The word "giardiniera" translates to "gardener," and it's easy to see how it earned its name. This vibrant, pickled mix of vegetables -- typically a medley of cauliflower, carrots, celery, and peppers ...

Food & Wine's Justin Chapple makes his next-level nachos with sausage, tangy pickled vegetables, and fried eggs. They're perfect all-day nachos. Justin Chapple is a chef, recipe developer, food writer ...

Sausage and giard on a tavern-style pizza — that’s the quintessential local combo a Chicago poet will one day immortalize in an ode. Yet if you tweak the combo and replace the fennel-and-salt twang of ...

On this week’s podcast, Curious City answers a question from St. Louis native Clare Fauke. She came to Chicago 20 years ago and fell in love with her now-husband, Scott, and a condiment found all over ...

Giardiniera is an Italian relish made of pickled vegetables. It’s really popular in Chicago — popular enough that some jarred brands are referred to as “Chicago-style giardiniera,” which typically ...

One fine citizen of this midwest metropolis has done all giardiniera lovers an outstanding public service, by creating the website, eatgiardiniera.com. It is here that one can find dozens and dozens ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

To paraphrase The Big Lebowski himself, “What makes a Chicagoan? … Is it being prepared to do a shot of Malort, whatever the cost?” Jokes aside, the Talbott Hotel will ask the “true Chicagoan” ...