When people talk about Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, it’s generally to complain. Not without reason: ORD always lands a prominent spot on lists of the nation’s worst airports, mostly due to the delays that ensare the world’s sixth-busiest airport during inclement weather. Yet for all of its failings, O’Hare…
You can’t walk down the street with Rick Bayless without seeing the guy get mobbed. He’s one of those rare TV-famous chefs who actually has the cooking chops to back up his celebrity. His Chicago restaurants—Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Lena Brava among them—consistently push the boundary of Mexican gastronomy.
This year’s James Beard Awards were held April 24 in Chicago. It’s an occasion where hundreds of chefs from around the country gather in one room to honor one another. Think of it as the “Oscars of food.” We took the opportunity to ask some of the culinary experts in attendance the ultimate food question: What would…
At chef Rick Bayless’ stupendously popular Chicago restaurants, about 80 percent of tables will order his guacamole as a starter. So really, his reputation was at stake when we invited him in—ahead of whatever football-viewing party you might host this Sunday—to teach us how to make the perfect guacamole. (Take it…
Rick Bayless is the chef and restaurateur behind Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, and Xoco in Chicago. But he might be best known for one thing: the man responsible for all the Instagram photos of tortas from Chicago O’Hare airport. (If you’ve ever dined at Tortas Frontera at O’Hare, you understand its magical powers.)
