Almost all of the many restaurants in the South Loop are designed to serve the lunch crowd. I’m willing to bet there is one Potbelly’s, Jimmy John’s, or Panera Bread for every person who refuses to ...

Anthony Todd Food and Drink Editor for Chicagoist.com / Chicago editor for Citysearch.com Why are you the best host for Check, Please!? Check, Please! is an exercise in culinary democracy. It’s like ...

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Simply mix the above ingredients in a deep baking pan, fully coating the lamb in the marinade. Preheat oven to 275-325° F (depending on the actual heat that a home oven produces). Bake the lamb for 2 ...

Have you ever seen the classic films It’s a Wonderful Life, The Best Years of Our Lives, Good News, and the Andy Hardy movies with Mickey Rooney? If you have, you got a glimpse of the family-friendly ...

When we started our search for the new host way back in January, we posted this: If you’re engaging, lively, inclusive, smart, and knowledgeable about Chicago, food, wine, and spirits, it could be you ...

Preheat the oven toe 300° F. Place the garlic in a small ovenproof container and pour in the oil. Use additional oil if needed to completely immerse all the garlic cloves. Cover the container with ...

This week, in case you missed it, Americans celebrated National Animal Cracker Day! Despite what the song says, these animal-shaped treats tend to be more of a cookie and are therefore not exactly top ...

Mash the tofu with a potato masher or fork. Mix all the ingredients into the mashed tofu until uniformly combined. Saute the mixture in a lightly oiled skillet 3 to 5 minutes and turn to brown the ...

8 oz soy sauce 1 Tsp. chopped garlic 2 Tbs. minced ginger 8 oz peanut butter ½ cp sesame oil ½ cp rice wine vinaigrette 1 qt. oil blend 1 Tbs. chile garlic sauce 2 Tbs. cilantro (chopped) ¼ cp Honey ...

In a large bowl, mix mussels, oysters, shrimp, squid, flour, sweet rice powder, salt, pepper and water. Heat oil in 8 to 10 inch frying pan. Empty all of the ingredients into the frying pan. Cut green ...