Who will be Chicago’s Master of the Market?

In this farm-fresh twist on “Iron Chef,” the competing chefs will have 30 minutes to gather fresh ingredients from the farmers’ market, plus another 30 minutes to cook up a dish with their selected produce.

Friday food porn: From the queen of dessert

A “Five-Star Plated Dessert” by World Pastry Champion En-Ming Hsu.

Leah’s Notebook: News of Chicago’s dining scene

Condolences to the family and friends of Edna Stewart, founder and head chef of West Side soul food spot Edna’s Restaurant.

Chef Dudley Nieto lands in Wicker Park

Peripatetic Chef Dudley Nieto, who has cooked everywhere from Adobo Grill to Zapatista, has a new Mexican restaurant home, La Fonda del Gusto in Wicker Park.

Tramonto says ta-ta to Tru

Chef Rick Tramonto announced on Twitter today that he was leaving Tru.

Eat for James Beard, Charles the Great Dane

Check out these Chicago benefit dinners.

Chicago teens are cooking!

Forty-three budding Chicago chefs cooked their way to $534,308 in culinary scholarships, cash, and merchandise awards during the Careers through Culinary Arts Program Chicago Cooking Competition held at the Illinois Institute of Arts-Chicago on Saturday, April 24.
Top winner Jasmine Johnson of Chicago’s North Grand High School netted a $92,136 full-tuition scholarship to Johnson and [...]

Chicago Top Chefs Contest voting extended!

There’s still time to vote in our Chicago Top Chefs contest! Click the link to see our great prizes. We’re keeping the voting going until the first Chicago chef is dropped from the show.

Are you a hot chef? NRA says, ’show us’

Do you have what it takes to be a hot chef? Both professional chefs and home cooks are invited to enter the National Restaurant Association’s “Hot Chef Challenge” 2010.

Nahabedians to host a star-spangled evening

Chef Carrie Nahabedian and Michael Nahabedian, owners of Naha in River North, will host “Night of a Thousand Stars: Food for Thought,” at 6 p.m. Friday, April 16, at the Community House, 415 W. 8th St., Hinsdale.
The Hollywood-themed evening of food, wine and spirits, music, auctions, and door prizes benefits Community Support Services, a nonprofit [...]