The other day, a friend and I went to eat at Al Bawadi, a Mediterranean restaurant in Bridgeview, IL. The restaurant is located along a busy road, lined by an endless stretch of strip malls. Despite ...

8 oz soy sauce 1 Tsp. chopped garlic 2 Tbs. minced ginger 8 oz peanut butter ½ cp sesame oil ½ cp rice wine vinaigrette 1 qt. oil blend 1 Tbs. chile garlic sauce 2 Tbs. cilantro (chopped) ¼ cp Honey ...

Delve into a hot dining trend, a country’s cuisine, or the origins of culinary traditions on our weekly blog about the World of Food. Check, Please! host Alpana Singh returns for our 18th season! Each ...

This week, in case you missed it, Americans celebrated National Animal Cracker Day! Despite what the song says, these animal-shaped treats tend to be more of a cookie and are therefore not exactly top ...

Simply mix the above ingredients in a deep baking pan, fully coating the lamb in the marinade. Preheat oven to 275-325° F (depending on the actual heat that a home oven produces). Bake the lamb for 2 ...

Host Catherine De Orio welcomes guest reviewers Ellen Yun, Lori Kapelinski, and Corey Richardson who weigh in on Chicago area eateries Ahjoomah's Apron, Tortoise Club, and Antique Taco.

Why are you the best host for Check, Please!? I have worked in restaurants throughout the country since I was 13. I started as a dishwasher and immediately fell in love with anything and everything ...

Preheat the oven to 375° F. Trim and scrub the beets. Wrap in foil and bake on a baking sheet for about an hour, or until they yield slightly to pressure when squeezed. Meanwhile, toast the hazelnuts ...

Layer lettuce, bean sprouts, mint, chives, noodles, and shrimp in a small mound on top of each other across lower third of the rice paper Fold the left and right ends of the rice paper over Starting ...

Host Alpana Singh revisits nine of the spectacular seafood spots Check, Please! has visited over the years, from sensational sushi spots to seafood in a bag to a southside smoke shack. The restaurants ...

In separate bowl mix whole egg with 1oz of both parmigiano and pecorino cheese, salt and pepper — parsley if you wish Add spaghetti to saute pan and mix ingredients well over a medium heat, then add ...

This episode had me running from one side of the city to the next to check out the recommendations of this week’s guest reviewers. It was a fun episode for me since I had not already been to any of ...