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Food Stories
Alex Frantz Helps Local Food Get From Small Farms to Plates in Chicago
Ever look at a restaurant menu and wonder, “How do they get all those gorgeous, ripe heirloom tomatoes every week?” One answer lies in businesses like Chicago’s Midwest Foods.
Americans Overlook Dairy Cow Beef While Europeans Prize It. Table, Donkey and Stick Is Trying to Show Why
How and why did Americans stop eating beef from dairy cows? It has something to do with Chicago's meatpackers and stockyards.
Czech It Out: Bohemian Food in Chicago
Chicago has been home to one of the largest diasporas of Czech citizens outside of central Europe, but there aren't many Czech restaurants left here. What's the cuisine like?
Spinning J Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary With a Behind-the-Scenes Podcast Revealing the Challenges of Independent Restaurants
The old-school bakery and soda fountain Spinning J is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a podcast going behind the scenes of the struggles independent restaurants face.
A Michelin-Starred Chef Opens a Seafood-Focused Bistro with Midwestern Touches
Petite Edith is the third new restaurant opened by husband-and-wife team Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo in the past year. It's a lower price-point successor to their artistic tasting menu spot Esmé.
Cook Up Some Inspiration with WTTW’s Thanksgiving Cooking Show Lineup
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and there is a bounty of cooking shows you can watch on WTTW or stream.
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Recipes
A Cheese-Filled Georgian Bread from 'Cook's Country'
Georgian cuisine has been deemed the next big food trend, and the molten cheese-filled khachapuri its global avatar. Try it yourself with an American home cook-friendly recipe from Cook's Country before it really takes off.
Morton's Key Lime Pie
Pi Day may be about the mathematical constant, but it's also the perfect excuse to enjoy some pie. Not that you need an excuse when you can whip up a key lime pie as easy and delicious as this one from the legendary Morton's of Chicago.
A Recipe for Korean Fried Chicken from a New 'Milk Street' Cookbook
The new cookbook Milk Street 365 is meant to be "your Cooking 101 for 2024," says Milk Street's editorial director. Try its recipe for Korean fried chicken.
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.
Kid-Friendly Challah
Bake challah at home with your kids, in a recipe from Arthur: Postcards from Buster.
Green Goddess Roast Chicken from 'Cook's Country'
Using green goddess dressing as a marinade for roast chicken, as Cook's Country suggests, is a brilliant idea: bright, fresh flavors complement the chicken, while the acid in the marinade tenderizes the meat and the sugar caramelizes the skin.
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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.
