food
More than 60 food inspectors monitor vendors booths at Taste of Chicago. For them, the festival is a long day of battling crowds and sticking thermometers into meat.
4 months ago | Alex Parker
Parts of the South Side, including Bronzeville, have been labeled "food deserts" because of the lack of supermarkets and other food sources. But a new Roundy's grocery is set to open there next year.
8 months ago | Lindsey Reiser and Leah Westfall
Chicago residents are being hit hard by the recession, according to a recent study, and city charities are struggling to keep up with the demand for food, energy assistance and emergency housing.
11 months ago | Megan Cottrell
Lack of running water, unsafe food storage issues prompted health department shutdown
1 year ago | Amy Lee
A mile and a half from Chicago's tallest skyscrapers, in a neighborhood once known for crime and decay, a vacant city-owned lot yields heirloom tomatoes and some of the best local produce in town.
1 year ago | Mary Brophy
A group of Logan Square residents have organized to bring the neighborhood its first member-owned grocery store. The group behind the effort hopes to open The Dill Pickle Co-Op by March 1.
1 year ago | Jessica King
A Chicago cooking school owner says residents motivated by health and economic concerns are flocking to her door to learn everything from chopping 101 to the fine points of preparing ethnic cuisine.
1 year ago | Megan Cottrell
The farm brings fruit, vegetables, and summer jobs to students and residents of the struggling community. High school students begin preparing the plot after school in mid-May.
1 year ago | Martin Miller
A Roman abroad is on a never-ending quest for good cooking. When it comes to pizza, the standards are high. Our interns from Italy weigh in on Chicago's best slice.
1 year ago | Laura Elia and Giulia Donati
A controversial ban on the sale of foie gras in city restaurants was lifted by city council members today in a vote decried by the ban's sponsor as an undemocratic end run.
1 year ago | Jennifer Slosar
A broad coalition of community and civic groups are working together to bring healthy food choices to a South Side neighborhood characterized as a "food desert."
1 year ago | Jennifer Slosar
Locally-grown cocktail party catches on
over 2 years ago | Stacy Warden
Al fresco dining for Fido?
over 2 years ago | John A. Scanlon
Al fresco dining for Fido?
over 2 years ago | Geoff Dougherty
Geometrically-inclined eatery resurrected
over 2 years ago | Dylan Knight Rogers
