EVENTS l Elawa Farm is a non-profit in suburban Chicago that raises produce to support food security and holds dinners — including the 11/1 Day of the Dead feast...

CHEF PHILANTHROPY l Already active in efforts to fight food insecurity, the owners of Soul & Smoke BBQ have started a foundation to bolster their mission...

CHEF PHILANTHROPY l Chef Tigist Reda's homeland — the war-torn Ethiopian province of Tigray — has major health care needs... and she gives support with a fundraiser

FARMERS MARKETS l There are many great chef tasting events in Chicago. Green City Market's annual Chef BBQ fundraiser, held September 4, is in a league of its own...

CHEF PHILANTHROPY l An Oct. 19 fundraiser for a Chicago cooking school supporting underprivileged youths will draw on the talents of 11 leading culinary artists...

FARMERS MARKET EVENTS l Green City Market's Chef BBQ on Sept. 4 is predicted to get a breath of fresh air from a taste-of-fall cool front with temps in the 60s...

CHEFS l Rob Levitt is the new executive chef at The Publican, a restaurant that helped spark the transition of Chicago's meatpacking district into a culinary mecca..

CHEF PHILANTHROPY l Early bird tickets have gone on sale for Eat and Evolve 2025, the annual chef-driven fundraiser to support The Evolved Network Chicago non-profit

FARMERS MARKETS l Special event alert... Join Local Food Forum and Naturally Chicago Aug. 13 for a tour of Chicago's Green City Market led by award winning chefs...

CHEFS l After 10 successful years on dinner service, Chicago Chef- Philanthropist Darnell Reed is opening a new location for his Luella's Southern Kitchen...