Traditional Szechuan Far From Chinatown
Good Szechuan-style cooking can easily be found in Chinatown, but an even better option is at a family-run restaurant on Chicago’s Northwest Side where the grandfather is in the kitchen, all by himself.
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Income Tax a Charming Addition to Edgewater, Especially For Wine Drinkers
A charming mom-and-pop neighborhood restaurant has a catchy name for those who filed their taxes this week. While most restaurants begin by planning a menu, then tasting wines to complement the chef’s food, at Income Tax they approach things a bit differently.
Thai Restaurant Cooks Authentic Dishes From Home
The Thai New Year of Songkran is coming up next week and if you haven’t had Thai food in the city recently, there are several places cooking home-style food. Home-style means bolder flavors and not just the usual pad thai noodles.
Toronto’s Delicious Suburbs (The Feed Podcast)
On this week’s show, a deep-dive into the suburbs of Toronto, where a veritable United Nations of eating exists, in places like Scarborough and Markham. Eating around the world in pretty much one place. All you have to do is bring an appetite, eh?
Red Velvets the Stars at Somethin’ Sweet Donuts
Chicago has several good doughnut shops, but I sniffed out yet another good one, this time in the Cragin neighborhood on the city’s Northwest Side. It’s a family-run operation led by Cambodian immigrants who’ve been shaping, frying and glazing for more than 30 years.
NY Times Food Section (The Feed Podcast)
On this week’s show, a discussion with the Food Editor at The New York Times, Sam Sifton, about how the business of food coverage has evolved, and how digital, social media, even virtual reality may play a role in how you consume food news from a national newspaper. Then the paper’s Restaurant Critic, Pete Wells … Continued
Caterer Tries Opening a Restaurant, Right Next Door
Catering is a tough business, but one local caterer decided that it had the right team in place, and the know-how, to create a new restaurant, adjacent to their catering facility. The result is Eden, a restaurant with high ambitions that manages to pull it off.
Best Shawarma in Chicagoland? Hard to Argue with Al-Sufara
There are plenty of Middle Eastern joints in Palos Hills and Bridgeview, but nothing quite like Al-Sufara Grills, which sits almost hidden in the middle of a strip mall, near 103rd and Harlem Avenue. (In this week’s Extra Course Video: I talk about the two very different kinds of baba gannoush they offer). Extra … Continued
Roister’s Chicken Sandwich A Lunchtime Hit
There are dozens of chicken sandwiches in Chicago, some fast food, others more elaborate. There’s a truly unique and delicious one, in West Fulton Market where classically-trained chefs have taken a completely new approach to this southern staple.
Tucson: City of Gastronomy (The Feed Podcast)
In 2015, Tucson joined a pretty prestigious list of more than a dozen cities from around the world to become the only place in the U.S. designated a “City of Gastronomy” by UNESCO. On this week’s show, I report from this desert, which is at the forefront of resuscitating a long-lost agricultural movement that goes back … Continued
British Cafe Moves to Pilsen, Expands Offerings
One of the Bridgeport neighborhood’s favorite British cafes has moved to Pilsen, greatly expanding its offerings. Now, more of a formal British pub, you can eat – and drink – pretty well, almost all day long.