The 2025 Finalists for Chicago's Local Food Awards, the Jean Banchets
WTTW / by Daniel Hautzinger / October 28, 2024 Even as the restaurant business continues to grapple with challenges augmented by changes since the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago remains a city with an outstanding dining scene. The local Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence, named after the Le Francais chef who helped put the Chicago area on the culinary map, recognize the talent on display here from counter-service and pizza joints to fine dining shrines of gastronomy. The finalists for the 2025
These Chicago pizza restaurants were just named best in the U.S.
TimeOut / by Anna Rahmanan / June 26, 2024 Chicagoans love their local pizza shops and, as it turns out, so should everyone else in the country—seven Chicago spots were just named best in the U.S. by 50 Top Pizza, an online guide focusing on the top Italian pizzerias across the globe. Although New York City was the most represented town in the guide, which also includes a slew of other awards like pizza maker of the year and new entry of the year, Chicago came in second with seven mentions, including
