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Experience a Multi-Course Filipino-Cuban Tasting Menu

Bayan Ko, featuring a Filipino-Cuban fusion tasting menu, sits just outside of the Montrose brown line stop, a bright neon pink sign inviting you in. The restaurant neighbors its original, more ...

Chicago Bakeries Worth The Wait

I’m always asked by friends, local to Chicago and those visiting, for the best places to eat in the city. It’s also a question we get a lot from students visiting for cooking classes like Culinary ...

Community Tavern: A Wine Dinner Experience

When you walk into Community Tavern, located on the bustling six corners of Portage Park, the sounds of busy Chicago traffic dissipate, replaced by upbeat, classic R&B and hip hop. The restaurant ...

Chicago’s Breaded Steak Sandwich

Chicago is known for being a vibrant food-centric city – it’s one of the many reasons I was excited to move here over 15 years ago. We’re lucky to have so many delicious options and talented chefs ...

Chicago-Style Your Holiday

This is the time of year wherein everyone I know is traveling: between Thanksgiving and Christmas, it feels like my transplanted group of friends is in mass-migration mode, heading back to where we ...

A Chef's Love Letter to Sushi

In the vast culinary landscape of Chicago, where every corner boasts a unique flavor, my gastronomic journey took an unexpected turn over the last year. As a chef, my taste buds have traversed the ...

What’s For Dinner?

It’s an age-old important question: what’s for dinner? Maybe you’re only feeding yourself, or maybe you’ve got a roommate, partner, or kids to consider when making your decision. Most nights I cook a ...

Simple Pasta Salad for your Holiday Weekend

When I first starting hosting parties at my house 22 years ago, I felt like I had to make everything from scratch. I literally made ketchup and mustard from scratch! But then I quickly realized that ...

Chicago’s Finest Eateries

Working at The Chopping Block, one of the most common questions I get asked as a chef actually has nothing to do with cooking at all. Guests always want to know “What’s your favorite restaurant?”

Mart Memories

It all started seven years ago at a bar. That’s how all good stories start, right? I had just finished a softball game, and I started chatting with one of my teammates, Gina. Somehow (not surprising ...

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Experience a Multi-Course Filipino-Cuban Tasting Menu

Chicago Bakeries Worth The Wait

Community Tavern: A Wine Dinner Experience

Chicago’s Breaded Steak Sandwich

Chicago-Style Your Holiday

A Chef's Love Letter to Sushi

What’s For Dinner?

Simple Pasta Salad for your Holiday Weekend

Chicago’s Finest Eateries

Mart Memories

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