Chicago’s Italian Americans celebrate

August in Chicago is full of celebrations of Italian-American heritage. Events include: Aug. 11–14: Taylor Street Italian Festival, Taylor Street and Ashland Avenue, Chicago. This Little Italy festival lines Taylor Street with booths offering a variety of Italian food, a wine garden, culinary presentations and four stages of continuous live entertainment including The Rat Pack [...]

Friday food porn: You eat what for breakfast?

Egg on your pizza sounds like an April Fool’s joke, but as the photo shows, it’s no such thing. Fired at up to 900 degrees in a brick-faced Mugnaini oven, breakfast pizza della fattoria from Davanti Enoteca in Little Italy features farm-fresh eggs, pork belly, potato, green onion, bechamel sauce and asiago cheese, $9. (Note: [...]

2011 St. Joseph’s Day Tables: Where to feast in Chicago

Chicago Roman Catholics will celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph this weekend with an array of charitable events. Here’s a list of St. Joseph’s Tables.

Dine out to help the hungry

Your dining dollars can help end childhood hunger in America this week. Through Saturday, Sept. 25 scores of local eateries will donate a portion of their proceeds to anti-hunger organization Share Our Strength during the charity’s annual “Great American Dine Out.” The funds raised go to community programs across the country. Participating restaurants include: Brick [...]

Don’t miss Chicago’s August summer festivals

Festival season continues in Chicago, with Taste of Little Italy, Northalsted Market Days and the Air and Water Show.

The best Chicago restaurants ever? Really?

What would you add to the list? What would you leave off?