Sometimes, sticking with your New Year's resolutions can be too much to ask, especially when those resolutions involve food. As the weather outside gets more and more miserable, the urge to curl up on the couch with a bag of potato chips gets stronger and stronger. For food lovers, the word "diet" is a curse, often denoting bland meals lacking salt, fat or flavor. If you've got some dough to spare after Christmas, you can make your New Year's diet stick in style. Sarah Stegner, chef/owner of Prairie Fire and two-time James Beard Award winner, will cook you three healthy meals a day for ten days, to beat those post-holiday blues. more ›

Just one more seems to be our answer to most things these days. Just one more hotdog, one more beer, one more 21 course meal...so its about time we shape-up. Check out this healthy cooking class to slim down your culinary routine.
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We should start this review by saying that we aren’t usually cereal fans. Oatmeal, maybe, or a nice omelet, but cereal has never appealed to us. Either it’s full of sugar and artificial colors or it’s tasteless cardboard “health food” that’s hard as a rock. Custom-made cereal offered the possibility of creating something that was both tasty and healthy at the same time… but we weren’t getting our hopes up. more ›

Dor the Downtown workforce, uFood Grill opens today at 200 W. Jackson. Founded by George Naddaf of Boston Chicken/Market fame, uFood follows that franchise's emphasis on healthy dining options, with menu items made from lean meats, natural and organic ingredients, fresh produce, whole grains, and lower-fat cheeses and dressings. Nothing is fried. more ›

"Some of the restaurants had a difficult time with this. But I say, if you fry a vegetable, it's still a vegetable," stated Megan McDonald, executive director of the Mayor's Office of Special Events. more ›

Every last Friday of the month, the bartenders and servers at Kuma's Corner donate their night's tips to a worthy cause. Tonight, it's all going to Windy City Roller Tahira "Tequila Mockingbird" Johnson, who's still recovering from her injury over the summer. If you find yourself gorging on the "Hatebeak" or "Goblin Cock" this evening, please tip better than you usually do. Just in time for Hanukkah, local food writer Leah Zeldes will give a... more ›