McClure's bloody mary mix is among the best mixes we've ever purchased retail. more ›

Chicagorealestatedaily.com is reporting that gourmet food market Fox & Obel is trying their damnedest to maintain their Streeterville digs, in which they're behind on rent. more ›

The Trib digs deer. Eating them that is… Crack foodie reporter Monica Eng ran a pair of stories this week extolling the virtues of venison from standpoints of both a taste and sustainability. Gone are complaints about gaminess as locavores turn their attention to deer as a responsible eating option. After all, plenty of suburbanites have them eating hydrangeas in their back yards---culling would really cut your food miles! more ›

This being the harvest season, we'll be dedicating the next three weeks selections to brews that reflect in-season fruits or flavors. One of those flavors that we live for this time of year is honey crisp apple. Anthony even showed readers how to incorporate honey crisps into a cocktail. Honey Crisps also make a damn good cider. more ›

Head over to Fox & Obel tonight to enjoy a cooking class with Josh Jones, Chef de Cuisine at Spring Restaurant. Chef Jones makes New American fare with Asian influences and will be presenting a brief history of noodles and offering instructions on how to prepare traditional Japanese noodles (and incorporate ingredients into them). He will be preparing Somen Noodle Salad, Soba Noodle Cake and Fresh Ramen with Roasted Meat and Broth. You can sip some Japanese beer, take home recipes and will receive a gift. Two hours of validated parking is available and you'll get 10% off purchases you make tonight. more ›

If you've seen a giant, 10-foot carrot being hauled around the City recently, don't worry, you're not hallucinating. It's the folks behind Carrotmob Chicago, happening at Fox & Obel this Sunday, August 9. What is Carrotmob? Well, we'll let them explain. more ›

If you were one of the many fans of Fabio Viviani, contestant on Top Chef Season 5, you can attend a cooking demonstration and book signing at Fox & Obel tomorrow. Fabio is the Executive Chef and owner of Café Firenze Italian Restaurant in Southern California. Head here to learn more about the event and here to reserve your spot. more ›

One week from now we will be sitting at home, reflecting on the holiday while enjoying our favorite part of the holiday feast: the Thanksgiving Leftovers Sandwich. (Or at Best Buy purchasing ten plasma TVs, a washer and dryer, and thirty cameras for the Black Friday low, low price of $70.) But, we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Until then, expect grocery stores to be annoyingly crowded for the Thanksgiving preparation home stretch with anxious hosts fighting over the last cranberries, turkeys, and autumnal gourd centerpieces. Lucky for you, we composed our annual list of places-other-than-Jewel to purchase fresh turkeys - it’s not too late to place an order, so give ‘em a call. more ›