This combines all of the favorite toppings in a Chicago Dog & places them in phyllo baskets for a bite sized baseball treat.

Chicago-style pepper and egg sandwich – you want this!

Homemade Chicago style Deep Dish Pizza, complete with cornmeal crust and sauce on top!

Deep dish: how to use odds and ends in your fridge economically.

Deep Dish Pizza, Chicago style. Tastes amazing, turns out better than many restaurants. A total keeper.

Chicago popcorn- A delicious mix of caramel popcorn and cheese popcorn.

Lunch with Graham Elliot- plus some very interesting combos

Individual Meatball Pizzas, Chicago style with a crust basted in herb oil… addictive, easy to eat and reheat!

A “Gingerbread Stack” from Chicago’s Doughnut Vault. The best cake doughnuts I’ve ever tasted.

The perfect Old Fashioned

Butter croissant from Floriole Cafe & Bakery in Chicago. Buttery and flaky. Reminds me of Paris.

S’more tart from Alliance Bakery in Chicago. An old school bakery meets patisserie.

Rib eye Steak Sausage with Chimichurri, Ardagh Wine Cheese and Fried Onions. One of the amazing gourmet sausages at Chicago’s Hot Doug’s.

Classic mussels made with Half Acre Gossamer, a local favorite.

Homemade Chicago dogs. Can’t get any better than these!

The perfect summer salad, tossed in a spicy lime vinaigrette.

Putting on the Dog . . . Chicago Style, That Is

A Q&A with Chef Grant Achatz on his new memoir and his life-and-death battle with tongue cancer.

Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza, made easily in your own home.

These Deep Dish Pizza Cupfakes are more than meets the eye!

Produce at the Streeterville market in Chicago.