Rachelle Bowden

(Ed. Note: Phillip Foss recently stopped operating his Meatyballs Mobile food truck in order to focus on El Ideas, his new West side restaurant with former Kith & Kin chef Andrew Brochu. Chicagoist editor emeritus Rachelle Bowden (aka "Chicagoist Prime") recently visited El Ideas, her recap of which you can... continue reading on Chicagoist

A quick shoutout to Chicagoist commenter UTV, our top commenter for the month of May. Congrats, UTV! We'll be contacting you shortly to get your contact info so we can send you a Chicagoist T-shirt in the mail. If you want your own Chicagoist T-shirt, then start leaving comments. Commenter... continue reading on Chicagoist

This is just to tease inspire you. A couple months ago when we shared our recipe for banana bread we asked what sort of extras you like to mix in. This weekend we made banana bread again and stirred in a half cup each of dark chocolate chips and... continue reading on Chicagoist

With the warmer weather upon us, we've been outside exercising more and not really into the heavier meals we enjoyed during our winter hibernation. What we've been digging is a well-made salad for a meal, but salads can get really repetitive and boring if you're not careful. Our issue... continue reading on Chicagoist

A quick shoutout to Chicagoist commenter frp, our top commenter for the month of April. Congrats, frp! We'll be contacting you shortly to get your contact info so we can send you a Chicagoist T-shirt in the mail. If you want your own Chicagoist T-shirt, then start leaving comments. Commenter... continue reading on Chicagoist