The Food Guy

In the middle of winter, there are several dishes we love to dive into to conjure up warmth. One is lasagna.

NBC Chicago’s Steve Dolinsky has found a restaurant in Bridgeport where he says the kitchen is hot, in more ways than one. Steve Dolinsky joining us tonight with the story.

After a lease dispute, the owners of Vie in Western Springs bought a space around the corner and opened a French brasserie.

Chicago’s newest Michelin-starred restaurant is only a year old, but it’s one-of-a-kind, worthy of the accolades.

Like so many restaurants along South Harlem Avenue, the menu at M’dakhan is at once familiar and mostly predictable. But there’s one thing no one else nearby has.

Hannukah and Christmas are vastly different holidays, but every once-in-a-while, the two events overlap, as they will next week.

NBC Chicago’s Food Guy Steve Dolinsky says there is nothing flashy about a relatively new restaurant in the South Loop. Just solid, well-executed classics – with a twist or two.

Cooks need heat-resistant forearms to work the grill at El Che Steakhouse and Bar in the West Loop. That’s because during service, it’s a literal inferno of wood, charcoal and beef: marrow bones, strips, filets, you name it. The guy behind it all? John Manion.

If you think truffles are just a chocolate treat, think again. The truffle actually grows wild in the forests of Northern Italy and Croatia.

With the holiday season here, there might be a few extra guests around the house over the next few weeks.

Some Chinese restaurants focus on one thing, like dim sum or Beijing Duck. There’s a legendary spot in Uptown, where they’ve been emphasizing Hong Kong-style barbecue for nearly 40 years. Four decades is a mammoth accomplishment, no matter what kind of restaurant you have. But for the family behind this Uptown gem, it hasn’t come easy. In fact, it’...

McKinley Park offers all kinds of interesting things to eat, but along one short block near 35th and Archer, there are two delicious spots to eat, featuring the food of very different countries.

We all know Chicago is a great pizza town, and few know it better than NBC Chicago’s Steve Dolinsky.