Restaurants, Food and Drink

Chicago may be easing into autumn, but it's already time to launch the Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest, which is marking its 40th edition.

Food icon: Buritt Bulloch, the Donut King at Old Fashioned Donuts in Chicago

July 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Donut King turns 88 this year and can still be found making doughnuts in...

July 20, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

Federal health officials said Monday they remain focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the...

July 20, 2026 at 11:22 a.m.

Zaxbys, the popular fast-casual chicken chain from Georgia, has announced its second Chicago-area development deal...

July 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

To generations of Chicagoans, the first Rainbow Cone of the season means summer has arrived....

July 18, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

Nine years running, Ravenswood On Tap is a small street festival that ties together music,...

July 17, 2026 at 4:10 p.m.

Investigators have yet to identify all the product or supplier behind the current cyclosporiasis outbreak,...

July 17, 2026 at 2:21 p.m.

Mitchell & Michaels Plat Du Jour opened in January in downtown Homewood and is expanding...

July 17, 2026 at 6:20 a.m.

US regulators traced a parasite outbreak that’s sickened thousands in Michigan and nearby states to...

July 16, 2026 at 8:09 p.m.

While a Tribune analysis of health inspection data found that more than a dozen local...

July 15, 2026 at 5:24 p.m.

The James Beard Foundation is searching for a new host city for its prestigious culinary...