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Food Stories
Spoken Cafe Serves the Community with Pay-What-You-Can Meals, a Sustainable Ethos, and Louisiana Specialties
The Ravenswood cafe hosts community suppers where donations go to a food pantry while embracing sustainability through making nearly everything in house for its large menu, which includes Louisiana specialties and a line of gluten-free baked goods.
A New Book Outlines Chicago's Evolution from a Meat-and-Potatoes Town to a Dining Capital of the World
The Chicago Way by James Beard Award-winning reporter Michael Gebert brings readers into the kitchens of the restaurants that made Chicago an acclaimed dining city.
Two Chicago Chefs are Vying for National Stardom in a New Cooking Competition Show Hosted by Padma Lakshmi
Two major Chicago chefs are vying for $1 million in America's Culinary Cup. Diana Dávila of Mi Tocaya Antojería in Logan Square and Beverly Kim of Parachute HiFi and Anelya in Avondale are among 16 contestants.
The 2026 Winners of the Banchets, Chicago's Local Food Awards
Chicago's restaurant industry celebrated its own at a ceremony announcing the winner of the local Banchet Awards, which also honored Alinea's Grant Achatz with a lifetime achievement.
Immersive, Opulent, Maximalism Is In, Judging from Some Chicago Finalists for Restaurant Design
Judging from the restaurant designs up for recognition at Chicago's local Jean Banchet Awards, what we all seem to need right now is aspirational escape.
Chicago's 2026 James Beard Award Semifinalists
The James Beard Awards, a national recognition in the food and hospitality industry often compared to the Academy Awards, have announced 2026 semifinalists, and Chicago has one more than last year.
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Recipes
A Recipe for a Celebratory Moroccan Dish That Mixes Sweet and Savory
Traditionally served at celebratory occasions such as weddings—or, perhaps, upset victories in the World Cup by the Moroccan national football team—the Moroccan dish chicken bastilla is an elaborate pie containing stewed chicken, eggs, and almond paste. Try a recipe from Chicago's Shokran restaurant.
Try a Healthier Longanisa Recipe from Chicago's A Taste of the Philippines
The new cookbook We Cook Filipino aims to show Filipinos and others that Filipino dishes can be healthy without losing integrity, as in a recipe for the sausage longanisa from Chicago's Kathy Vega Hardy of A Taste of the Philippines.
Vivian Howard's Pickled Beets
Vivian Howard's A Chef's Life has ended after five seasons, so celebrate the seasonally focused cuisine of the series with a simple recipe perfect for brisk fall weather: pickled beets. Plus, stream the finale of the show here.
Extra Cheesy Grits from a New Season of 'Cook's Country'
As Cook's Country launches its 17th season and its editor in chief releases a book called When Southern Women Cook, try a recipe for extra cheesy grits.
Lidia's Italian-American Lasagna
July 29 is Lasagna Day, the perfect opportunity to invite a bunch of friends and family over and make a hearty lasagna to share with them. Don't have a recipe? Try Lidia Bastianich's classic Italian-American version, filled with her own meat sauce.
A Recipe for the "Real" Fettuccine Alfredo, from a New 'Milk Street' Cookbook That Celebrates Italian Recipes That Haven't Crossed the Atlantic
Italians call fettuccine Alfredo "tourist food," but there is a dish they actually eat lurking behind the Americanized version, with a surprising story, as a new Milk Street cookbook recounts.
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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.
