Pairing Beer and Animal Sightseeing at Lincoln Park Zoo
The Lincoln Park Zoo recently played host to a unique event: a craft beer festival featuring more than 120 beers from more than 40 breweries. The heat did not keep […]
Let’s Cafe Breakfast Style: Scones and Clotted Cream at Scone City
Would you like a maple-bacon scone with your double espresso? Or perhaps a blueberry with lemon glaze scone? Feeling like something less sweet and more savory? Bite into Brie, honey-thyme […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast: Lemon Butter Angel Hair Pasta, Quick and Delicious
You have to love a pasta dish that’s quick and delicious. I recently discovered Lemon Butter Angel Hair Pasta on Food52.com and I’ve made it several times. In fact, I […]
Three Takeaways from the Tri-City Craft Brew Festival
On Saturday morning, I climbed aboard an outbound Metra and headed west in search of friends and beer. An hour later I arrived in a strange, exurban land where the […]
Craving Mu Shu Pork? Secrets to Delicious Recipes Revealed in Chinese Soul Food
Eating at my favorite Chinese restaurant always leaves me with a craving to create those delectable dishes myself. I’ve played around with stir-fries and sticky rice over the years—to varying […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Refreshing, Protein-Rich Cobb Salad
Welcome to summer, everyone! We’ve been up and back weatherwise, but once Buckingham Fountain turns on and the beaches open for Memorial Day it’s more or less a foregone conclusion. […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Delicious, Sweet, Spicy West African Ground Nut Stew
Just a day ago we were thinking spring and fireworks and sunshine, happily combatting ants and cartoon bears that were trying to get our goodies from the pic-a-nic basket. But […]
Signs of Summer: Our Favorite Farmers Markets are Back in Business
You’d never know it’s spring with our daily changes in weather. Chilly rainy days, brisk winds and the occasional warm day don’t exactly say spring is here. Yet, we can […]
Ranking the Summer’s Craft Beer Cruises
Throughout the summer, Entertainment Cruises/Brewfest Partners will host geographically themed craft beer and cider cruises on Lake Michigan. In addition to the chance to sample across three levels of tasting […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Malaysian Style Sticky Chicken Wings
This week, we’ve got a recipe that’s the best of both worlds for a weeknight: Absolutely delicious, with tons of flavor–and quick to make. We found this recipe via Andrew […]
Superdawg and the Super Couple Behind It: A Tribute to Flaurie Berman
If you’ve ever passed by Superdawg on Milwaukee at Devon and Nagle, you’ll have seen the gargantuan hot dog couple standing side by side on top. He, the Tarzan-suited strongman and […]
Let’s Café: Lunch at Shokolad in Ukrainian Village
This is the first in our new series of posts in which we’ll feature casual local joints from fast casuals to delis and the cafes that we all frequent. If […]