Our top 10 recipes from Chicago chefs.
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For some, Christmas Eve is the main event of the holiday season. For others, it’s a night for wrapping last-minute gifts and prepping for the big day on the 25th. And then there are those for whom it’s just another night. Whichever camp you fall in, plenty of Chicago restaurants are open to serve you. [...] Holiday cooking and entertaining season has come upon us. If you’re looking for new ideas for your own holiday parties or dishes to take along to friends’, try these terrific recipes from Chicago chefs. Lillie’s Q, Wicker Park, pimento cheese, a Southern party spread. Shokran, Irving Park, zaalouk, Moroccan eggplant spread. Rhapsody, Loop, arancini, Italian [...] UPDATE: The event at Corner Cooks has been canceled. Johns will instead hold a limited, private cooking class at 1 W. Superior St., Chicago, on Aug. 31. Recipes covered include frittura di autunno, battered and fried fall flowers and vegetables; pan’ santo, bruschette with sauteed greens; ribollita, vegetable and bread soup; peposo, beef braised [...] Chef Pierre Marco White prepares his signature stuffed pigs’ trotters. What it is: A pig’s trotter is an unctuous, gelatinous cut of pork. Where it comes from: The trotter is the foot of a pig. It has traditionally been popular peasant food both in Europe and the United States, where pigs’ feet have been a [...] What it is: Reasonably priced beef cuts that offer rich flavor, short ribs make delectable winter eating. Where it comes from: Traditional short ribs are meaty, rectangular bones cut from the underside of a steer’s rib cage — from the sternum, or “plate” up toward the shoulder area or “chuck.” You may also see a [...] A delicately sweet, ivory-colored vegetable, heart of palm is literally the center of a young palm tree. UPDATE: Extended through April 18. Also, see more Coward in Chicago. Noël Coward (1899–1973) is one of the lasting symbols of the glamour and wit of the pre-World War II era. Playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, director, producer … but more than those: As Time magazine said of him, “Coward’s greatest single gift has [...] Bin 36, River North. Birch River Grill, Arlington Heights. Cafe des Architectes, Gold Coast. Carlucci, Downers Grove. Coco Pazzo Cafe, Streeterville. Dine, West Loop. Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Glen Prairie, Glen Ellyn. Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse, River North, Rosemont and Lombard. Italiasia Restaurant, River North. Jacky’s on Prairie, Evanston. Michael, Winnetka. Mity Nice Grill, Magnificent [...] Quaff your way across Chicago and the suburbs in October with a variety of fall wine events. Village Vintner Friday Night Wine Down, Carpentersville, 6–10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, no cover. The first of a series of twice monthly events for wine lovers, featuring live music, food and wines for sale by the glass or [...] |
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