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: Ina Pinkney, the Breakfast Queen and secret restaurant godmother of Chicago

June 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Ina Pinkney will forever be known as the Breakfast Queen of Chicago. But she says...

June 29, 2026 at 10:31 a.m.

Though “The Bear,” is ending with its final chapter airing June 25, fans can find...

June 20, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Next month, Candycopia will attempt a Guinness World Record for largest sour candy tasting in...

June 19, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Nobunaga, the Japanese wanderer whose reverential written meditations on X about bottomless baskets of chips...

June 23, 2026 at 11:23 a.m.

Oak Brook’s biggest annual event, the Taste of Oak Brook, returns July 3, with an...

June 18, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

7 Brew, one of the fastest-growing coffee chains with bragging rights to 20,000 drink variations,...

June 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

There are days, especially in summer, when there’s a cheeseburger line at 8 a.m. at...

June 16, 2026 at 3:01 p.m.

Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants,...

June 16, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

Former Tribune reporter Ahmed Ali Akbar received the honor at a ceremony held at the...

June 16, 2026 at 5:07 a.m.

Sue Nibeck, who founded the Hinsdale Farmers Market in 1976, returned to help celebrate 50...