Add the shallots and transfer to a large casserole dish. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan. Pat dry the cubes of beef from the marinade mixture using absorbent kitchen paper. Add half of the ...

The food we've sampled is a mixed bag: Ropa vieja is a Cuban dish of piquant stewed beef (the name means "old clothes, a reference to how the beef softens, resembling rags, when cooked), served ...

Italian beef, Chicago-style hot dogs and deep-dish pizza are so omnipresent in Chicago’s cultural discourse, innumerably copied at restaurants here and beyond, it’s a wonder the city’s most ...