Chicago chefs and restaurateurs on 2025 dining trends: Deep dives into ethnic cooking, small vintage cakes and QR codes
What can you expect to see at Chicago restaurants in 2025? Local chefs offer their predictions.
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Reviews: Perilla Steakhouse, Sando Street and Santa Masa Tamaleria
As we dive into 2025, the Tribune food team offers looks at three notable restaurants that opened in 2024.
Favorite foods from 2024: The most memorable dishes and drinks we enjoyed across Chicago
As we ring in 2025, the writers and editors of the Tribune food section have looked back at all the delicious dishes and drinks we had in 2024.
New Chicago-based initiative makes ‘Room at the Table’ for breastfeeding moms at restaurants
Chicago-based Lactation Network recently launched a new initiative that aims to create a welcoming experience for those breastfeeding at restaurants.
3 arrested after ‘several’ stabbings at Oak Forest restaurant
Three people were arrested Saturday afternoon at a restaurant in south suburban Oak Forest where "several" people were stabbed, according to local law enforcement.
Woman charged in stabbing death of 20-year-old in Austin neighborhood
A woman has been charged in the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old woman in the Austin neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
Illinois Muslim voters were more dissatisfied with major presidential candidates, with Gaza as the defining issue
Many Illinois Muslim voters, reflecting a growing national trend, didn’t cast a vote for president, or wrote in a third-party candidate or backed Donald Trump.
New takes on oatmeal chocolate chip, thumbprint and snickerdoodle cookies win 2024 Holiday Cookie Contest
This year marks the 38th annual Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest, a holiday tradition that has seen hundreds of recipes submitted over the years and a variety of judges to help...
Restaurant closures: Oooh Wee! It Is!, Revolution Brewery Brewpub, Taquería Chingón to shut down
We are losing more than pot roast cupcakes, bacon fat popcorn and duck carnitas tacos with the closure of three notable restaurants in Chicago.
Finalists announced for the 2025 Jean Banchet Awards, with a brand-new pizza category
Finalists in 13 categories for the coveted Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence were announced Monday, including a new, deliciously divisive category: Pizza.