Category: Chicago's Best
In Search of Chicago's Best Comfort Foods
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel enjoys a comforting bite during a busy day Chicago’s restaurant scene is second to none with its shiny Michelin starred establishments, the James Beard Awards and its impressive line-up of internationally acclaimed restaurants. But what I really crave (especially at this time of the year) is our comfort food. When it... Read more »
Buona Italian Beef Sandwich: a Chicago original
“A few things are undisputed about the Italian Beef Sandwich: it originated on the “Sout” Side of Chicago by Italian immigrants, is served in hundreds of places around the city and when made correctly should leave a trail of juice down your arm.” USA TODAY The Italian Beef Sandwich may just be the most Chicago of... Read more »
Chicago Eats Top 8 Doughnut Shops
Donuts or doughnuts, either way you spell it, are hot When it comes to doughnuts, Chicago is not lacking in places to get your doughnut fix. Doughnuts have been around for many moons and seem to be getting hotter every day. According to the NEW York Post (June 1, 2014), “Early 19th century: Legend has... Read more »
Advertisement:
Chicago's best grilled cheese sandwiches
When it comes to grilled cheese sandwiches, I used to be a purist. Two square shaped pieces of white bread, gooey yellow cheese (cheddar or American), lots of butter slathered on both sides of the bread, a hot iron skillet, a spatula and that’s all that’s needed (kind of like the one pictured above). I... Read more »
Michelin guide announces Chicago's starred restaurants for 2017
Four New Chicago Area Restaurants Receive Prestigious One Star—Chicago Now Has a Total of 26 Michelin Stars Michelin today announced its star selections for the seventh edition of the MICHELIN Guide Chicago 2017. Chicago is looking good. Michelin star selections are up from 22 starred restaurants last year to 26 this year. Chicago’s two-star dining... Read more »
Best Ice Cream in Chicago: Chicago Eats top eight
Six years ago in 2010, I conducted an exhaustive study of Chicago’s ice cream shops and emporiums—if you can call eating ice cream exhaustive. Since that time some of the ten best that I determined to be my favorites are no longer around and new shops are making waves. A lot has changed yet a... Read more »
Advertisement:
10 must try foods at Taste of Chicago
The Taste of Chicago menu has been kicked up another notch for 2016. There’s something for everyone with over 200 food offerings from calorie rich and delicious puffs of doom, to Humana’s list of relatively low calorie “Healthy Choices” to gluten free, a fun variety of food truck foods and pop-up choices, to the traditional... Read more »
James Beard Awards: Try these Chicago restaurants before they get even hotter
The James Beard Foundation has just announced its list of Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists for the 26th annual James Beard Foundation Awards. The semifinalists are selected from more than 20,000 online entries in 21 categories from ten different regions across the U.S. Chicago is represented by at least one nominee in each category. The... Read more »
-
Advertisement:
-
Advertisement:
Meet The Blogger

Carole Kuhrt Brewer
Arts, entertainment and dining journalist..
Follow me on Pinterest
Recent posts
-
Easy peasy pickling brine for summer produce »
Carole Kuhrt Brewer on Chicago EatsPosted Monday at 10:14 am -
Shrinkflation & more: why consumers are paying more for less »
Carole Kuhrt Brewer on Chicago EatsPosted June 22, 2022 at 9:45 am -
Halo Top ice cream: Can ice cream that's good for you actually be good? »
Carole Kuhrt Brewer on Chicago EatsPosted May 6, 2022 at 1:01 pm -
Price of Guinness in every state »
Carole Kuhrt Brewer on Chicago EatsPosted March 10, 2022 at 9:53 am -
What are the most popular desserts in every state »
Carole Kuhrt Brewer on Chicago EatsPosted February 28, 2022 at 9:54 am
Monthly Archives
- August 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
Categories
- Chicago restaurants (43)
- Uncategorized (16)
- Chicago food landscape (16)
- Restaurant reviews (12)
- New restaurants (11)
- al fresco dining (10)
- Chicago's Best (8)
- Food trends (8)
- Chicago Chefs (7)
- Ballpark food (7)
Latest on ChicagoNow
-
The Space Launch System Explained: A Guide to NASA's Moon Rocket
from Cosmic Chicago by Michael Galindo
posted today at 5:14 pm -
How to Manage Wear and Tear in the Company Car: 6 Tips
from Small Business Blog by Martin Banks
posted today at 12:23 pm -
Back To School Dorm Essentials
from Just N by Nekia Nichelle
posted today at 10:00 am -
Giampaolo Bianconi named Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at AIC
from Show Me Chicago by Carole Kuhrt Brewer
posted today at 9:07 am -
Weekend in Chicago Beer, August 12-14
from The Beeronaut by Mark McDermott
posted today at 12:27 am
Read these ChicagoNow blogs
-
Cubs Den
Chicago Cubs news and comprehensive blog, featuring old school baseball writing combined with the latest statistical trends -
Pets in need of homes
Pets available for adoption in the Chicago area -
Hammervision
It's like the couch potato version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Read these ChicagoNow Bloggers
-
Carole Kuhrt Brewer
from Show Me Chicago: -
Dennis Byrne
-
LeaGrover
from Becoming SuperMommy:
Advertisement: