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Chicago’s most secretive burger operation is mostly a one-man show. Here’s the story behind the smash success.

July 8, 2021 at 1:24 p.m.

It started in the fall, despite the worsening pandemic. People on social media started sharing this outrageous photo of a double cheeseburger that looked almost too good to be real....

7 years after Chicago got its first taste, Claudia concept readies to open in its ‘forever home’ in Bucktown

June 29, 2021 at 2:59 p.m.

When former Tribune food critic Phil Vettel gave three stars to chef Trevor Teich's pop-up restaurant Claudia back in 2020, he started the review with this line: "Some day, Trevor...

Lamps illuminate the kitchen counter at Apolonia.

Review: Sweating it for the good stuff at Apolonia

June 28, 2021 at 8:48 a.m.

When I took the job of food critic, the last thing I thought I'd worry about is curtains. I find myself already eating my words, but I promise I'll get...

A South Side comedian and a Jordan-born chef are eating their way through all 77 Chicago neighborhoods in a new podcast

June 23, 2021 at 4:46 p.m.

Spend enough time exploring the history of Chicago neighborhoods and, eventually, you'll brush up against some pretty great food. Co-hosts and real-life couple Dario Durham and Sara Faddah are exploring...

Alma Castillo puts grilled onion on burgers.

Chicago Gourmet returns (sort of) with more in-person events, including Hamburger Hop

June 16, 2021 at 12:34 p.m.

Chicago Gourmet is back — sort of. In another sign of things getting closer to normal, the city's most prestigious food festival returns for its 14th year this September, with...

Tonika Williams places an order at Fixin' Franks at Home Depot in the Avondale neighborhood on June 11, 2021.

Column: In Chicago, even Home Depot hot dogs are worth savoring

June 14, 2021 at 5:21 p.m.

This story of happenstance involves a 101-year-old Chicago sausage maker, an 84-year-old local Italian deli and Home Depot. It's a story that could take place only in Chicago, and it's...

Jeremy Joyce is the founder of Black People Eats, which links the public with area restaurants that are Black-owned. Joyce is shown at Luella's Southern Kitchen in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood on March 12, 2021.

With $1 million goal, Black People Eats enlists 95 Black-owned restaurants in Chicago for Juneteenth special. Search our map to find one near you.

June 16, 2021 at 11:23 a.m.

For the second year in a row, Black-owned restaurants around Chicago will commemorate Juneteenth by offering food specials for either $6.19 or $16.19. The two-day promotion will run June 18...

Martha and Rich Melman with their children Jerrod, Molly and R.J. on June 3, 2021, at R.J. Grunts in Lincoln Park.

An oral history of Chicago’s biggest restaurant group as it turns 50: From ‘one of the worst restaurant names of all time’ to a possibly cannabis-laced future

June 10, 2021 at 10:31 a.m.

The Pump Room. Ed Debevic's. Everest. Studio Paris. Restaurants that have found themselves woven into the history of Chicago and the fond memories of countless diners. At the helm of...

Croissant from the bakery at Dom's Kitchen & Market.

Dom’s Kitchen & Market is worth visiting for Bonci pizza alone. Here are the 5 best dishes from the posh new grocery store.

June 9, 2021 at 8:28 p.m.

I'm not usually in the business of writing about prepared food options at grocery stores, but Dom's Kitchen & Market (2730 N. Halsted St.) isn't like most. Sure, this new...

The best fast-food fried chicken sandwiches of 2021 ranked

July 2, 2021 at 9:13 a.m.

Can it really be time to update this list again? After all, it's only been a month since the last update, when Burger King's very decent new options were added....

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