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Two new Filipino eateries open in Chicago adding to wave of restaurants offering fun spins on ube and longaniza

Being their own boss is key for these business owners, but also being there for their kids is just as important.

By Dorothy Hernandez

Recipes

Meyer lemon salsa is bright and spicy, just perfect for spring and summer foods

Food and Restaurants

Firm, extra firm, silken — tofu types and how to prepare, serve them

Recipes

Menu Planner: Mediterranean braised green beans make an excellent side dish

Food and Restaurants

Caffeinated competition: World's best tasters grind in Chicago at Specialty Coffee Expo

PIZZA-041124 2.jpg. Mario Espinosa stands for a portrait at Michael’s Original Pizzeria in Buena Park on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Mario has been the manager at Michael’s for 20+ years. | Jim Vondruska/For the Sun-Times

Food and Restaurants

Where do you find the best 'Chicago-style' pizza? Yelp says it's in California

Michael’s Original Pizzeria & Tavern in Uptown was the only Chicago pizzeria to break into the Top 10 on the list.

By Stefano Esposito

Butterflied Leg of Lamb With Yogurt Mint Sauce

Recipes

Roasted leg of lamb benefits from butterflying technique

Once spread out in the oven or on a grill, there is a greater surface area exposed to the heat or fire, guaranteeing brown and crispy cooking.

By Lynda Balslev | Taste Food

Greek yogurt in a ceramic bowl with almonds and honey, oatmeal next to a spoon on a brown wooden background. healthy food. natural yoghurt. breakfast.

Eat Well

What are the healthiest types of yogurt?

Plain Greek yogurt and Icelandic skyr are among the best options. But look out for sugar content in all types of yogurt.

By Clare Mulroy | USA Today

Recipes

Menu Planner: Easy beef stroganoff will become a favorite at your house

Thinking ahead to your next few meals? Here are some main dishes and sides to try.

By Andrews McMeel Syndication

Tabasco hot pepper sauce with red chili pepper, flat lay

Taste

America's love affair with fiery flavors continues to grow

Obsessive fan bases have formed around spicy condiments like chili paste, Sriracha, harissa paste and chili crisp.

By Food Drink Life

Food and Restaurants

Green City Market opens 25th season earlier than ever, bringing thousands to Lincoln Park

The opening day for the market featured double the number of early season vendors, many of whom sold out in the market’s first few hours as crowds flocked to purchase farm fresh produce.

By Violet Miller

Food and Restaurants

4 Chicago restaurants, chefs among 2024 James Beard Award finalists

Seventeen local eateries/chefs had been nominated as semifinalists earlier this year.

By Miriam Di Nunzio

Food and Restaurants

Dan Pashman created a new shape of pasta, and his new cookbook expands pasta's possibilities

Pashman — a James Beard Award winner and Webby Award-winning podcaster behind The Sporkful — got to work creating mind-bending pasta dishes,.

By Mark Kennedy | AP Entertainment Writer

Recipes

Minestrone — the Italian soup for all seasons

Always be sure to include a hunk of cheese rind to simmer and impart umami richness in the broth.

By Lynda Balslev | Taste Food

A bowl of ramen noodles with chopsticks and green onions, with steam rising from the bowl. Generative AI

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Simply delicious — The Asian noodles Americans are crushing on

Americans’ appetite for noodles is substantial — to the tune of 5.95 billion pounds of them consumed each year.

By Food Drink Life

Food and Restaurants

Clark Street closure for outdoor dining 'pending mayoral review,' Ald. Reilly says

A stretch of Clark Street between Grand Avenue and Kinzie Street has been a hotbed for Chicago’s outdoor dining program, but its future remains uncertain.

By Abby Miller

Beverly Kim and her husband Johnny Clark are photographed inside their Avondale-based restaurant Parachute.|

Food and Restaurants

Parachute Hi-Fi set opening this summer from chefs Beverly Kim, Johnny Clark

Offering “high-fidelity sound [and] creative Korean American cuisine,” the casual bar and restaurant will be retrofitted into what previously was their Parachute restaurant on Elston Avenue.

By Miriam Di Nunzio

Food and Restaurants

Heinz ketchup dispensers going up in famously anti-ketchup Chicago — starting outside the Wieners Circle

The company wants to support what it calls the silent majority of ketchup lovers by placing small ketchup-dispensing billboards outside restaurants that don’t serve the brand.

By David Struett

A worker at Katherine Anne Confections arranges a display of chocolate candies.

Food and Restaurants

Rising cocoa prices have Chicago chocolate sellers feeling the pinch

With Easter around the corner, chocolate makers and food businesses are feeling the impact of soaring global cocoa prices, which is also hitting consumers.

By Amy Yee

Business

Krispy Kreme doughnuts are coming to McDonald's

McDonald’s plans to make original glazed, chocolate iced with sprinkles and filled chocolate iced doughnuts available daily in a rollout that the company says will run through 2026 at its 13,500 U.S. locations.

By Associated Press

Food and Restaurants

Chicago’s Ukrainian community can’t get enough of this new Lincoln Park cafe

Soloway Coffee opened its first U.S. location in Chicago.

By Eater Chicago

Recipes

Delectable and delicious — these sliders go well with March Madness entertaining

The appeal of these miniature sandwiches is fairly clear. Most sliders are made with about 2 ounces of meat. Easier to eat, less of a commitment than a full-size burger.

By Katie Workman | Associated Press

Pieces of fresh mozzarella are nestled in white bowls shown alongside Caputo's nodini label.

Food and Restaurants

Melrose Park-based Caputo Cheese earns a gold medal in world cheese competition

The local cheese maker was recognized for its “nodini” fresh mozzarella at a global competition recently held in Wisconsin.

By Stefano Esposito

Recipes

Menu Planner: Your family will enjoy baked stuffed shrimp casserole

Thinking ahead to your next few meals? Here are some main dishes and sides to try.

By Andrews McMeel Syndication

At the Supermarket: Man Pushes Shopping Card and Browses for Products in the Frozen Goods Section. Man Looks into Glass Door Fridge, Looking for Dairy Products. Other Customer Shopping in the Background.

Taste

How to save money with frozen foods

If you’re one of many Americans across the country looking to stretch your family’s grocery budget, consider incorporating frozen foods into your meal planning and cooking.

By Food Drink Life