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Chicago Restaurant Week: 25 New Restaurants to Try

Chicago Restaurant Week runs from January 19 through February 4, and among the more than 350 restaurants offering special menus at fixed prices are 25 that opened in 2023.

A Simple, Cheesy Quiche from 'America's Test Kitchen'

Celebrate the return of America's Test Kitchen in its twenty-fourth season with this simple, cheesy quiche recipe from the new season. 

King Cake Isn't the Only Special Dessert for this Season. Discover Its Relatives, Which You Can Try in Chicago

New Orleans' popular Carnival dessert king cake descends from sweet European treats associated with Epiphany, on January 6. And it has a cousin in the Mexican rosca de reyes. 

PBS Kids' Cheesy Popcorn for Family Movie Night

Popcorn is the perfect recipe to try in the kitchen with your children as they test out their chef skills. And with a dairy-free option, this popcorn recipe is meant for everybody.

Our Most Popular Recipes from 2023

Sure, some of the most viewed recipes we published this year are summery, but don't let that stop you from making them now and imagining the warm months!

Flying Flapjacks from 'Donkey Hodie'

This easy and fun recipe is a perfect introduction to measuring, mixing, and pouring to help your child gain confidence in their kitchen skills.

A Chicago Guide to the Border-Crossing Cuisine of Central Asia

The Chicago area’s incredible variety of international restaurants has expanded over the last decade to include a growing number of eateries that serve Central Asian cuisine. Anyone with a taste for hearty, homestyle food and an adventurous spirit can undertake a tour of that cuisine here in Chicago.

A Ukrainian Cider Recipe for the Holidays from a Respected Chicago Chef

Uzvar is a cider of dried fruits and nuts typically served around the holidays in Ukraine. Chef Johnny Clark, who recently opened a Ukrainian restaurant and named it after his grandma, Anelya, shared a recipe for the warming drink.

"It's Now or Never": A Chicago Chef Embraces His Ukrainian Heritage in a New Restaurant

Johnny Clark began exploring Ukrainian cuisine during the pandemic and after the Russian invasion, and has now opened a Ukrainian restaurant that he named after his grandma.

A Simple Gnocchi Recipe to Celebrate 25 Years of Lidia Bastianich on Public Television

In a new special celebrating Lidia Bastianich's 25 years teaching Italian recipes on public television, she makes gnocchi with her grandchildren, just as she did years ago on her shows. Try her simple recipe.

A Guide to the Unique, Colorful World of Indian Sweets

Sugar was first refined in India, and the country consumes more sugar than any other. Indian sweets or mithai are unlike anything else in their variety, flavors, and prepartion, but they are little-known in the West.

Cooking Shows to Help You Through the Holidays

We've got plenty of holiday specials from food shows, as well as some shows that just have great recipes for the holidays, for you to stream this holiday season.

A Frontera Grill Chef on What It's Like to Win 'Chopped'

Javauneeka Jacobs, the sous chef at Rick Bayless' Frontera Grill, won the first round of a Julia-themed competition on the Food Network show Chopped. She told us what it's like to be on the high-stress show.

Chocolate Ginger-Molasses Cookies Great for Kids and Adults

It can be difficult to find recipes that please both children and adults, but these cookies from Martha Stewart manage to do so by adding chocolate chunks to ooey-gooey molasses cookies.

A Puerto Rican Holiday Bread Pudding You Can Make with Your Kids

In Puerto Rico, budín de pan or bread pudding is typically served during Nochebuena or Christmas Eve. This recipe from PBS KIDS' Jessica Martinez is adapted from her grandmother, who took out the traditional raisins in favor of making the budín like a pineapple upside-down cake.