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Food Stories
May Kicks Off Chicago Festival Season. Here Are Food Events to Get You Started This Month
Summer’s on the horizon and with it comes the return of food festival season.
2026 Farmers Market Guide to Chicago and the Suburbs
Looking for a farmers market near you? There are dozens of neighborhood markets across Chicago and the suburbs. Check out our guide and map.
Your Favorite Restaurants’ Menus Start with Farmers
When you go out to eat, it’s not just the chef who influences what ends up on your plate – farmers do, too. A recent event hosted by Green City Market in its new, permanent home showed how.
A New Cooking Show Aims to Bring Indian Food into the Home Cook's Weekly Rotation
In a new cooking show, Anupy Singla demonstrates not just the recipes but techniques of Indian cuisine, as well as shortcuts to make it accessible during the week.
How Kasama Became the Most Recognized Chicago Restaurant of the Decade
A James Beard Award, Michelin stars, appearances on The Bear, lines down the block: Kasama has notched them all by serving casual Filipino breakfasts, artful pastries, and precise tasting menus out of one small space.
The Team Behind the Korean, Beef-Centered Bonyeon Share Their Chicago Favorites
Not only do Bonyeon's executive pastry chef Alana Wang and executive chef Alex Ching share a kitchen for the 12-seat chef's counter; they also have similar favorite restaurants and bars in Chicago, as they tell us.
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Recipes
Mashed Potato Pancakes
With huge amounts of leftovers after Thanksgiving, mashed potato pancakes are a great dish.
Naengmyeon: An Invigorating Cold Noodle Dish from ‘The Korean Vegan’
For TikTok creator and James Beard Book Award-nominated cookbook author Joanne Lee Molinaro, food and family are inextricably linked. She shares the story behind her recipe for vegan naengmyeon, or cold buckwheat noodles.
An Autumnal Baked Cheese with Pesto from the New Book 'Cheese Magic'
Chicago area-raised Erika Kubick pairs baked Camembert with pesto and roasted grapes in a recipe from her new book Cheese Magic. Try it here.
Sandwich Sushi for Fun at Meal Times with Kids
These bite-sized sandwiches are rolled like sushi and filled with a colorful assortment of fruit and peanut butter, in an idea from Marc Matsumoto of PBS's Fresh Tastes.
Celebrate the 10th Season of Lidia's Kitchen with an Arancini Recipe
Lidia Bastianich is celebrating two big anniversaries this fall: 25 years on public television, and the 10th season of Lidia's Kitchen. She's still going strong, sharing recipes such as this one for arancini filled with cheese, peas, and prosciutto.
A ‘Measure-with-Your-Heart’ Recipe for Village Salad from Greektown Mainstay Nine Muses
Chicago's Greektown may be a smaller community than it was several decades ago, but the owner of neighborhood mainstay Nine Muses Bar and Grill says it's still the place to go for authentic Greek food. He shares his restaurant’s famous Village Salad recipe – which involves a little bit of “measuring from the heart.”
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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.
