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There are quite a few new restaurants opening in the city as of late, but NBC 5’s Food Guy Steve Dolinsky is particularly fond of a new one in West Town.

There are quite a few new restaurants opening in the city as of late, but NBC 5’s Food Guy Steve Dolinsky is particularly fond of a new one in West Town. It’s run by a couple of industry veterans who’ve created the kind of restaurant they’ve always wanted to visit themselves. Steve Dolinsky joining us tonight with the story....

With Lent underway, it’s especially busy this time of year at Hagen’s Fish Market, the city’s oldest operating fish smokehouse. NBC 5’s Food Guy Steve Dolinsky reports.

With Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday behind us, the season of Lent is underway. Catholics traditionally abstain from meat on Fridays until Easter, and that means more demand for seafood. Our Food Guy visited a seafood specialist in Portage Park this week, approaching 80 years in business. Back in 1946, a couple of Scandinavian immigrants moved to the Northwest Side…

Friday is National Pizza Day, and NBC Chicago’s Steve Dolinsky shares the story of how a suburban pizzeria owes its success to an African American cook from Mississippi.

Friday is National Pizza Day, and NBC 5’s Steve Dolinsky shares the story of how a suburban pizzeria owes its success to an African American cook from Mississippi.

In commemoration of Black History Month, NBC 5’s Food Guy Steve Dolinsky went digging into a restaurant with Deep South roots, located in a South Side neighborhood with its own storied past.

In recognition of Black History Month, NBC 5’s Food Guy Steve Dolinsky went digging into a restaurant with Deep South roots, located in a South Side neighborhood with its own storied past. Kristen Ashley, a young entrepreneur, opened Cleo’s Southern Cuisine in Bronzeville a couple of years ago. She also has a Loop location open for lunch-only on weekdays,...

The 2024 Summer Olympics are just six months away, and while most people won’t be making their way to Paris for the games, there’s still a way to feel like you’re in France this summer.

With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris just six months away, NBC Chicago’s Steve Dolinsky takes a look at some of the best French restaurants in Chicago for those not watching the games live.

At a new pizza spot on the Northwest Side, the staff started off with one style, then added a second after popular demand. NBC Chicago’s Steve Dolinsky has more.

The last two years have seen a bumper crop of new pizzerias in Chicago with styles ranging from deep-dish and tavern style to Detroit and Sicilian. At a new spot on the Northwest Side, the staff started off with one style, then added a second after popular demand. The Chef behind Giant – one of the city’s better restaurants –…

Opening a restaurant is hard enough. But opening one with a unique perspective can be even harder. A new neighborhood restaurant in West Town is taking that path, fearlessly cooking dishes that may not have mass appeal, but are certainly delicious. If you’re a new restaurant in Chicago, typically over the last year or so, you’re offering pasta or...

Ramen is one of Japan’s best-known exports, but that bowl of noodles, broth and toppings is more complicated than its appears. Two ramen shops in Logan Square are taking two very distinctive approaches, yet both are laser focused on every component going into the bowl. Steve Dolinsky joining us tonight with the story. There is a lot of pork...

Mushrooms often take the place of beef, since they’re naturally earthy and meaty. But we’re not talking portobellos or shiitakes anymore. A one-of-a-kind business here is growing harder to find varieties, and thus, more appealing to chefs.

Mushrooms often take the place of beef, since they’re naturally earthy and meaty. But we’re not talking portobellos or shiitakes anymore. A one-of-a-kind business here is growing harder to find varieties, and thus, more appealing to chefs. In the rarefied air of a 3-star Michelin restaurant like Smyth, in the West Loop, dessert has to be a showstopper. The...

Many home baking recipes during the holidays call for vanilla, which happens to have a special connection to Waukegan. NBC 5’s Food Guy Steve Dolinsky reports.

With kids home from school this week, a lot of us are baking. And if sweets are on the menu, that often means reaching for vanilla. That would be extract… paste… and sometimes whole vanilla beans. While the raw product grows thousands of miles away, pretty much all of it is processed in Waukegan, before it gets to stores. Vanilla…

The war in Ukraine has focused the attention of a local chef, who is drawing inspiration from his grandmother’s recipes to create a new restaurant. NBC Chicago’s Steve Dolinsky has more.

The war in Ukraine has focused the attention of a local chef, who is drawing inspiration from his grandmother’s recipes to create a new restaurant.