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Food Stories
Restaurateurs Collaborate with Farmers and Suppliers to Produce Hard-to-Find Ingredients
From bitter Italian greens like tardivo and puntarelle to specific varieties of beets and spinach, chefs collaborate with farmers to introduce new products to the Midwest.
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.
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Recipes
Spring Risotto
Spring may be here, but there's still a chill in the air. Take advantage of the fresh green produce of early spring – asparagus, spring onions, spinach – and warm yourself against the cool damp with this bright and warming spring risotto
Baked Artichoke Dip from Uncommon Ground
The Academy Awards are this Sunday. Need to bring something to a party, or want an extra dip for your own gathering? Try this baked artichoke dip with goat cheese and pesto from the stalwart Chicago restaurant Uncommon Ground.
Fried Chicken Tenders with Coleslaw from 'The Great American Recipe'
Try a recipe perfect for summer from a suburban Chicago contestant on PBS' The Great American Recipe.
Buffalo Chicken Mac 'n' Cheese
Super Bowl LIV is this Sunday. Add your own appropriately themed dish and make this Buffalo Chicken Mac 'n' Cheese from Chicago's recently closed Rockit Bar & Grill, recipe courtesy chef Amanda Downing.
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.
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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.
