Pour-overs are everywhere, from intelligentsia's enlightened cafés to your local mom-and-pop shop. But is the pour-over a better preparation than a simple drip pot? Or a French Press? Or an espresso machine? more ›

While the Chicago Honey Co-Op searches for new digs, it will still run its twice-yearly beekeeping classes, the first of which kicks off tomorrow. more ›

The Chicagoist food staff is in the kitchen all year long to bring you seasonal home cooking recipes that are appropriate for our Chicago climate and food availability. Here are highlights from 2011. more ›

The biggest food story of the year was Next. We were there for the opening, the inevitable parodies and much much more. more ›

Recreated for you here on Chicagoist, here is a recipe for gingersnaps that is over 60 years old. more ›

Not the nice, fuzzy muppet kind. The creepy computer-generated kind. more ›

Robbers locked cashier in store room while making off with $3,550 from Bleeding Heart Bakery's Oak Park location Monday night. more ›

Custom House Tavern turns six with an open house Thursday. more ›

There is some progress and attention coming to Mayor Emanuel's campaign to address the problems of food deserts within Chicago's various neighborhoods. We heard that Save-a-Lot food stores were opening up in areas where there is no immediate access to fresh and affordable groceries earlier this year, and Mayor Emanuel's efforts will bring First Lady Michelle Obama to Illinois to advocate the mayor's cause. more ›

Chicago is certainly not as green as it could be. The city can always be expected to fudge up certain environmental initiatives — such as recycling — but even so, small companies in Chicago continue to paint more green in their niche markets, regardless of how much progress city hall is or is not making. The Chicago Green Wedding Alliance is one such new company bringing a fresh, green perspective to yet another market. Founded by a group of eco-friendly business owners in Chicago, The Chicago Green Wedding Alliance aims to encourage greener and less wasteful weddings. They group started with a group of environmentally responsible vendors, and continues to add more approved vendors to their list. And, since fall is prime planning time for next season’s weddings, Chicago Green Wedding Alliance is partnering with Fork and the Road for a bike tour for couples interested in hosting an eco-friendly wedding. The Brides on Bikes tour will introduce riders to the city’s top wedding vendors committed to local, seasonal and handmade foods, drinks, pastries and confections. more ›

Food truck enthusiasts find themselves in good company these days. If you count yourself among them, check out this petition to allow food trucks to cook on-board after you finish that empanada. more ›

Here's one of many reasons we call Pleasant House Bakery one of our favorite restaurant openings of the year. more ›

In today's listings: Mar Bazer interviews Marc Maron; Jake Melnick's Pork-a-Palooza kicks off; The 7th Voyage of Sinbad at the Chicago Cultural Center. more ›

Bacon Takedown returns to Lincoln Hall for a second go-round of overindulgence. more ›

Last week we reminded you to take advantage of the season's abundances, and this week we''ll do the same. Stone fruits are a fleeting summer treat, and right now peaches from Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and even Illinois are popping up at farmers markets and grocery stores. Pair those peaches with some Chicago honey and crunchy granola and you've got yourself a real summertime treat. more ›

Chuck's Fest has grown by leaps and bounds to the point where it can now fit snugly in the parking lot at Toyota Park. more ›

Three Floyds and Province team up for a kegger on the West Loop restaurant's patio. more ›

Today is a food-and-drink centric Pencil This In, with whiskey tastings, cooking classes and a discussion about a mobile produce market. more ›

Today's listings include a fashion and food event at the W Lakeshore and a concert at Katerina's. more ›

Dine at The Florentine anytime on Tuesday, June 21st, and 15% of your bill will be donated to Share Our Strength. Share Our Strength helps fight childhood hunger, sponsors events and dinners throughout the year to raise money. On the 21st, diners can go for breakfast, lunch or dinner - doesn’t matter, and there is no minimum order. If you’ve been waiting to check out The Florentine, now’s the time. 151 W. Adams more ›

June is GLBT Pride Month, and this refreshing sipper is the perfect drink for celebrating it. more ›

The River East Art Center in Streeterville teemed with stylish young people on Sunday for the debut of Dose Market, a new monthly gathering of indie merchants offering up a host of chic, vintage, artisanal and otherwise cooler-than-thou products, all falling under the broad categories "Food + Fashion." According to the Dose website, the organizers "aim to bring you the city's best purveyors in one space, one Sunday a month." more ›

Here's a unique take on the slider borrowing from a couple of differed cuisines. more ›

IN today's listings: Green City Market heads to Bridgeport tonight. more ›

Where do you get your New York-style deli fix in our fair Windy City? If you are a fan of matzo, pastrami, corned beef, cheese blintzes, smoked fish, brisket, and lox & cream cheese served all day, we can only assume that you have sniffed out some pretty good options. Allow us to throw another hat into the ring: a trip up north to Max's Deli in Highland Park will knock your socks off. Who knows, maybe literally. Max's is inconspicuously tucked back into a strip mall off of Highway 41, which is obviously not the ideal or typical setting for a New York-style deli. Even still, the food we had was noteworthy and if you are a deli-loving Chicagoan, it's a must-try. more ›

An off-the-cuff list of Chicago faves from White House Chef and foodie hero Sam Kass is heavy on eateries South of Madison. Who says the North Side has all the good restaurants? more ›

Chicago Craft Beer Week continues. Also, a seminar on redistricting in Little Village. more ›

The Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side currently has the edge in national voting with a proposal from the Gary Comer Youth Center and Make Miracles Grow Foundation to redevelop a two-acre brownfield into an urban farm. more ›

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