Chicago-based chefs stepped back into the arena for Season 7 of Guy Fieri’s hit series “Tournament of Champions,” which premieres March 1.

A number of Chicago chefs and restaurants received high honors at The Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence, a prestigious ceremony recognizing the people and places that define Chicago's dining ...

Dining out can mean more than just finding a great meal. Restaurants are places to build community, and food is a source of so much more than just nutrition and nourishment. For a city like Chicago, ...

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When it comes to the country's vast and varied foodie landscape, we'd go as far as to suggest that every city has its own unique personality. What do we mean by that? Take New York. There are a ...

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Award-winning chef Bill Kim, one of the architects who helped establish Chicago as a world-class food destination, immigrated to the United States from Seoul, South Korea, in 1977, at the age of 7.

As snow fell and nearby protests unfurled outside, many of Chicago’s top chefs and restaurateurs gathered Sunday night in the Loop for the annual Banchet Awards. At the city’s top local food honors — ...