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE "cheezborger" routine from the Billy Goat tavern, and so much more!
Dishalicious
This cooking demonstration program filmed before a live audience in WTTW's Grainger Studio is hosted by Sarah Grueneberg, James Beard award-winning chef/owner of Chicago's Monteverde and runner-up on "Iron Chef" and "Iron Chef Gauntlet." Each week, Sarah is joined by three extraordinary local chefs who band together to prepare a unique meal.
Food Thoughts
Healthy eating and food education are essential to preparing the very youngest members of our community for school and life. Pilot Light and WTTW team up to encourage healthy eating with FOOD THOUGHTS, an animated series of videos for kids and families. Puppy chef host “Puprika” joins a diverse group of children and families to visit their homes, gardens, farms, and schools.
