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Posts tagged “Local - Midwest”

Taste Escapes: St. Louis
Chicago

For our last Midwest taste escape this month, we're heading west to the Gateway City, where there is no shortage of tasty eats and drinks. ...

Movies in the Park Menu: Grease
Chicago

"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 h...

Taste Escapes: Milwaukee
Chicago

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. ...

Where Does Milk Come From? A Tour of Shatto Dairy in Kansas City

This being Ice Cream Month and all, we wanted to focus on the ingredients and producers that let us make this sweet creamy treat. So today we have another sort of treat for you: a tour of a dairy farm...

Blog Spotlight: The Local Beet
Chicago

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 eati...

Movies in the Park Menu: An Affair to Remember
Chicago

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 th...

Taste Escapes: Brown County and Bloomington, Indiana
Chicago

Every fall, scores of Midwesterners head toward Brown County, Ind., a region known for its hilly terrain, folk arts and ever-growing tourist attractions. But while many of these visitors are draw...

Movies in the Park Menu: Touch of Evil
Chicago

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 o...

Lunchtime Event: Chef Competition at Daley Plaza
Chicago

Looking for a little lunchtime cooking fun? Head over to the Daley Plaza farmer's market today to watch an Iron Chef-style competition and pick up a free tote bag....

Sense of Place: Food and Cuisine of the Midwest

When it's not meat and potatoes, it's...well, it's still meat and potatoes, except it's disguised as casserole, soup, or meatloaf! Meals in the Midwest are a hearty mix of German and Scandinavian cui...

Wine Escapes: Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula
Chicago

Many Chicagoans are familiar with the wineries of nearby southwest Michigan, which provide a nice day-trip destination. But Michigan’s wine country extends further north, as well, with nearly 15 win...

ACS Cheese Sale: The Wrap-Up
Chicago

You may have noticed we were a little excited about the American Cheese Society's cheese sale last weekend. Luckily, we weren't disappointed. We and other happy cheese lovers wandered around the dinin...

Sense of Place: Flavors and Ingredients from the Midwest

The flavors of the Midwest are fairly close to those of New England. In both regions, the emphasis is on taking advantage of a short growing season and putting away for the winter. Here in the Midwes...

Movies in the Park Menu: The Blues Brothers
Chicago

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 look...

Chicago Event: ACS Cheese Sale

Earlier this week, we mentioned this Sunday's American Cheese Society public cheese sale. But if you're like us, you may have been wondering, just what exactly is a public cheese sale? And what do the...

Chicago Food Events: All About Cheese

Chicagoans may have heard about the American Cheese Society's big events in town this coming weekend – the Festival of Cheese on Saturday and the Cheese Sale on Sunday. But why wait until the week...

Chicago's Maxwell Street Market: Kitchen Bargains

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 eve...

Chicago Outdoor Film Fest: What's In Your Picnic Basket?

OK, Windy City, the Chicago Outdoor Film Fest is finally here. We've been looking forward to this all year, and our food is all packed and ready to go for tonight's opening screening of "All About Eve...

Good Milk: Snowville Creamery

Here's a head's up for our Ohio readers. See that lovely logo on the milk carton above? Look for that - it will lead you to some of the best milk you've ever tasted. ...

Chicago Grilling Classes: July Lineup

Looking to expand your grilling repertoire but not sure where to start? A grilling class might be just the thing. Chicago cooking schools are firing up their grills this month and covering a variety o...

July Chicago Food Events: Better than Leftovers

When we wrote about the Taste of Chicago earlier this week, reader "Eve in Hochelaga" lamented that she will be visiting Chicago just as the festival ends and jokingly asked, "Is there a Taste of Left...

Chicago Theater in the Garden: War Garden

Victory gardens, or war gardens, were introduced during World War I as a way for U.S. citizens to support the war effort, growing vegetables at home to supplement the wartime food supply. The practice...

How To Make Ice Cream Like an Artisan: Splendid Recipes from Jeni's Ice Creams in Columbus, Ohio

We've gushed about Jeni's Ice Creams a few (too many?) times here, but we can't stop talking about how good this ice cream is. We are very proud of this local treasure - all inspired by Ohio dairy and...

Taste of Chicago: Make at Home Bites

Love it or hate it, Chicago's largest food event is back for another 10 days of face-stuffing festivities. The Taste of Chicago starts Friday, which means hordes of hungry locals and tourists will ...

Chicago Farmer's Market Find: Shelled Peas

Sure, shelling peas can be a relaxing and rewarding activity – therapeutic even. But it's not one we can always find time to do, so one of our favorite farmer's market indulgences is a carton of fre...