Chicagoans on Hell's Kitchen Season 6

The contestants on the sixth season of Hell's Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay's fire-breathing culinary competition on Fox, have been announced, and Chicago has two contestants playing to win it all. On the Red Team there's Lovely, the 23-year-old executive chef at...

The Publican's Pork Rinds Drive Michael Symon to Distraction

Last night, The Food Network premiered their new show, The Best Thing I Ever Ate. And the best thing Cleveland chef (and this year's winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef Great Lakes) Michael Symon has ever eaten?...

The Next Food Network Star: You?

Are you pretty sure you're supposed to be famous? The Food Network has just announced that they'll be coming to town on Sunday, July 12 to hold a casting for the sixth season of The Next Food Network Star. If...

Odd Couples: Gary Wiviott vs. Daily Candy

It's kind of a wackadoodle Friday over at DailyCandy today, as the girly-frothy daily e-newsletter interviews Gary Wiviott in promotion of his new barbecue cookbook Low and Slow. It's pretty much what you'd expect from the interviewee/demographic matchup, with hard-hitting...

A Cookbook From Stephanie Izard, A New Role for Heather Shouse

Stephanie Izard — Top Chef winner, emcee extraordinaire, and now cookbook author. Eat Me Daily reports that Chronicle Books has picked up Izard's cookbook pitch for a Fall 2011 publication. The book, tentatively titled How to Think, Shop, and Cook...

Chicago Gluttons Get the Cover Treatment at NewCity

The inimitable, hilarious, gloriously profane Chicago Gluttons are the subject of this weeks' NewCity cover story, penned by none other than Michael Nagrant. Described variously as "the bastard Internet writing stepchildren of Richard Pryor, Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman" and...

Controlling the spin: Perhaps to counteract Eater leaking the entirety of his memoir proposal against his wishes, Grant Achatz has posted the whole damn thing himself over at The Atlantic's Food Channel, where he's a contributing blogger. Neener neener. [The...

Kevin Pang And The Infinite List Of Dick Jokes

Kevin Pang, the Tribune's Cheeseburger Bureau Chief and master of all foods lowbrow, pens an opus for The Stew about the joys and tribulations of eating Pho Ngau Pin, #50 on the menu at Tank Noodles — pho with...

Mado Gets Some New York Love

The New York Times continues its love affair with Chicago, turning over yesterday's Travel section to a glowing writeup of Bucktown's Mado. Reviewer Monica Davey finds a lot to love about Rob and Allie Levitt's pared-down approach to flavor...

The Publican Gets Love From The New York Times

In Tuesday’s New York Times Critic’s Notebook, Frank Bruni confesses his love for...wait for it...pork rinds. Of course, this comes as no surprise when the rinds in question are none other than the Espelette pepper and cheddar dusted nibbles...

Where To Get House-Made Ginger Ale

In a "hey, it's a trend!" piece in today's New York Times, Wow Bao gets a shout-out for their homemade ginger ale — a concoction that's also available at Lettuce Entertain You joints Ben Pao and Big Bowl Cafe. If...

Meet The Top Chef Masters

Take a closer look at the chefs competing on Bravo's Celebrity Chef Jeopardy Top Chef Masters, which premieres June 10. Graham Elliot Bowles, Art Smith, and Rick Bayless open up to the camera crew about their favorite culinary memories (Bowles...

Alinea: A Budget Option?

We're not so sure we'd have included Alinea's $145 tasting menu on a list of "40 great travel bargains." Yes, it's a restaurant not to be missed. Yes, it's an iconic Chicago experience. Yes, it's cheap compared to the $225,...