If you are anything like us, you’ve been grilling, entertaining and joining friend’s food festivities all summer long. We presented a few of our staples and experimented with a few new recipes. To help plan our last hurrah of summer entertaining, we searched the Chicagoist archives for some of our greatest hits and tapped some of our favorite local chef’s websites. Gather a little culinary inspiration and enjoy our Labor Day party menu. We love that each one has a core element that can be made ahead - more mingling and less cooking when guests arrive. more ›

Mexican food, culture and wrestling drew more than 500 people to Pilsen's first ever Mole de Mayo celebration Saturday afternoon. The event, which featured bouts of Mexican wrestling (lucha libre), and a variety of mariachi and dance troupes, was centered around mole, a traditional Mexican sauce. more ›

We love a good mole here at Chicagoist, although not so much to follow Geno Bahena and his traveling freak show of moles from restaurant to restaurant. Seriously, does the man have a wanderlust or is his business acumen just not that good? more ›