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.
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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. Happy Earth Day! Today is the 40th anniversary of the first hippie-inspired, national environmental consciousness raising in 1970. Here are a few things you can do to mark the day. Drink a Treetini. Got Easter lamb? Seder, Italian-style! Piccolo Sogno restaurant in West Town will host an Italian-style seder dinner on the second night of Passover, Tuesday, March 30, with two seatings at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Chicago Chef Week is coming, March 22 through 28. Like last month’s Chicago Restaurant Week, this is a period of prix-fixe dining deals, with $20 lunches and $30 dinners, this time from local chef-driven restaurants. What it is: A sformato is a molded dish from Italy, typically made with beaten eggs, and falling texturally midway between souffle and flan. It can be sweet or savory. What it is: Slices or spears of dill pickles, breaded or battered and deep fried till golden brown, a crispy, greasy, vinegary snack. We’re told they were a favorite of Elvis Presley’s. In the middle of a recession, Chicago restaurants experienced an astonishing upswing. The Trib called Chicago in 2008 a “chef magnet.” Travel + Leisure listed L2O, Perennial, The Publican and UrbanBelly in their “50 Best New American Restaurants.” Beer, apples, cheesecake, Italian food … Chicago’s fall festival season gets into gear this week with something for everyone. Here are some highlights: MIDWEST MICROFEST. Park Grill in Millennium Park hosts a free beer tasting from eight Midwest craft breweries noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. They’ll be pouring brews from Bell’s in Kalamazoo, Mich.; [...] |
 
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