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Brat Summer Is Over. It's Time for Wurst Winter, with a New Sausage Stop in Chicago
Wurst Behavior, from the couple behind Wicker Park's popular Pierogi Kitchen, features loaded brats, kielbasa, Chicago hot dogs, and more – all made daily in-house.
Need Something to Make for Thanksgiving? Here Are 19 Recipes to Add to Your Table
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so we're sharing some recipes that might be something a little different to add to your menu this year.
The Wiener’s Circle’s Beloved and Foul-Mouthed Poochie to Star Alongside Seasoned Food Writer in New Chicago Food Show
Poochie, best-known for hurling insults along with hot dogs at The Wiener's Circle, joins food writer Kevin Pang to sample burgers around Chicago in Poochie & Pang Eat Chicago.
What Your Thanksgiving Turkey Ate Matters. See How One Illinois Farm Raises Them
Mint Creek Farm raises turkeys and other animals via rotational grazing, a practice that improves soil health and produces healthy, sought-after animals.
At Manny’s Deli, the Staff are the Beating Heart of a Multi-Generational Chicago Institution
Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen is a beloved Chicago institution, serving massive corned beef and pastrami sandwiches alongside pickles, thick potato pancakes, and golden matzo ball soup for nine decades now.
Breaking Down the Bounty of a Turkish Breakfast at a Suburban Chicago Restaurant and Bakery
Turkish breakfast features a teeming cornucopia of delights, from baked goods to olives to cheeses and eggs. A Thousand Tales in Mount Prospect offers one example.
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Make Your own Popcorn Chicken with 'Cook's Country'
Cook's Country is returning for its fourteenth season, and while it has a new editor-in-chief, the show still spotlights perfected home-cook versions of down-home American specialties like popcorn chicken.
Happy National Chocolate Chip Day!
In honor of National Chocolate Chip Day, bake up some Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food, and learn the entertaining history behind the invention of chocolate chips (and the chocolate chip cookie).
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.
A Recipe for a Cambodian Dip Redolent of Childhood
Prahok ktiss reminds the owner of one of Chicago's only Cambodian restaurants of childhood, when her mother would make it. Now it's one of her favorite dishes, and available at Khmai Fine Dining in Rogers Park.
A Gin Cocktail for Whiskey Lovers Who Avoid Gin
In his new book, Pour Me Another: 250 Ways to Find Your Favorite Drink, Milk Street's editorial director J.M. Hirsch offers ways to discover new cocktails you love. For whiskey lovers who avoid gin, he suggests a Bijou, which he describes as like a light Old Fashioned.
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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.
