Eat this! Six great Fourth of July recipes from Chicago chefs

Cook up some great picnic and party fare this Independence Day weekend with these terrific recipes from top Chicago chefs, culled from Dining Chicago’s weekly “Eat this!” feature.

Eat this! Pesto, the essence of summer

An intensely flavored Italian sauce or paste, pesto is typically made with fresh summer herbs, a goodly amount of garlic, grated hard cheese, olive oil or butter and nuts.

Eat this! Flank steak, great grilling in a jiffy

Flank steak is a lean, flat, flavorful cut of beef popular for grilling and frequently used in Mexican and Chinese cooking.

Top 10 Chicagoland Father’s Day freebies for 2011

Have a ball with your dad this Father\’s Day, and enjoy free giveaways from Chicago restaurants.

Happy 40th anniversary, Lettuce Entertain You

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, perhaps the single most influential company in Chicago restaurant history, celebrates its 40th anniversary on Friday, June 10, at the place that started it all, R.J. Grunts in Lincoln Park. Burgers will be $1.50 in tribute to the original 1971 price, and a DJ will spin ’70s tunes all day and [...]

Five free feeds in Chicagoland

Cheap eats? How about free?

Chicago celebrates a meaty month of May

Here’s what a few Chicago restaurants are doing to celebrate meat in May.

10 uncommon Easter events in Chicago

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

After-work munchies? Get free food near O’Hare

Free appetizers from 4 to 6 p.m. every Monday through Friday.

Friday food porn: Some seafood, mama!

The churasscarias Texas de Brazil (River North and Schaumburg) are known for their all-you-can-eat tableside meat service, but through the end of February, this seared tuna, served with tangy citrus sauce, features on the restaurants’ bountiful “salad” bars, along with some 50 other seasonal dishes. The tuna is included in both the complete meat lovers’ [...]