Chicago Area

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

" . . . a recent report revealed that Grubhub, which owns food delivery services like Seamless, Eat24, MenuPages, and AllMenus, has been buying domain names to set up dummy websites that resemble ...

by tablefor1 12 years ago

Does anyone remember a place called Chick's - a greasy hamburger vienna beef hot dog place, right off of a highway exit that served the most amazing grilled onions on the burger and stuffed just th...

Are they still around? You could buy their chocolate whipped cream cake in the frozen department of the store. Or better yet go to their discount store thought they went out of business quite awhil...

Has anybody ever gotten any recipes from Golden Ox Chicago? I would be forever grateful! It was the best German food in Chicago.

Need corn juice for a recipe. I dont have access to fresh corn, anyone know where I can decent corn juice?

I know that, even before the pandemic, the Chicago board has been moribund for years as to restaurant chatter (other than nostalgia) but, if anyone is still reading it, here's a shout-out to the To...

by Melanie Wong 11 months ago

" . . . For companies like Sur La Table that offer classes and other in-store experiences, the nationwide shutdown has been even more pernicious. . ."

I'm in search of a type of Italian bread my family once was able to purchase from local bakeris a few decades back on the south side/Roseland neighborhood. Ciopa Description: A type of crusty, ...

by Melanie Wong 12 months ago

With consumer income shrinking, where we spend our money becomes even more critical. San Francisco's Good Food Foundation has assembled this list of American small businesses and food producers tha...

Does anyone know what type of rub/seasoning Lem's uses on their rib tips? The flavor is distinct from other places. In Florida now and would like to do some BBQ with his signature flavor, taste.

I ran into a fellow ex-Chicagoan out here in SoCal the other day and he went on and on about Sally's Ribs, a place that is or was on the NW side, maybe on Western Avenue? Anyone have any info about...

Has anyone seen Jonathan apples at a store lately?

Way back in the 60's there was an outstanding pizza restaurant on Paulina just north of Howard St. The name was 'Villa Girgente' (sp?) but we just called the place 'Villa'. I went there often in...

Many years ago (like 40 yikes) in the late 1970s, I used to meet my grandmother for lunch downtown at the Stouffer’s restaurant. I feel like it was on Wabash or State around Randolph (northern part...

so, yesterday i managed to damage my kitchenaid mixer while attempting to extrude some pasta for a dinner party. while it still runs, it makes a loud clicking noise that is definitely not normal. ...

Is there a good Jewish deli in the city or suburbs? I've been to Manny's, but there must be others... I just got back from New York and I'm hungry for a good hand carved, hot corned beef sandwich. ...