Chicago, IL
Forkful #18: Get Your Chef On!
Okay, so maybe you (or the someone on your list) can’t deftly wield your kitchen knife like a samurai and turn a carrot into a whisker-thin julienne with machine-like speed… neither can I. And maybe the last time you tried to decorate a cake (assuming you’ve been brave enough to try at all!), it looked like a kindergarten art project… Or maybe you love risotto, but you’ve never been too sure on how to make it right, so you only ever eat it at a restaurant. Not to worry – even the Iron Chefs started somewhere, and they needed some guidance and instruction along the way. Why not do the same for yourself, or the foodie on your list? No, not go to culinary school – just take some cooking classes!
Forkful #42 – Spice Grinder & Whole Spices
I love curry. Seriously, love it. All kinds: Indian, Thai, you name it, I think it’s great. I’ve been able to find some fantastic Thai curry pastes at the Asian supermarket in Niles, IL (H-Mart), but I’ve never found a great Indian curry. Sure, you can buy Madras curry powder at pretty much any grocery [...]
A Deck of Deliciousness
Hey Chicagoans! Do you like to eat out? Or starting to think about Christmas gift shopping for someone who does? Then this may be a cool option for you – the A La Card Chicago 2010 deck. Here’s how it works: you buy the deck of cards for $30. Each of the 52 cards is [...]
$25 for $50 Groupon to May Street Market
Today’s deal is a $50 Groupon to May Street Market for $25. Located at 1132 W. Grand Ave., this gourmet bistro is one of West Town’s hidden gems. May Street Market features dishes expertly prepared by Chef Alexander Cheswick, who started cooking at the age of 16. May Street’s seasonal menu takes advantage of fresh [...]
$35 for a $75 Groupon to Markethouse Restaurant
With today’s Groupon, get $75 worth of grub and guzzle at Markethouse, a new West Loop restaurant, for only $35. Since February, it’s been serving up dishes from the Heartland. Executive Chef Steve Walton’s mission is to marry locally grown ingredients with regional influences from around the world to create a seasonal, rotating menu. If [...]
10 Great Places for Margaritas
With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, you may be thinking to yourself, “Self, where should I go for a great margarita?” Well the intrepid editors of FOOD & WINE Cocktails have diligently researched the field, to bring you a list of 10 great places to go to get your fix. And lucky for [...]
$10 for a $20 Groupon to Deleece Grill Pub
It’s time for your pub experience to ascend past childhood, through puberty and into adulthood. Other bars’ steaks wear oversized T-shirts that hang past their shorts, while Deleece’s 10 oz. peppercorn crusted hanger steak wears a distinguished blazer and an indoor scarf. A typical bar and grill’s beer has hairless legs, while the male generative [...]
Half Price Chicago Food Tour Tickets
The Chicago Food Tour usually costs $42, but with today’s Groupon you pay just half the normal price: That’s $21, including all the food samples you’ll enjoy along the way! You’d likely pay twice that amount for a nice meal at one of the five places you always visit, so why not fill up on [...]
Tiny Bubbles, In My Water
I have to say, this is maybe my favorite part of running a food blog – we get to test out some really cool products and gadgets! This is one of our finds from the International Home & Housewares Show, and for sure one of the ones I was most anxious to try: the SodaStream [...]
Tropical Fruit & Basil Sorbet
I don’t know exactly why, but lately I’ve been obsessed with wanting to experiment with different herbs in sweet applications. The idea of playing in the gray area of the sweet/savory divide is just totally intriguing to me, and since my mental hanster wheel has been spinning on this one for a while I finally [...]
