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Angry Crab

Angry Crab brings California to Chicago. Enjoy amazing creole flavors in a west coast styled crab boil. Don’t be shy, put on the plastic bag and dig right into your bag of seafood with your hands – it is truly an experience. There’s lots more on the menu, but the crab is king!  

Tied House

Tied House

Tied House is a modern, New American restaurant connected to Schubas Tavern. With a creative food menu and cocktails to match, this airy space has a lot to offer all types of diners.

Serai

Serai specializes in Malaysian and South East Asian cuisine. Here you can dive into foods you’ve never experienced with helpful staff guiding you the whole way.

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Butter
The World of Food: Butter

There are relatively few things in life that make just about anything better. But butter is surely one of them.

The Spoon
The Spoon

The earliest version of the spoon as we know it, which first surfaces in the Paleolithic era, may have been fashioned from a husk or shell as its “bowl,” affixed to a stick.

Victorian Christmas dessert
Victorian Christmas

“The boar’s head in hand bring I, bedeck'd with bays and rosemary.”
--“The Boar’s Head Carol”

Chef with a glass of wine

Sit down at the table with David Manilow, creator of Check, Please!, as he explores the Chicago food and restaurant landscape with the unique personalities who have influenced it.

A chef in her restaurant

An original web series that profiles a diverse group of Chicago area restaurateurs, chefs, baristas, gin enthusiasts, and others. Meet the people who feed you.

Dishalicious show host in apron

Experience the culinary world — live and in-person — through the eyes of top Chicago chefs! Dishalicious is a fast-paced, live demonstration cooking show and event that’s fun and informative.

Discover the ways Chicago’s celebrity chefs unwind after they clock out of the kitchen. Get to know another side of these interesting personalities who — while known for their passion and work ethic in the kitchen — are fascinating and passionate people in their personal lives as well.