Sunday, Feb. 5, marks Super Bowl XLVI: the New York Giants vs. the New England Patriots. Here’s a few places where Chicagoland food and football fans can indulge in both. Cantina 46 on the Gold Coast goes beyond screening the pigskin plays to roasting a whole pig in a Cuban Caja box. $30 gets you [...]
What did Mr. Spock eat? We don’t know, but your last chance to ask Leonard Nimoy is coming Friday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 2, at Creation Entertainment’s Official “Star Trek” Convention at the Westin O’Hare in Rosemont. The event, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the iconic TV show, will be Nimoy’s final public appearance [...]
Do you have what it takes to cook on TV?
Will it be Dialed In, Twice the Appeal or Stay Thirsty? We don’t have any tips on the horses, but we can give you some best bets for watching the 137th Kentucky Derby in Chicago on Saturday, May 7, and indulging in Southern-style food and drink. Get out your fanciest hat and go out to [...]
We take a break from our regular focus on Chicago’s best restaurants to wish our publisher, David “The Food Dude” Lissner, a rapid recovery from his recent knee surgery. Hope you’re dancing again soon, David!
We can’t promise you a gig at Kitchen Stadium, but the next best thing is a chance to sample some of the winning dishes from “Iron Chef.”
Teaming with Michael Kornick’s mk Restaurant, Kendall College’s School for the Culinary Arts and various chefs and mentors, “A Plate Apart,” a proposed reality-TV program, proposes to offer an exciting opportunity to some at-risk inner-city Chicago youths as well as area culinary students. In the show, six hand-picked culinary students from Kendall must work together [...]
There’s still time to vote in our Chicago Top Chefs contest! Click the link to see our great prizes. We’re keeping the voting going until the first Chicago chef is dropped from the show.
The launch of Moto’s “Future Food” TV show, together with closing of Ferran Adria’s groundbreaking El Bulli restaurant in Spain, positions Chicago as the world capital of molecular gastronomy.
Do you have what it takes to be a hot chef? Both professional chefs and home cooks are invited to enter the National Restaurant Association’s “Hot Chef Challenge” 2010.