Stories by Kim Kovacik

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. 

The annual Pierogi Fest in Whiting, Indiana celebrates the Eastern European heritage of Northwest Indiana both lovingly and irreverently, with costumed characters and plenty of dumplings.

Northwest Indiana, known as "The Region," could almost be suburban Chicago, and offers plenty of unique restaurants in driving distance. A Hoosier chef and photographer now in Chicago recommend some of them.