All you really need to know this week is Mother's Day is this Sunday! If you haven't already, make reservations now—if you can, especially for brunch. If you're cooking, keep it simple.

Next, Bruce Sherman of North Pond, and Mindy Segal of HotChocolate all won big Monday night at the 25th annual James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards, which livestreamed from Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Small plates have finally dropped off top menu trends, according to the National Restaurant Association. What does that mean for Chicago food?

The Chicago institution is finally working on a book, due out next spring, and this time it's collaborative. Doug's says it's seeking "stories, photos, memories, drawings, poems...anything that can go in a book."

Spring is in the air, with a whole week of market openings and festivals. Plus, Chicago celebrates one holiday associated with food -- and another that is less so.

This weekend marks the final fin de semaine of this year's season, and by all reports it might just be the end of smelt fishing off our lakefront.

This weekend the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance hosts its fifth annual symposium at locations around the city to prove once and for all that our region's food is not just about casserole.