Buying organic makes us feel healthy and good, but how much do we really know about where that food comes from and how it is made? Mark Kastel, co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute, has made it his ...
A key ingredient in Thanksgiving stuffings and many creamy fall soups, this is the one time of year when wild rice gets its time to shine - though we think it deserves year-round attention! What abou...
It's Harvest month at The Kitchn, and we've been spotlighting a different local ingredient each week. Last week it was local apples, and the week before that it was local cheese and a look at buying f...
It's Harvest Month here at The Kitchn, so we're thrilled to see local food producers highlighted in this week's Midwest food sections. Read on for local cranberries, cheese, wines and lots of recipe...
If you're a Green City Market regular or frequent the Logan Square or Oak Park farmer's markets, you've probably seen the Chicago Honey Co-op's products. Perhaps you've tasted their honey and know it'...
Apples are one of the most familiar signs of harvest. They are wildly common this time of year, bouncing out of farmstand bins and piled up at the market. And yet they're available year-round, the Red...
Tailgating season is in full swing throughout the Midwest with weekly food sections offering tips and recipes for eating – and drinking – well on a budget. We've also got a roundup of squash rec...
We often praise local farms and producers for the quality of their produce, the seasonal glory that they bring to our tables, the organic principles and ethics that can raise our food above the common...
Shopping at farmer's markets is a great way to get fresh, local and sometimes organic produce. But costs can vary based on where you live and what you buy. Here in Chicago, we usually take a $20 bill ...
Last month we were all about getting you back into your kitchen, but this month we want to get you out. Out into the harvest of all that's good, local, and in season in the area where you live. Farms,...
Yes, yes - we know. We just predicted that the cupcake trend will be over soon (if it isn't already dead). And yet, we just couldn't pass up this cupcake. It stopped us in our tracks. ...
Good news for Chicago marketgoers: The Green City Market is now open year-round! As of January 2009, the market will be open twice a month through mid-April. ...
September is Hunger Action Month in Illinois, and the Illinois Food Bank Association has posed a challenge: Eat on $25 for one week. That's just $3.50 per day, per person – the average amount a food...
Northwest Indiana's Shore magazine covers the style and culture of life along the southern shores of Lake Michigan. The latest issue features recipes for an Indian summer dinner....
We love looking through old cookbooks from time to time. It's fascinating to see how ingredients and recipes have changed over the years. Chicago's Newberry Library has amassed a collection of culinar...
Fall may be taking hold here in Chicago, but that doesn't mean an end to weekend outdoor festivals. This Saturday, celebrate the apple harvest with the Lincoln Square Apple Fest in Giddings Plaza. ...
For those of you living in or around Ames, Iowa and looking for a CSA, here's one option: Farm to Folk....
Local eaters, start your engines: the Localvore Challenge is back at the Green City Market. Think you can go two weeks only eating products from Illinois and its surrounding states, plus Michigan? ...
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 e...
scorpacciata [score-POTCH-chee-yatta] n. eating a particular ingredient in copious amounts in peak local season. We first heard this word from Nina Planck who says she is indebted to Brian Halweil o...
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. ...
"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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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