On this edition of The Feed Podcast (where you’ll find the recipes), a Black Bean Challenge with the Chef and Owner of May Street Café & Steakhouse in Chicago. Chef Mario Santiago joins Rick Bayless in the test kitchen to come up with an easy weeknight meal in 15 minutes or less, using a can of … Continued
Lobster rolls are all over the Eastern Seaboard, but there are several places in Chicago now making decent versions. These traditional sandwiches, served in top-loaded hot dog buns, are now showing up at the Merchandise Mart, thanks to a New York City-based chain that is hoping to plant a few more stores here.
I receive a lot of cookbooks during the year, but a recent one, Bangkok: Recipes and Stories from the Heart of Thailand stood out because of its thoroughness and vivid representation of what eating and cooking in Thailand is really like. If you’ve ever been curious about how the Thais truly eat, this is the book for … Continued
If you’re the kind of intrepid eater who thrills to the prospect of trying fried grasshoppers, fermented water jelly and tripe ragú, you might want to check out the 2nd annual Strange Foods Festival this Sunday, November 5th, at the Stan Mansion (2408 N. Kedzie) in Logan Square. Keng Sisavath is a one-man ambassador for … Continued
A taste of Bushwick is coming to Pilsen, but only for a weekend. One of New York City’s finest pizzas is made in the ovens at Roberta’s, and the team behind this Brooklyn gem will be setting up shop at Dusek’s Board & Beer for a two-day pizza pop-up, November 11 and 12. “While Chicago … Continued
Nearly two dozen of Chicago’s best chefs are getting together for a unique fundraiser this Friday for a non-profit called Pilot Light, which works with Chicago Public Schools children. One of the key chefs involved is Jason Hammel, known for his work at Lula Cafe. From the kitchen of his new restaurant, Marisol, inside the Museum … Continued
On this week’s The Feed Podcast, a chat with the force behind the Momofuku restaurants that have seemingly opened all over the world. David Chang joins me and Rick Bayless for a wide-ranging conversation, including his passion for fermentation, what “authenticity” means to him, the work involved in being a chef and we ask what … Continued
Next Saturday is Homecoming at the University of Illinois, and despite my allegiance to visiting Wisconsin, I now have a reason to visit the Champaign-Urbana campus more often: my daughter. I figured a lot of Chicago-area parents might be heading down to see the game with their kids, so we did some legwork for you.
Rub’s Backcountry Smokehouse is a distant memory now that the BBQ Supply Co. is fully in charge along Western Avenue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood, near the city’s border with Evanston. When things weren’t going well, Rub’s decided to reconcept and refine the business. After six years, the upgrades have been significant – a new … Continued
It was nice to be asked about my beloved city for this piece in Qatar Airways Magazine. Click here to read it.
Delis are not an easy business. On top of the food costs, there is labor and inventory, plus picky customers. A new Jewish-style deli in the North Center neighborhood is trying to do things old-school, but also being sensitive to price.