China is the second-most populous and third-largest country by area in the world, so its cuisine is amazingly diverse. You can find many regional Chinese dishes and restaurants around Chicago, with the help of our guide.
One meaning of chaat is "to lick," and this recipe for a mixture of spiced vegetables and legumes will make you want to do just that after eating it with your fingers.
As the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, WTTW marks the milestone with a wide range of programs exploring the people, events, ideas, and places that have shaped the country's history and continue to define its future.
The seasonally obsessed Feld has received a number of accolades in the past year or so. Its chef Jake Potashnick shares where he unwinds after or before service.
50 years ago, the promising young Black Panther leader Fred Hampton was killed during a police raid. Hampton's organizing and the outcry after his death helped lead to the election of Harold Washington and Bobby Rush, who was a Panther at the time of the raid.
"I never really loved high school lunches or any of that, anything outside of what my mom prepared in the kitchen," says Ray Espiritu, the owner of Isla Pilipina in Lincoln Square. When he didn't know what to do after graduating, he decided to take over a restaurant.
Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen serves many hard-to-find Nepali specialties, which combine Indian, Tibetan, and Chinese culinary influences, unlike many other Nepali restaurants in Chicago, which offer mostly North Indian dishes.
Andrea Andrade and Jose Navea didn't plan to stay in Chicago when they came to visit. Now they operate their own restaurant serving arepas, a nostalgic staple food of their home country of Venezuela. "You can't say Venezuela and not say arepas," Navea says.
Though the number of Chicagoans killed by gun violence has declined in the past two years, the persistent problem is still a reality for many of the city’s residents.
