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"Melt in Your Mouth" Cream Cheese Bars
Submitted by Sandra Herr from Valparaiso, Indiana
My family and friends love this delicious addition to the holiday dessert table—and you don't need a fork! Bonus... it travels well.
Potato Filling
Submitted by Susan Jaros from Oak Park
Potato Filling is a Pennsylvania Dutch recipe always made for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s great with gravy.
Fried Sauerkraut
Submitted by Janet Virva from Orland Park
It is ALWAYS served at Thanksgiving dinner. My Dad’s family is German and my French Mom was taught to make it too, of course!
Gingerbread for a Gingerbread Village
Submitted by Janet Gustafson from Flossmoor
I have been making a Gingerbread Village for over 50 years. I've combined a few different recipes for my gingerbread.
Stuffed Grape Leaves (That Led to Marriage)
Submitted by Susan Zemelman from Evanston
He asked me out on a first date for dinner at his house and told me he and his room-mate were making stuffed grape leaves.
Mediterranean Zucchini Soup
Submitted by Donna Prepejchal from Woodridge
We love this on hot days. I developed this recipe because I wanted to lose weight and eat healthy.
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Food Stories
What is Community-Supported Agriculture? We’ve Got an Explanation – And A List of Chicago Farm Shares.
Community-supported agriculture is a “mutually beneficial relationship” between the farmer and the consumer that allows a person to buy a share of a local farmer's product. We've got an explanation of how it works, along with a list of some of the CSAs that serve the Chicago area.
14 Chicago Food Events to Add Some Flavor to Your July
There will be plenty of beer, tacos, and even hot sauce to go around this July. Here are 14 food events in Chicago and the suburbs to add a little flavor to your summer.
16 Chicago Food Events to Celebrate Summer’s Arrival in June
With summer around the corner and the return of festival season, we've got a round-up of some of the food festivals happening in Chicago and the suburbs in June. Have a taste of everything from beer and hard seltzer to vegan food and ribs.
Meet the Chicago Saffron Company that Supports Afghan Farmers
Chicago-based Heray Spice works with a farmers' co-op in Afghanistan to support Afghan farmers while providing quality saffron to chefs and at-home cooks in the United States. CEO and co-founder Mohammad Salehi talks about his love for saffron and some of the challenges his company has faced since the Taliban took control of his home country last year.
Geoffrey Baer Explores Foods Born in Chicago
Plenty of American cities have iconic foods associated with them that tourists flock to and natives love (or love to hate). But what about all the other foods that originated in Chicago but are less often found downtown or on lists of must-eat foods?
Moving Beyond Phở at a Revamped Chicago Vietnamese Restaurant
After remodeling, Lincoln Square's LC Phở n Grill reopened with an expanded menu that features harder-to-find Vietnamese dishes that the husband-and-wife owners workshopped while exploring Vietnamese restaurants in California.Thanks to our sponsors:
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Food Series
Check, Please!
The Emmy-winning local restaurant review series from WTTW Chicago features host, master sommelier, and restaurateur Alpana Singh sitting down with three “regular person” guest reviewers as they compare notes on their experiences at three Chicago-area eateries.
Chefs Off the Clock
Discover the ways Chicago’s celebrity chefs unwind after they clock out of the kitchen. Get to know another side of these interesting personalities who — while known for their passion and work ethic in the kitchen — are fascinating and passionate people in their personal lives as well.
FOODPHILES
Meet the people who feed you. This digital takes you into the kitchen, behind the bar, and into the field to introduce you to a chef or restaurateur who prepares food and libations as they share their personal stories and insights about the meaning of their work, how they got into the hospitality business, and why they have such a passion for what they do.
Foods of Chicago
Join Geoffrey Baer as he plays both taste tester and tour guide, exploring the little-known stories behind Chicago's favorite foods! Along this delectable journey, learn how the Chicago-style hot dog came into being, discover the connection between Al Capone and Jay's Potato Chips, take a tour down Chicago's New Maxwell Street Market, learn about the birth of the classic SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE "cheezborger" routine from the Billy Goat tavern, and so much more!
Dishalicious
This cooking demonstration program filmed before a live audience in WTTW's Grainger Studio is hosted by Sarah Grueneberg, James Beard award-winning chef/owner of Chicago's Monteverde and runner-up on "Iron Chef" and "Iron Chef Gauntlet." Each week, Sarah is joined by three extraordinary local chefs who band together to prepare a unique meal.
Food Thoughts
Healthy eating and food education are essential to preparing the very youngest members of our community for school and life. Pilot Light and WTTW team up to encourage healthy eating with FOOD THOUGHTS, an animated series of videos for kids and families. Puppy chef host “Puprika” joins a diverse group of children and families to visit their homes, gardens, farms, and schools.
