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There are plenty of food trucks roaming around Chicago, but only a handful are allowed to actually cook on board and a pair of new trucks are definitely worth seeking out, one is primarily in the suburbs, while the other sticks to the city streets.
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There are plenty of food trucks roaming around Chicago, but only a handful are allowed to actually cook on board and a pair of new trucks are definitely worth seeking out, one is primarily in the suburbs, while the other sticks to the city streets.
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In Argentina, beef tends to be the star of local menus, but there's also a strong Italian influence there and several examples reveal themselves at Chimichurri, a new Argentinian restaurant in Pilsen.
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In Argentina, beef tends to be the star of local menus, but there's also a strong Italian influence there and several examples reveal themselves at Chimichurri, a new Argentinian restaurant in Pilsen.
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There's only about a month left on Ravinia's schedule. The outdoor music festival in Highland Park is one of the best places to bring a picnic before a show.
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Summer travel usually means unforeseen delays, which often result in airport meals. Those are now a little healthier at Midway Airport.
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An Indiana family known for raising pigs has slowly expanded their operation, and now offers hungry travelers a range of options.
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Chicago has dozens of hot dog joints, but there's only one Hot Doug's and the shop's namesake has written a book about his first 12 years in the business.
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Chicago has dozens of hot dog joints, but there's only one Hot Doug's and the shop's namesake has written a book about his first 12 years in the business.
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Dining alfresco is an annual, albeit brief, indulgence in the summertime and despite the number of sidewalk cafes, there aren't as many rooftops serving dinner, but the Hungry Hound has found at least five worth the trip.
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Eleven City Diner hopes to end 'deli curse' at Lincoln Park location with mile-high No. 43 sandwich at Eleven Lincoln Park.
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Doughnuts and fried chicken are hotter than ever and Endgrain in the North Center neighborhood is featuring both of them on their menu, but they aren't the only things on the menu worth sampling.
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Chicago has quite a few specialty grocery stores, places like the Standard Market in Westmont, Trader Joe's and even Whole Foods, but Plum Market is the latest entry in the market actually from suburban Detroit.
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After months of waiting for the season to turn, red and black raspberries from Michigan are now firmly entrenched on local menus.
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Doughnuts and fried chicken are hotter than ever, and Endgrain in the North Center neighborhood is featuring both on their menu, but they aren't the only things worth sampling.
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Many restaurants in the area tout their connections to local farmers, but Gather in Lincoln Square takes the farm connection very seriously, featuring a daily dish plus a monthly dinner, spotlighting one or two farms in particular.
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Attention to detail is evident at Juno, the city's latest temple of sushi worship.
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Only a handful of Chicago restaurants smoke their birds. Barn and Company in Lincoln Park is one of them.
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The Roscoe Village Burgerfest is going on all weekend with 14 different restaurants competing for critic's choice and people's choice awards.
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The Salsa Truck, one of the city's first food trucks to be able to cook on board, opens a lunch spot in their garage, aptly named The Garage in the West Loop.
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You might think the Italian beef and the deep dish pizza are Chicago's oldest culinary icons, but they've got nothing on shrimp de jonghe, which was created by two brothers at their namesake restaurant and hotel, in the 1890s, and is making a few appearances around town.
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There are annual barbecue festivals all over the country, and the Hungry Hound says Chicago has joined those ranks with the first-ever Windy City Smokeout.
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ABC7's Hungry Hound takes a look at the costs for restaurants participating in the 2013 Taste of Chicago.
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Siena Tavern is one of many new Italian restaurants in our region, bringing the elements of salt, fat and sweet together in a unique way. The trifecta appears on both the sweet and savory side of the menu.
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Everyone loves ice cream in the summertime, but there are some worldly flavors in our region, going way beyond chocolate chip and butter pecan.
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The Hungry Hound found one bakery in town featuring a number of red, white and blue options that celebrate Independence Day and Bastille Day.
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The Hungry Hound found a rib joint on the far West Side that won't be a part of Ribfest but is still worth going out of your way for.
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Warm temperatures have many of us reaching for ice cream, gelato and Italian ice, but frozen custard is another Midwestern treat that's popular this time of year and there are now a pair of frozen custard shops worth sampling right here in Chicago.
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Italians love their pasta, but there is also something to be said for a perfect pillow of gnocchi.
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Nearly every notable restaurant has a burger on its menu, and a lot of the better ones consist of homemade everything.
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Fried chicken is the next food trend on the horizon, and there's a brand new spot on the city's Northwest Side frying it up.
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Chicken rarely gets star billing on a menu, but there's a roast chicken being served on Michigan Avenue that deserves attention.
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The middle of June is the best time of year for soft-shell crabs, and several restaurants in our region are now carrying the prized crustaceans and at Parkers' Restaurant and Bar in Downers Grove they fry them, or saute them, depending on your preference.
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There are dozens of Thai restaurants in Chicago, but only a handful offer the traditional flavors found back home.
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Students at DePaul University recently completed an exhaustive study of Chicago's ethnic grocery stores attempting to discover how they impact life for city residents.
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Chicago has dozens of taquerias, serving traditional Mexican street fare, but Takito in Wicker Park is taking a decidedly modern approach to the taqueria, which is yielding some delicious results.
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You can buy California strawberries throughout the year, but there's only about a month's worth of local strawberries left -- so now is the time to get them.
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Father's Day is coming up next weekend and not all dads crave a new tie or some gadgets for their grill, some want to simply meet some friends for a great cocktail, preferably on a rooftop.
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At a new restaurant in Mount Prospect, half the emphasis is on ingredients from the earth.
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Le Bouchon in Bucktown is celebrating 20 years in Chicago, an anniversary few restaurants make.
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A beloved Italian bakery known for its crusty loaves and coal-fired oven, D'Amato's is now producing a lineup of magnificent subs.
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There are several specialties in the Middle Eastern kitchen: hummus, falafel and shawarma are just a few, and shawarma is, indeed, the focus at one tiny restaurant in burbank, on the Southwest Side.
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The supper club is a relic, so one suburban Milwaukee man is hoping to bring them back into fashion, by documenting the truly unique ones in a new book.
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Desserts come in all shapes and sizes, but one traditional dessert from the Philippines is a bit of a head-scratcher. It contains beans, jellies and ice cream, plus flan and evaporated milk.
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Brindille, a new River North restaurant, reworks a classic French culinary tradition -- Dover sole.
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Memorial Day Weekend in America is the unofficial start to grilling season.
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Andersonville's Hopleaf has more than doubled its food options since completing a renovation.
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Chef Bill Kim draws on his heritage to make homemade kimchi at bellyQ in Chicago's West Loop.
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The chef at Aguamiel cooks regional cuisine from his homeland- including moles.
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A new restaurant in southwest suburban Palos Heights is attempting to lure diners with the promise of farm-to-table cuisine.
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