Today we bring you a natural anomaly along the lines of a Devil's rain or a double rainbow. Take a look at this egg, then see why it's so big. more ›

The proliferation of labels and modifiers on eggs and meat has become fairly epic over the past ten years. We've puzzled over all the phrases in the supermarket, wondering exactly what they mean. Even for nutrition freaks, following the combinations and permutations of free range, free roaming and cage free has become difficult - and it threatens to make genuinely concerned eaters become cynics. Turns out, those labels often do mean something, thought it might be less than you think. Free range, for instance, without doing more research on an individual company, is a fairly useless label. more ›

Canal Street's White Palace Grill gets a lot of publicity. Why? Because it’s open 24 hours a day? Because it has a rich history? Because it was on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? Or perhaps because it bites its thumb at “foodie-food” like so many of late? From the White Palace Grill website, “If you need a break from "caramelized onions", "infused" sauces and names of food you can't pronounce then come over anytime 24 hours a day 365 days a year, we will be there to serve you comfort food.” Message received. more ›

Still smarting from the mess of the "Egg War of 2006," residents hope a recent crackdown of selling eggs to youths before and on Halloween in the Howard Street area, marking the border between Evanston and Chicago, will help to keep similar messes at bay. The move was spearheaded by Evanston Ald. Ann Rainey (8th). She said, referring to the 2006 incident, "It was a disaster. Given the world situation, calling throwing eggs a disaster might sound like a stretch, but some people had to spend $1,000 to clean up the mess." Last year was pretty successful, save for a few stores that sold to youths anyway, stores that have since been warned. Most grocers have been supportive of the decision. Yourash Matti, of Leon's Liquor and Grocery, said, "I don't sell at Halloween now to kids any age. This is not a joke, really. From tomorrow, no eggs in my store." more ›