But who would be daring enough to play with tobacco as a foodstuff? Enter Phillip Foss, who rechristened Asian carp as "Shanghai bass" at Lockwood and is currently making bulls testicles melt in the mouths of customers of his Meatyballs Mobile food truck. Foss has a penchant for being daring with his cooking and for being adept at self-promotion. more ›

Craigslist is good for a lot of things. We all know that finding hookers is just the tip of the iceberg of what Craig and his list has to offer. For example, our unfertilized eggs could be worth thousands of dollars, numerous gentlemens' establishments would love for us to come dance for them, and we had no idea where we could get a free pile of dirt and some coat hangers, but CL comes through time and time again. Despite the recession easing a bit, times are still tough. But there are still places and people in Chicago that are more than willing to give you money! All you have to do is...well, there's some pretty bizarre stuff out there. An example: more ›