The Chicago Reader is back in print! Our February issue is being delivered to more than 600 locations across the city beginning February 4. Find the closest newspaper box, coffee shop, bar, library ...

It’s a sure bet that the first brave soul who popped a slithering snail in his mouth was hungry. How about the first guy to swallow a raw oyster or slurp up fish eggs? These foods are not only edible ...

Try making these dishes at home, including a recipe from Nathan Brown, executive chef of The Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street, for one of the most popular carp-based Chinese dishes - Sweet and ...

Really it just tasted like basic river or lake fish: a couple of levels below delicacy, but perfectly within the realm of edible. More of a Ralphs than a McCall’s purchase. The larb was delicious, ...

CHICAGO - Asian carp may be poised to destroy commercial fishing as we know it in the Great Lakes - but Winona resident Reggie McLeod likes his smoked or pickled. The Vietnamese community cooks carp ...