chicago chefs

Restaurateurs said the lure of vegetables growing on their patios is too great for some passersby.

There will be plenty of locally grown food Thursday, but farmers are still struggling.

For its chicken-and-champagne night, Lush Wine & Spirits has hit on a decadent recipe.

Chef Didier Durand said he'll focus on his Riverwalk cafe and a cookbook he's always wanted to write.

Chef Troy Graves added it to the menu at Red Door after eating it on vacation in Mexico.

Owner Dinah Grossman is using furniture from a soda fountain her grandma loved as a child.

The West Loop bakery and Floriole in Lincoln Park are participating in a nationwide Bakery Open House.

Errors-turned-bestsellers include Floriole's pistachio croissant and the Oops Bar at Veruca Chocolates.

The oven will be used in the jail's culinary program for inmates, run by chef Bruno Abate.

Proceeds from Saturday's dinner will help employees of the East Village restaurant.

The Illinois Institute of Art's student restaurant aims to get green certification within a year.

Cocoa + Co. will stock more than 35 hard-to-find brands plus pastries, drinking chocolate and books.

Anna Posey set up a website to sell her food-themed watercolor paintings and ink drawings.

"Man Finds Food" cameras visit La Sirena Clandestina, Fatso's Last Stand, A Tavola and Scofflaw.

More specials planned as part of the restaurant's Tuesday-only takeout experiment.