Food and Restaurants

Chicago boasts a vibrant and internationally-renowned restaurant scene. Read the latest news and updates from the dining world.

Vendors protested a plan to pause the popular market this week. A street closure permit was approved through the end of October, and the market operated as usual.
The tally at the world’s largest location for the coffee chain deals a blow to the aspirations of Workers United, part of the Service Employees International Union.
Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte goes on sale Thursday in the U.S. and Canada. It’s the coffee giant’s most popular seasonal beverage, with hundreds of millions sold since its launch in 2003.
Subway CEO John Chidsey said the deal reflects Subway’s long-term growth potential and the value of the brand.
Pop-up chefs are putting a creative spin on all things smoked and grilled by reinterpreting classic dishes and their fixings through a globally inspired lens.
Shannon Phillips was awarded more than $25 million this year. She alleged that she and other white managers were unfairly punished after two Black men were arrested at a Philadelphia store in 2018.
Fairgoers have chowed down on various forms of copi, better known until last year as Asian carp, the invasive fish that has wreaked havoc on Illinois ecosystems. Copi rangoon, sliders or empanadas, anyone?
The Sun-Times went downstate to sample the saturated-fat smorgasbord — for better, or worse. Some felt oh-so wrong, but right at home in Springfield.
The chef/owner of Lexington Betty’s Smokehouse serves up her unique style of barbecue while competing on the cable channel series.
The Cantonese restaurant is best known for creating the 554, a barbecue pork, rice and egg dish loved by late-night foodies.
$63 for a six-pack of Busch and $28.99 for a 26-ounce “memorabilia cup” of beer. Sticker shock anyone?
The winning pitch gets one year of free access to the private Grubhub kitchen at the Hatchery, a nonprofit that fosters food and beverage businesses.
All that music at Lolla can work up an appetite in festival-goers. We checked out some of the fare available for purchase.
Some say the sellers are taking advantage by avoiding permit and other fees. Others say it’s a “beautiful” example of the community coming together after the pandemic.
Some of the city’s favorite restaurants will be showcased at this year’s Taste, Sept. 8-10.
Korina Sánchez y Samantha Sánchez han tomado las riendas del Third Coast Hospitality Group de su padre, usando toda la experiencia que adquirieron mientras se criaban en sus restaurantes.
Korina Sanchez and Samantha Sanchez have taken the reins of their dad’s Third Coast Hospitality Group, using all of the experience they acquired while growing up in the restaurant business.
K-pop superstars TOMORROW X TOGETHER and NewJeans promise to be a big draw for fans at Lollapalooza.
Ed Sheeran was behind the counter at Wiener’s Circle serving hot dogs over the weekend while employees hurled insults.
Fifty years after U.S. beers scored poorly against imported rivals in a backyard test by columnist Mike Royko, domestics prove they’ve improved. Slats would approve.
Privately, Rocky’s world was a suburban network of close pals who meant the world to him.
The fast-food chain plans to test a small-store format called CosMc’s, the name of a character from its TV ads in the 1980s.
Tafari Campbell, known as one of the chefs who brewed White House beer while Obama was in office, went to work for the former first couple when they left the White House.