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Food Stories
What Your Thanksgiving Turkey Ate Matters. See How One Illinois Farm Raises Them
Mint Creek Farm raises turkeys and other animals via rotational grazing, a practice that improves soil health and produces healthy, sought-after animals.
At Manny’s Deli, the Staff are the Beating Heart of a Multi-Generational Chicago Institution
Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen is a beloved Chicago institution, serving massive corned beef and pastrami sandwiches alongside pickles, thick potato pancakes, and golden matzo ball soup for nine decades now.
Breaking Down the Bounty of a Turkish Breakfast at a Suburban Chicago Restaurant and Bakery
Turkish breakfast features a teeming cornucopia of delights, from baked goods to olives to cheeses and eggs. A Thousand Tales in Mount Prospect offers one example.
The Hosts of 'America's Test Kitchen' Test Some Chicago Giardiniera and Choose Their Favorite
We invited the America's Test Kitchen hosts Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster to conduct one of their signature taste tests on a Chicago classic, giardiniera, before trying their favorite with an Italian beef.
The Restaurant Industry Challenges That Led to the Recent Closure of Several North Shore Businesses
Honey Butter Fried Chicken is cutting their losses on an expansion to the suburbs the same day that Temperance Beer Co. closes after more than a decade in business.
A Respected French Chef Opens a Casual Mexican Restaurant in Winnetka with Longtime Members of His Team
Michael Lachowicz has received acclaim for his French food in Winnetka, but now he and his longtime partners Miguel Escobar and Sergio Angel are trying out a counter-service Mexican restaurant in the northern suburb.
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Recipes
A Recipe for a Cocktail from the Al Capone Era, Courtesy a Vintage Bar in Chicago
As WTTW's Chicago Stories explores Al Capone's Bloody Business, try an adapted vintage recipe from Capone's era, courtesy the Milk Room in the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel.
Lidia Bastianich's Chicken Rollatini
Lidia Bastianich's chicken rollatini is a sort of inside out chicken parmesan, filled with cheese and artichoke. Try the recipe from the twelfth season of Lidia's Kitchen.
Extra Cheesy Grits from a New Season of 'Cook's Country'
As Cook's Country launches its 17th season and its editor in chief releases a book called When Southern Women Cook, try a recipe for extra cheesy grits.
Nachos from Pati Jinich As She Explores Chihuahua in a New Season of 'Pati's Mexican Table'
In the thirteenth season of Pati's Mexican Table, Pati Jinich explores Mexico's largest state, Chihuahua. Get a sample with her recipe for skirt steak nachos.
A Beefy Pilaf from 'America's Test Kitchen' In Its 25th Season
As America's Test Kitchen celebrates 25 years on public television with a new season and new special, try their recipe for plov, a Central Asian rice dish spotlighting beef and carrots.
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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.
