50 Chicagoland restaurants and bars open on Christmas Day

You don’t have to eat Chinese food on Christmas.

Can you eat local for two weeks?

Green City Market challenges you to eat local. During the market’s challenge period, Wednesday, Sept. 9, through Sept. 23, participants sign a pledge to make a conscious effort to choose foods grown in Illinois, the adjoining states and Michigan. If you’re ever going to go the locavore route, now’s the time — the height of [...]

Cookin’, shakin’ and tastin’ for the hungry

Help the hungry — eat well. More than a score of top Chicagoland chefs, including Michael Kornick of mk in River North, Mindy Segal and Mark Steuer of HotChocolate in Wicker Park, Michael Sheerin of Blackbird in the West Loop and Bill Kim of UrbanBelly in Irving Park, and a like number of the city’s [...]

Eat your religion at church festivals this weekend

Church festivals offer some of the best eating. Two good ones are coming up this weekend. St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, 7373 N. Caldwell, Niles, hosts its annual Big Greek Food Festival this weekend. This is absolutely one of the best food festivals of the Chicagoland summer, with homemade Greek specialties such as loukaniko (Greek [...]