In an ideal world, we'd love to have everyone in the city drop what they're doing and head to Goose Island Clybourn Thursday for our reader meetup. Realistically, that isn't going to happen, especially with events such as Thursday's Chefs and the City event taking place. more ›

Chefs in town sure seem generous with donating their time to charities and event. There was last week's Green City Market BBQ, of course, and this big ticket fundraiser Friday night at the Peninsula Hotel (108 E. Superior St.). Proceeds from the "Chefs and the City" event will support Vital Bridges, a non-profit providing housing, food, nutrition, case-management and prevention services to HIV-positive Chicagoans. more ›