Almost all of the many restaurants in the South Loop are designed to serve the lunch crowd. I’m willing to bet there is one Potbelly’s, Jimmy John’s, or Panera Bread for every person who refuses to ...

Anthony Todd Food and Drink Editor for Chicagoist.com / Chicago editor for Citysearch.com Why are you the best host for Check, Please!? Check, Please! is an exercise in culinary democracy. It’s like ...

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Boil the hot dog, steam the poppy-seed bun and top with mustard, relish, onions, tomato slices, pickle, hot peppers and a dash of celery salt.

Simply mix the above ingredients in a deep baking pan, fully coating the lamb in the marinade. Preheat oven to 275-325° F (depending on the actual heat that a home oven produces). Bake the lamb for 2 ...

To make the stuffing, add all the ingredients listed above in a big bowl, make sure to leave out the dough patties and ingredients for the sauce, and mix it thoroughly. Let it sit in the refrigerator ...

Check, Please! revisits segments over the course of the series reviewing Italian eateries around the Chicago area including: J.P. Graziano Grocery & Sub Shop, Terzo Piano, Forno Rosso, Piccolo Sogno, ...

8 oz soy sauce 1 Tsp. chopped garlic 2 Tbs. minced ginger 8 oz peanut butter ½ cp sesame oil ½ cp rice wine vinaigrette 1 qt. oil blend 1 Tbs. chile garlic sauce 2 Tbs. cilantro (chopped) ¼ cp Honey ...

In a large bowl, mix mussels, oysters, shrimp, squid, flour, sweet rice powder, salt, pepper and water. Heat oil in 8 to 10 inch frying pan. Empty all of the ingredients into the frying pan. Cut green ...

In a hot pan, add olive oil. Add chicken to pan, skin side down and cook until brown. Add mushrooms, sausage pieces, salt pepper rosemary and red pepper flakes. Turn chicken over and place in an oven ...

This week, in case you missed it, Americans celebrated National Animal Cracker Day! Despite what the song says, these animal-shaped treats tend to be more of a cookie and are therefore not exactly top ...

Combine first three ingredients coating and seasoning all asparagus spears evenly. Under high heat, broil asparagus spears, leaving them crisp. Remove from broiler. Arrange on hot plate. Season with ...