Since 1988, the International Horseradish Festival has celebrated the multi-faceted and “vastly under-utilized” horseradish.
This year, it’s June 1 through 3, 2012, in Woodland Park, 2 Pine Lake Road, Collinsville, Illinois (map).
Highlights include a horseradish …

Two new tours have been added to the lineup at Chicago Neighborhood Tours.
“Taste of Edgewater & Uptown” explores the ethnic cuisine of Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Sweden and West Africa in these two northside …

Road Food: Exploring the Midwest One Bite at a Time is a foodie’s dream of an academic conference.
Held April 27 through 29, 2012, at the School of Culinary Arts, Kendall College, 900 North Branch Street …

Celebrate mushroom season, the beginning of warmer weather and Earth Day at the annual Mushrooms & Spring Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 22, 2012.
It takes place in the Père Marquette Lodge and …

Travel + Leisure readers have picked their best cities for foodies, reports Katrina Brown Hunt.
“Today’s most enthusiastic foodies seek out indulgences well beyond the white-tablecloth variety. Markets are a key enticement for those wanting …

A new restaurant called Allium opens next month in the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 East Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois (map).
“Allium,” which is the Latin name for the family of plants that includes onions and …

Heading to the Windy City with the kiddies, Road Trips Foodies? Treat the family to a Shedd Holiday Breakfast…and more…at the John G. Shedd Aquarium, 1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois.
Make it a special …

It’s hard to know exactly what to say about festivals where the goal is to down turkey testicles, Road Trips Foodies, but here goes.
There seem to be several, but the ones in Montana appear to …

October is National Seafood Month, so it’s logical that Chicago’s John G. Shedd Aquarium should take notice. In fact, Road Trips Foodies, it’s serving up a menu of sustainable seafood events.
On September 17, 2011, you …

Is there anything more emblematic of the change of seasons from summer to fall than the switch from blueberries and watermelon to apples? Suddenly, there are apple festivals everywhere!
Here are a bushel of options for …