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Red apples for sale at the Andersonville Farmers Market at Clark and Berwyn in Chicago on Wednesday, August 28, 2013.

Despite dropping temperatures, some Chicago farmers markets extending outdoor season

November 2, 2020 at 7:48 a.m.

Most years, the Green City Market wraps up its outdoor farmers market in late October, trading its scenic spot in the southwest part of Lincoln Park for the far cozier...

13 new sandwiches to take home today: How Chicago restaurants are cramming deliciousness between slices of bread to survive the pandemic economy

November 2, 2020 at 7:50 a.m.

It's no secret that restaurants were struggling before Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recent announcement that indoor dining in Chicago will once again cease in order to slow the spread of COVID-19....

Wendy’s hopes its new fried chicken sandwich will be an instant classic. We put it to the test.

October 29, 2020 at 2:50 p.m.

After sitting out for most of the fast food fried chicken sandwich wars of 2019, Wendy's has jumped into the fray. It recently introduced a new fried chicken sandwich, which...

Pepperoni grandma pizza at Professor Pizza.

Craving pizza: Some of our favorites pies around Chicago

December 3, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.

When we created our new list of Chicago's 25 best pizzas, my fellow Food & Dining reporter Nick Kindelsperger and I knew we'd eat a lot more than that. So...

The New York-style pizza is sold by the slice out of the front window.

The 25 best pizzas in Chicago — from scrappy newcomers to beloved classics

October 7, 2020 at 9:27 a.m.

It seems like nothing, not even a pandemic, can stop Chicago pizza. It's no secret that the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the restaurant industry, causing an unprecedented number of closures,...

Chef Stephen Gillanders, shown March 28, 2018, at S.K.Y., will take over as executive chef of both Somerset and Devereaux in the Viceroy Hotel. He remains owner of S.K.Y., but is turning over the kitchen to his chefs there.

Stephen Gillanders of S.K.Y. takes over exec chef duties at Somerset and Devereaux

September 29, 2020 at 9:39 a.m.

When the Boka Restaurant Group exited Somerset and Devereaux (1112 N. State St.) a few months ago, the Viceroy Hotel in the Gold Coast was left without an executive chef....

The new Nobu Restaurant is located inside the Nobu Hotel Chicago, 854 W. Randolph St., in the West Loop.

Nobu Restaurant, latest temple to sushi celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa, opens Thursday

September 29, 2020 at 9:35 a.m.

While most of the restaurant news lately has been dominated by closings caused by the pandemic, 2020 has had a few bright spots. Nobu (854 W. Randolph St.), the latest...

A prawn is the focus of one of the nine courses in the new Jeong tasting menu.

Betting on fine dining, much-loved Jeong reopening after 6 months with new tasting menu

September 30, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

Few restaurants in 2019 had a better opening story than Jeong (1460 W. Chicago Ave.). Here was a couple, Dave Park and Jennifer Tran, who both graduated from The Culinary...

Marry Hammell of Alinea restaurant places carryout orders in the trunk of a car for a customer June 20, 2020. The restaurant switched to takeout fueled by Tock To Go, a retooling of the Nick Kokonas' restaurant reservations company, Tock.

How Nick Kokonas pivoted hard at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, launching Tock to Go and other innovations

September 23, 2020 at 5:38 p.m.

Nick Kokonas is not afraid of bluntly questioning restaurant conventions. Along with helping to create a series of successful projects with chef Grant Achatz as co-owner of the Alinea Group...

Hamburger Hop winner chef Jose Rivera, center, stands with Lin Brehmer of WXRT 93.1, right, and Illinois Restaurant Association President and CEO Sam Toia.

Black Barrel Tavern wins reimagined Hamburger Hop, Chicago’s best burger out of more than 100

September 16, 2020 at 11:58 a.m.

Congratulations to chef Jose Rivera of Black Barrel Tavern (1061 W. Madison St.) for winning the 2020 Hamburger Hop, the official kickoff event for Chicago Gourmet food festival. His double...

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