WBEZ | Louisa Chu

Greater Midwest Road Food

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:32:00 -0500

For Memorial Day weekend coming up, please allow me to offer you a visual and audio movable feast from the recent Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance symposium "Road Food: Exploring the Midwest One Bite at a Time."

Candy is dandy: Sweets & Snacks Expo 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:29:00 -0500

A merger between Ferrara Pan and Farley's & Sathers did not dull the sweetness of their confections at the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2012.

This week in food events: Daley Plaza farmers market opens and more

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:47:00 -0500

Well. Having NATO in town is turning out to be interesting. Including the arrest of three protestors accused of possessing bomb-making equipment—which their lawyers say is actually beer-making equipment.

Taking Tea with the Enemy

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:38:00 -0500

This Sunday, as the NATO Summit meets at McCormick Place, Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans will attempt to return their military service medals to NATO generals—and protest over tea.

This week in food events: Chicago Craft Beer Week and more

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:24:00 -0500

Word on the street is that clowns will be protesting the NATO Summit this week. No, real clowns—as in scary white makeup, colorful wigs, and big red noses. And as if that's not frightening enough, they say they will be armed with pies.

NATO: Where to eat, drink and meet

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:54:00 -0500

Where should over 10,000 visitors eat this week? We have some suggestions.

Filbert's Old Time Draft Root Beer

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:59:00 -0500

"Celebrating 85 years as Chicago's best kept secret!!" reads the doubly exclamatory crawl across the bottom of Filbert's relatively new website—but that's not quite true. Filbert's has been making their Old Time Draft Root Beer since 1926 in Bridgeport—that's 86 years.

This week in food events: Mother's Day is this Sunday!

Tue, 08 May 2012 20:00:00 -0500

All you really need to know this week is Mother's Day is this Sunday! If you haven't already, make reservations now—if you can, especially for brunch. If you're cooking, keep it simple.

2012 James Beard Foundation winners

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:43:00 -0500

Next, Bruce Sherman of North Pond, and Mindy Segal of HotChocolate all won big Monday night at the 25th annual James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards, which livestreamed from Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Make no little plates

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:49:00 -0500

Small plates have finally dropped off top menu trends, according to the National Restaurant Association. What does that mean for Chicago food?