For those of you living in or around Ames, Iowa and looking for a CSA, here's one option: Farm to Folk. More

For those nights of home cooking when all you can manage is heating something up, Chicago's First Slice "To Your Table" program offers a great alternative to frozen dinners. Any guilt you feel about eating a prepared meal will melt away when you think of the fresh ingredients – including produce sourced from local farmers – and, best of all, the bigger goal you're supporting by participating in the program: feeding the hungry, homeless and disenfranchised. More

"Uh, I'm not very hungry. Just gimme a double Polar Burger wit' everything and a cherry soda wit' chocolate ice cream." That's Danny Zuko (John Travolta), making his diner food order in the original high school musical: "Grease."

The 1978 classic will close out this season of the Chicago Outdoor Film Festival tomorrow, so bring your Danny Zuko-sized appetites and a spread of retro favorites. More

Located just 75 miles north of Chicago, Milwaukee is known as the "beer capital of the world." But there are plenty of food finds here, and along the way, too. More

Eating local in Chicago just got a little easier with a new web resource: The Local Beet.

Featuring some founding members of the restaurant discussion site LTHForum, The Local Beet covers local eating topics in Chicago and beyond.

Check out some highlights below ... More

The Outdoor Film Festival returns this week with 1957's "An Affair to Remember," starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. For this week's menu, we're sailing through the French Riviera along with the characters. More

The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival is back tonight with a screening of "Touch of Evil," starring Charlton Heston, Orson Welles and Janet Leigh. Whether you're packing a meal to eat under the stars or settling in with a DVD at home, this 1958 classic calls for a taste escape to the Mexican-U.S. border. More

When we heard Alice Waters was going to be at Chicago's Green City Market last weekend, we knew we had to be there.

Find out more about our encounter below, and tell us about your own experiences with famous chefs. More

We Chicagoans love to see our city featured on the big screen, particularly if a chase scene is involved. In this year's action-packed movies "Wanted" and "The Dark Knight," the city has never looked better. But tonight's Chicago Outdoor Film Festival screening celebrates a Windy City classic: "The Blues Brothers."

And when you're on a mission from God, there's only one thing to eat ... More

Last week, AT: Chicago visited the Maxwell Street Market and found produce, garden tools, Andy Warhol prints and some interesting bobble heads. This week, we checked it out for ourselves and found even more good stuff – when we weren't snacking on authentic tacos, gorditas and crispy desserts, that is.

Read on to find out what we brought home with us ... More