Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, but also offer the opportunity to mark the holiday by supporting veterans and service members.
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Canned krill? Oak Park’s Beyond Hunger harnessing mystery ingredients to fuel Healthy Chef Challenge
Healthy Chef Challenge unites celebrity judges and award-winning chefs in a mission to raise awareness and support for hunger relief.
More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code
More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas at 75 U.S. stores have gone on strike since Sunday to protest a new company dress code, a union representing the coffee giant’s workers said Wednesday.
Quiet influence, loud wines: Inside RieslingKenner’s mission to bring German wine to Chicago
Two Chicago-based wine obsessives — neither from the wine or hospitality industry — are on a mission to make America fall for German wine.
James Beard Foundation announces 2025 media award nominees, next cohort of Taste America chefs
Local media nominees include Eater Midwest Editor Ashok Selvam, plus Bar Sotano chef Jacqueline Hernandez named in Taste America series.
Today in History: Coca-Cola first sold
On May 8, 1886, the first serving of Coca-Cola, which contained cocaine, was sold at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. (The drink became fully cocaine-free in 1929.)
For families and foodies, Charlotte, North Carolina, offers ‘a surprise and delight factor’
Whether you’re in town to catch a pro sports team or visit a James Beard-nominated restaurant, you’re sure to fall in love with the Queen City.
59 Chicago Mother’s Day restaurant specials to treat mom, from bottomless mimosas to made-to-order omelettes
Restaurants throughout Chicago are making it easy, offering moms free flowers or other gifts and hosting decadent buffets with bottomless drinks and activities to keep kids busy.
Clarendon Hills farmers market to return with new produce anchor
The Clarendon Hills farmers market is set to return May 15 and return each Thursday through Oct. 16 at Village Hall Plaza.
Landmarks: Chicago Tomato Man shares love of ‘real’ produce thousands of plants at a time
La Grange Park resident Bob Zeni’s alter ego, Chicago Tomato Man distributes, 15,000 heirloom tomato plants annually.