Executive Chef

Happy National Taco Day!

Ahead of the gourmet chili cook-off at Chicago Gourmet, Diana Davila, executive chef and owner of Mi Tocaya Antojeria, stopped by to show off her unique take on chili recipes.  

Ahead of the gourmet chili cook-off at Chicago Gourmet, Diana Davila, executive chef and owner of Mi Tocaya Antojeria, stopped by to show off her unique take on chili recipes.

Andrew Zimmerman, executive chef of Sepia and Proxi, stopped by Cafe 5 to showcase his Hamachi Crudo recipe with grapefruit, coconut, red curry rice and green chili.  

Andrew Zimmerman, executive chef of Sepia and Proxi, stopped by Cafe 5 to showcase his Hamachi Crudo recipe with grapefruit, coconut, red curry rice and green chili.

In this segment of Cafe 5, Chef Johnny Anderes of Bar Biscay shares his recipe for sausage stuffed peppers in honor of Chicago Gourmet’s ticket launch happening this week.

Strawberry Fest is underway in Long Grove and what better way to celebrate than with strawberry cheesecake popcorn. 

In this segment of Cafe 5, Chef Johnny Anderes of Bar Biscay shares his recipe for sausage stuffed peppers in honor of Chicago Gourmet’s ticket launch happening this week.

Lights, camera, napkin! Alex Maragos joins “Top Chef” alum Katsuji TanabeI as the chef shares his guacamole recipes with a twist! 

In this segment of Cafe 5, Chef Johnny Anderes of Bar Biscay shares his recipe for sausage stuffed peppers in honor of Chicago Gourmet’s ticket launch happening this week.

A Cafe 5 preview as the countdown to Chicago Gourmet begins. 

In this segment of Cafe 5, Chef Johnny Anderes of Bar Biscay shares his recipe for sausage stuffed peppers in honor of Chicago Gourmet’s ticket launch happening this week.

In this segment of Cafe 5, Chef Johnny Anderes of Bar Biscay shares his recipe for sausage stuffed peppers in honor of Chicago Gourmet’s ticket launch happening this week.

In this segment of Cafe 5, Chef Jose Torres, the executive chef of The Village, shares the recipe for “Rigatoni Di Franco” in celebration of Italian Village’s annual Ferrari Fest, set to take place Sunday.

Chef Kevin Hickey from the Duck Inn on Chicago’s South Side talks Baconfest, shares his “Totes Kosher Matzo Ball Soup” recipe. 

A lucky diner says he happened upon a pearl while eating an oyster dish at a famous New York City restaurant.

Canadians are known as friendly folks, but these crabby brutes migrating from Canadian waters are better suited for the hockey rink. Green crabs from Nova Scotia are the same species as their cousins that already inhabit Maine waters, but are ornerier and angrier, threatening to accelerate harm to the coastal ecosystem by gobbling up soft-shell clams and destroying native eel...

In this segment of Cafe 5, Chef Jose Torres, the executive chef of The Village, shares the recipe for “Rigatoni Di Franco” in celebration of Italian Village’s annual Ferrari Fest, set to take place Sunday.

In this segment of Cafe 5, Chef Jose Torres, the executive chef of The Village, shares the recipe for “Rigatoni Di Franco” in celebration of Italian Village’s annual Ferrari Fest, set to take place Sunday.

Hamburgers and hot dogs are always great at a football game. How about some pimento cheese melts, fried ravioli or a brat wrapped in a blanket of fried cheese curds on a pretzel bun. Hungry yet? For dessert, try a battered and fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich dusted in powdered sugar. On a stick too. For easier eating, of...