The Chicago Traveler

This season of the Bravo network’s Top Chef was filmed here in Chicago, exposing competing chefs from all over the country to all the culinary treats the Windy City has to offer.
This week’s Quickfire challenge required each of the chefs to create a dish using no more than five ingredients (excluding salt, pepper, sugar, and oil), either from the Top Chef pantry or purchased at Chicago’s Green City Market.
The Green City Market is a farmers’ market held outdoors from May through October on Saturdays and Wednesdays. It’s great for top chefs along with amateur dabblers, featuring a multitude of products …read more

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The Chicago Board of Trade Building has towered over the LaSalle Street “canyon” since its completion in 1930. With 44 floors and standing at 605 feet (184 m), it was Chicago’s tallest building from 1930 until 1965 (when it was surpassed by the Daley Center). It has been listed as a National Historic Landmark since 1978 and is now the primary trading venue for the CME Group (the merger of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange).
Known for its art deco architecture, sculptures, and stone carving, the building is a popular attraction for both tourists and filmmakers. …read more

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