Eat this! Five rib-sticking recipes for Chicago winter

Brr … it’s real winter out. This is the weather for hearty, rib-sticking fare, and we’ve got it for you. Check out these recipes from local restaurants. Ethiopian Diamond, Edgewater and Rogers Park: Doro tibs wat, spicy Ethiopian chicken. Ristorante al Teatro, Pilsen: Timballo Siciliano, Sicilian molded pasta. Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen, Crystal Lake: Pan-seared [...]

Friday food porn: Sweet, hot cherry

Sister breakfast specialsts M.Henry in Andersonville and M.Henrietta in Edgewater feature this decadent reason to get up in the morning, created from house-made chocolate sour-cherry bread layered with fresh strawberries, raspberry whipped cream, chocolate ganache, raspberry coulis and vanilla creme anglaise, $9.25 on the Sunday brunch menu, as well as on the daily specials through [...]

100 Chicago restaurants open Christmas Day 2011

You don’t have to cook Christmas dinner.

10 uncommon Easter events in Chicago

Try something a little different this Easter, with these out-of-the-ordinary options.

12 ways to go green for Earth Day at Chicago restaurants

Every day should be Earth Day, but here are a few upcoming Chicago events. Uncommon Ground, Edgewater, Great Lakes Brewing Co. Earth Day Dinner,6 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, $55. The event begins with passed appetizers, followed by Chef Chris Spear’s four-course dinner including grilled asparagus, truffled deviled egg with ham praline and green goddess dressing [...]

Forget the green stuff, bring on the real beer

Chicago beer lovers: Recover from St. Patrick’s Day’s green libations with some quality brews at these upcoming tastings and beer dinners. Reservations strongly recommended.

Lent in Chicago, 2011: Fish fries and beyond

Lent, the season of the fish fry, is here. Check out these spots for your meatless Friday fish fix. The Cafe at the Glenview Park Golf Club, Glenview, 4:30 to 8 p.m. Fridays, all-you-can-eat buffet offers baked haddock, fried cod, popcorn shrimp, fried clams, soup or salad and more, $12.95, $6.95 children under 10. Chevy [...]

Locavore film gets Chicago premiere

Is food grown grown within a few hundred miles better than produce shipped from across the country or the world? “Ingredients,” a new documentary film, showcases the locavore movement — farmers and chefs bent on creating a sustainable food system of great tasting, locally grown food. The film looks at farms in Hudson River and [...]

Six romantic Valentine’s Day recipes from Chicago chefs

Cooking for that special someone this Valentine’s Day? Here are a few of our favorite romantic recipes from Chicagoland restaurants. Bistro 110, Magnificent Mile: Mussels with coriander and lemon, an aphrodisiac. The Chicago Firehouse, South Loop: Bananas Foster, will add fire to any romance. Ethiopian Diamond, Edgewater and Rogers Park: Doro tibs wat, spicy finger [...]

13 spooktacular ways to celebrate Halloween in Chicago

Check out these weekend happenings and have a boo-tiful Halloween, Chicago! Casey Moran’s in Wrigleyville’s “HalloweenBash 2010: The Devil Made Me Drink It,” 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, offers Chef Pete Svachula’s “boo-fet” favorites along with original “shocktails” and domestic beer for $30. Giveaways and a Halloween costume contest also feature that night. [...]