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Food Stories
Chicago Food Events to Check Out in August
Summer festival season isn’t over yet. August brings a packed calendar of food events celebrating everything from pierogi and sweet corn to Champagne, fried chicken, and Bloody Marys.
Engaging Kids (and Parents) in Food and Inspiring Creativity and Connection
The nonprofit The Evolved Network harnesses food and gardening to support youth in Chicago, including through coloring placemats available at restaurants around the city.
Niehla Ollie Brings Her African Twist on Hummus to Farmers Markets – Along with Her Personality
Ollie's Homegirl's Hummus brand blends a traditional chickpea base with ingredients like black-eyed peas, collard greens, and giardiniera. None of it contains tahini.
The Brotherhood of the Traveling Barrel: Chicago's Off Color Contributes to a Craft Beer Lineage
A legendary barrel that helped popularize sour beers in America has since traveled between breweries after a chance rediscovery of it. The latest is Chicago's Off Color, which will soon release its first beer produced in it.
Where to Find the Food of Argentina in Chicago
As the defending champions of the World Cup kick their way through the tournament this year, it's a good chance to survey Argentine food in Chicago.
The Team Behind Guillotine Bakery Share Their Favorites in Their New Hometown of Chicago
The founders of Guillotine Bakery, which has been drawing lines down the street in West Town, may be French, but judging by their favorite dishes, they're settling into Chicago just fine.
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Recipes
Planning Your Thanksgiving Menu? Here are 12 Recipes to Add to Your Table
Thanksgiving is almost here. We've compiled a list of recipes that could make a great addition to your Thanksgiving table.
Pizza Pops
Make individual-sized, easily handled pizza pops with some garlic butter dipping sauce for a fun treat for kids.
Spice Up Your Mashed Potatoes with This Recipe from 'Milk Street'
Not that mashed potatoes aren't delicious on their own, but sometimes you want to spice them up a bit for something a bit more special. Try this version from Christopher Kimball's Milk Street that incorporates a technique learned from Indian cooking.
A Kid-Friendly Fruitcake Recipe
Fruitcake may be a polarizing holiday dish, but if you make it fresh at home with your children, it can become a memorable new tradition – and it's easily customizable in terms of what fruit and nuts you include in it.
A Giardiniera Recipe from a Cookbook Author, TikTok Star, and Chicago Native Homesick for the Classic Condiment
Hailee Catalano grew up eating Italian beefs and giardiniera, and was disappointed at the lack of Chicago-style giardiniera outside the city. She has a recipe for it in her new cookbook, By Heart.
Our Most Popular Recipes from 2023
Sure, some of the most viewed recipes we published this year are summery, but don't let that stop you from making them now and imagining the warm months!
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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.
