Watch short films about food while snacking on treats from some of Chicago's best restaurants, including Doughnut Vault, Pleasant House Bakery, Hoosier Mama Pies and more. more ›

Localvore advocate and food science PhD holder Jim Javenkoski has put together another localvore dinner, this time partnering with Michael Kornick, Erick Williams, Tony Galzin and the staff at mk. more ›

Shoppers at Green City Market may know Kate Gross as one of the folks selling arugula, cavolo nero and other heirloom greens and produce at the Kinnikinnick Farm booth. Gross is also an accomplished photographer; her photos of local farms seem to almost jump off the screen in their color and vibrancy. more ›

"Have you ever been to one of our family dinners?" Rob Levitt of mado asked us Monday night at the LTHForum GNR awards dinner. Allowing that we hadn't, Levitt's eyes lit up. "They're fun and, with this one, you're gonna be in for a real treat." more ›

Yesterday Kevin and I went to St. Anne, IL in Kankakee County (where AT&T's 3G service fears to tread, apparently) to attend the Local Beet's inaugural farm dinner at Genesis Growers. It was my third official farm dinner of the year and it was interesting to look back at how the growing season has progressed since that first City Provisions farm dinner at River Valley and the Outstanding in the Field dinner at Kinnikinnick Farm. Back in August it looked like Kinnikinnick's tomatoes would never ripen. Now we're trying to can as many tomatoes as possible and get ready for peppers, gourds and fall root vegetables. more ›

And now, for a pre-dinner palate cleanser. Have you been keeping up with Stephanie Izard's video podcasts (itunes, RSS)? If you haven't, here's as good a jump-on point as any. more ›

Tomorrow is the start of the annual Green City Market Localvore Challenge, where market regulars who partake in the challenge must commit to eating only locally produced food. more ›