Strange Foods Chicago: Inaugural Festival in November
Last week I had lunch with Keng Sisavath, the man behind the Instagram account Strange Foods Chicago. Since the spring of 2015, Sisavath has attracted 37,000 Instagram followers, created a […]
Southport Corridor: An Empanada Mecca
I have a habit of showing up late to see movies at the Music Box with a bag of greasy empanadas hidden in my purse. I quickly duck into the […]
Food For Thought–A Kill Your Darlings 3CR Night of Improv & Live Lit
Last Wednesday night was the second Kill Your Darling evening, a time for laughs, improv, free pizza (thanks to the theme of food night and Giordano’s) and a big helping […]
Celebrate Peppers at the Chicago Botanic Garden
[soliloquy id=”6149″] Peppers are magic, be they bell peppers perfectly charred on the grill for your fajitas or the almighty chile pepper, small in stature but giant in heat […]
CST’s Doreen Sayegh Brings the Bard to the City of Big Shoulders with Shakespeare 400 Chicago
Doreen Sayegh has been a skosh busy. Playwright and quote-machine William Shakespeare died 400 years ago this year, and a few folks still like to produce his work, so […]
Taste the Five Best Kimchi Fries in Chicago
Kimchi is a traditional Korean food made of vegetables (usually Napa cabbage, cucumber or radish) fermented with a variety of spices (ginger, horseradish, garlic and chili peppers number among them). […]
The Addictive Magic of Great Seas
Guest author Julia Pham is a queer feminist who dropped out of art school at age 23 to pursue cooking. After working in several cafes and restaurants, she opened an […]
Interview with Chef Melissa Novak at The Chopping Block
Melissa Novak has been a chef at The Chopping Block for the past four years where she teaches a whole host of cooking classes to bridesmaids, singles on blind dates, […]
Chicago’s Main Farmers Market, Green City Market, Serves Up Locally Sourced Recipes with Cookbook
Green City Market has released a cookbook, which may seem like a normal thing to do, but like the market itself and all food that is produced and supplied outside […]
The Chicago Cookbook Review: Beign-YAY Edition
Hello. My name is Lauren Elyse, and I cook for fun. And now I write a series about Chicagoans who write books about cooking for fun. Every season, I will […]
Do Yourself a Favor and Head to Logan Square’s Boiler Room
Logan Square’s Boiler Room set up shop in 2006 and remains a neighborhood “hidden gem.” Honestly, I’d prefer that it not be so hidden, so I’m encouraging you to drop […]
This Ain’t No Disco. This Ain’t No Country Club Either. This Is a New Series on Chicago Cookbooks.
Hello. My name is Lauren Elyse, and I cook for fun. And now I write about Chicagoans who write books about cooking for fun. Confused? Follow me. Let me take […]