Chicago chefs tackle rare Arctic char

Cambridge Bay wild Arctic char is a rare fish with a short season. The fish, related to salmon and trout, spend most of the year under the ice caps of the Arctic Circle. In mid-August, they instinctively return to the waters of Cambridge Bay in Nunavut, Canada, for about two weeks, just before the bay [...]

Are you ready for the Jewish holidays?

The Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies will help you tool up for a sweet 5771 with “Rosh Hashanah Boot Camp,” a one-evening holiday crash course.

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.

Gaztro-wagon hits the Chicago streets

The Gaztro-wagon hits the Chicago streets tomorrow.

Chicago helps the Gulf

Help wildlife and families affected by the BP disaster and enjoy some of Chicago’s best eats. A $50 donation to Gulf Coast oil spill cleanup gets you into a benefit hosted by some of some of the city’s hottest eateries. The event takes place 5–7 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum [...]

Hot Chicago hotel menu happenings

Chicago’s hotel restaurants are sizzling this summer. Here’s a sampling:

Stetson’s Chop House in the Loop’s Hyatt Regency Chicago has added a $38 three-course set menu to recently enhanced regular menu. Served daily before 6:30 p.m. and after 8 p.m., the prix fixe offers a choice of French onion soup or caesar salad to [...]

Eat this! Bruschetta, an elevating use for stale bread

Bruschetta (pronounced “brus′ket-ta”), a popular appetizer or snack, consists of crusty grilled or toasted bread brushed with olive oil, rubbed with garlic and given any of a variety of toppings.

Pigging out at the peak with Chicago-made treat

When Rockford, Ill., climber Bob Peterson reached the base camp of Mount Everest, a 60-mile trek, 9,000 feet of it uphill, he celebrated with an unusual local trail mix made in Chicago.

‘Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps’ a thrilling farce

Much in the same spirit as Charles Ludlam’s gothic spoof “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” this madcap pastiche by Patrick Barlow, based on a concept from Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon, features four actors who reenact all the roles in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1935 film.

Eat for James Beard, Charles the Great Dane

Check out these Chicago benefit dinners.