In Midwestern Chicago, quality seafood places at relatively reasonable prices are hard to come by, but those willing to trek to the North Center neighborhood can find some seafood steals at Snappy’s Shrimp House. more ›

We've talked scallops on this site before, but here is a simple twist that brings the best out of first-rate ingredients. Salt and pepper scallops are easy for any night of the week - just focus on finding the highest quality salt, pepper, and scallops that you can. Scallops are a great dinner this time of year for people abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent. Or just for people who like scallops. Or mermen. Whatevs. You are weird. more ›

As a home cook in Chicago, finding good seafood is always a going concern. At Chicagoist, we are always on the lookout for ingredients that are worth your time. Not being close to any coast makes buying fish in Chicago more of a challenge than buying our beloved pork or beef. We visited Dirk's Fish & Gourmet Shop in Lincoln Park to check out the fresh catches and sea how Dirk's measured up with other fishmongers around the city. more ›

Over the next couple of weeks, we're going to be featuring a few dishes from Marcus Samuelsson's latest cookbook, New American Table. This offering, an entree salad with caramelized scallops and a slaw laced with herbs and spicy vegetables, is a great quick meal for a weekday evening when you're looking for something light. It has more ingredients then our typical "Simple Cooking" offering, but it's not nearly as much work as you might think. Simply toss up the salad, sear the scallops and off you go! more ›

On Friday night, we dined at MK and had one of the best seared scallops we've ever eaten. Perfectly seared with a golden brown crust. We wanted to know if we could come close to re-creating this at home. We gave it a go and found that it wasn't as difficult as we thought! Directions in the photo captions. And, if you have a favorite way to eat your seared scallops, let us know and we'll try to re-create the dish. Step 1 begins with the second picture. Enjoy! more ›