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Farmer's Market Report: Chicago Markets Opening

The first of Chicago's farmer's market openings are less than a week away and we can hardly contain our excitement. It's been a long, cold winter and we're practically giddy thinking about all the as...

Farmer's Market Report: Chicago Markets Opening

The first of Chicago's farmer's market openings are less than a week away and we can hardly contain our excitement. It's been a long, cold winter and we're practically giddy thinking about all the as...

Farmer's Market Report: Chicago Markets Opening

The first of Chicago's farmer's market openings are less than a week away and we can hardly contain our excitement. It's been a long, cold winter and we're practically giddy thinking about all the as...

Ginkgo Organic Gardens in Chicago

When gardening season rolls around in Chicago, we tend to get a little restless. We curse our north-facing kitchen windows and shaded deck, where many a plant has gone to die, and half-heartedly brows...

Ginkgo Organic Gardens in Chicago

When gardening season rolls around in Chicago, we tend to get a little restless. We curse our north-facing kitchen windows and shaded deck, where many a plant has gone to die, and half-heartedly brows...

Ginkgo Organic Gardens in Chicago

When gardening season rolls around in Chicago, we tend to get a little restless. We curse our north-facing kitchen windows and shaded deck, where many a plant has gone to die, and half-heartedly brows...

Ginkgo Organic Gardens in Chicago

When gardening season rolls around in Chicago, we tend to get a little restless. We curse our north-facing kitchen windows and shaded deck, where many a plant has gone to die, and half-heartedly brows...

Top Chef Chicago: Stephanie Redeems Herself with a Wedding Cake!

No restaurant wars this season... Instead, we got wedding wars. Two teams, assigned to the bride or groom, created menus — and cakes! — for the actual reception. And Stephanie turned out a stunne...

Top Chef Chicago: Stephanie Redeems Herself with a Wedding Cake!

No restaurant wars this season... Instead, we got wedding wars. Two teams, assigned to the bride or groom, created menus — and cakes! — for the actual reception. And Stephanie turned out a stunne...

A Fig Tree Grows in Chicago: New Chicago Hardy Fig Tree

With this post we welcome Joanna Miller, who is filing some correspondent reports from Chicago. Give Joanna a warm welcome there in the Windy City! We've long dreamed of growing our own fig tree, b...

A Fig Tree Grows in Chicago: New Chicago Hardy Fig Tree

With this post we welcome Joanna Miller, who is filing some correspondent reports from Chicago. Give Joanna a warm welcome there in the Windy City! We've long dreamed of growing our own fig tree, b...

A Fig Tree Grows in Chicago: New Chicago Hardy Fig Tree

With this post we welcome Joanna Miller, who is filing some correspondent reports from Chicago. Give Joanna a warm welcome there in the Windy City! We've long dreamed of growing our own fig tree, b...

A Fig Tree Grows in Chicago: New Chicago Hardy Fig Tree

With this post we welcome Joanna Miller, who is filing some correspondent reports from Chicago. Give Joanna a warm welcome there in the Windy City! We've long dreamed of growing our own fig tree, b...

A Fig Tree Grows in Chicago: New Chicago Hardy Fig Tree

With this post we welcome Joanna Miller, who is filing some correspondent reports from Chicago. Give Joanna a warm welcome there in the Windy City! We've long dreamed of growing our own fig tree, b...

Top Chef Chicago: We Stand Corrected

Well, we're not above eating a little crow. A few chefs we'd dismissed earlier in the competition completely hit the mark this week. Maybe the producers are toying with our emotions and creating ups ...

Top Chef Chicago: We Stand Corrected

Well, we're not above eating a little crow. A few chefs we'd dismissed earlier in the competition completely hit the mark this week. Maybe the producers are toying with our emotions and creating ups ...

Top Chef Chicago: Fill Us In!

We were traveling last night when Top Chef aired (ending up in a Tivo-less hotel), so we've only read the recaps of what happened. Dessert, the lonely step-child of the Top Chef world, finally had it...

Top Chef Chicago: Fill Us In!

We were traveling last night when Top Chef aired (ending up in a Tivo-less hotel), so we've only read the recaps of what happened. Dessert, the lonely step-child of the Top Chef world, finally had it...

Top Chef Chicago: Were You Surprised?

Since the elimination challenge centered around tailgating at a Bears game, we'll go with some football terminology to describe our reaction... Quarterback sneak? Blitzed? It came out of left field? ...

Top Chef Chicago: Were You Surprised?

Since the elimination challenge centered around tailgating at a Bears game, we'll go with some football terminology to describe our reaction... Quarterback sneak? Blitzed? It came out of left field? ...

Top Chef Chicago: Blind Tastings and... Bacon!

Every year, Top Chef does a Quickfire challenge where they blindfold the chefs and have them identify or distinguish between ingredients. We love it, we wait for it, and we occasionally dream of havi...

Top Chef Chicago: Grab Your Popcorn (or Tapioca "Caviar")... It's Movie Night!

MARK (right): OK, Ryan, so we're creating a dish based on one of our favorite movies. I'm thinking... RYAN: Dumb and Dumber, right? MARK: Er.... RYAN: Old School! MARK: Huh? What about Bad Boy Bub...

Top Chef Chicago: Grab Your Popcorn (or Tapioca "Caviar")... It's Movie Night!

MARK (right): OK, Ryan, so we're creating a dish based on one of our favorite movies. I'm thinking... RYAN: Dumb and Dumber, right? MARK: Er.... RYAN: Old School! MARK: Huh? What about Bad Boy Bub...

Top Chef Chicago: Episode 3...What's in Your Pantry?

We think the good folks at Bravo might be reading our minds. Just when we are enjoying some great kitchen tours and thinking it's time to bring back the cupboard challenge, Top Chef sends its contesta...

Top Chef Chicago: Episode 3...What's in Your Pantry?

We think the good folks at Bravo might be reading our minds. Just when we are enjoying some great kitchen tours and thinking it's time to bring back the cupboard challenge, Top Chef sends its contesta...

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