WTTW’s original web series FOODPHILES introduces us to Chicago-area chefs, restaurateurs, bartenders, and baristas. In each webisode FOODPHILES takes you into the kitchen and behind the bar, to get up-close and personal with these passionate people. Why did they get into this business? How do they come up with new ideas? And what do these dishes reveal about them as human beings? The often-surprising answers give us a window into culture, history, and humanity. And then, of course, there’s the food itself. We’ll see the intricate processes that make these mouthwatering dishes, from prep…to the plate.
Watch the Episodes
- Forager-Gatherer Foraging for food at Elizabeth Restaurant Continue
- Miracles on 75th Street A family business on a mission Continue
- You Want Kimchi With That? Korean and American collide at bopNgrill Continue
- The Goat, the Whole Goat and Nothing but the Goat The art of Birrieria Zaragoza Continue
- Going With the Grain Milling wheat and making pies at Baker Miller Continue
- Subcontinental Divides Exploring the diversity of Devon Avenue Continue
- Have Tamales, Will Travel Ride along with a food truck pioneer Continue
- Don't Thai Me Down Arun’s circuitous route to culinary fame Continue
- Lab Partners Experimenting with new cocktails at Scofflaw Continue
- An Island Unto Itself Puerto Rican cuisine comes to Bronzeville Continue
- Farm-to-Mug Sourcing beans at Bridgeport Coffee Continue
- A Well-Oiled Machine Behind the scenes at Bob Chinn’s Continue
- Profit Schmofit This kosher restaurant isn’t in it for the money Continue
- Brazilian Stew A dive into the Brazilian melting pot Continue