From celebrity sightings at restaurants to high-end wine dinners and comforting soups, check out this week's top food news around County.

Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes use just three main ingredients—sweet potatoes, butter, and chipotle chiles in adobo. It's optional, but add a little honey for a balance of sweet and smoky heat. This ...

Food Network in the early aughts was untouchable. It was the go-to destination for all things home cooking, inspiring generations of chefs (yours truly included) to think about food in new and ...

But, to truly understand everything Food Network has become, there's no better example than the short-lived and gloriously quirky Cutthroat Kitchen. The wacky competition show was set up like several ...

The story of the offseason — like much of the regular season early on — is going to be about AJ Brown's future with the Philadelphia Eagles. There was plenty of drama early on in 2025, including some ...

EDWARDSVILLE — An Alton woman was charged with home invasion, burglary, and other felonies after a Jan. 19 incident in the 300 block of Big Arch Road. Shania B. Cook, 21, of the 1000 block of College ...

This video recreates Alton Brown’s unsloppy joe buns, testing whether his cleaner, structured approach improves on the classic sloppy joe. Where in the EU do most young adults have a university degree ...

Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. Alton Committee of the Whole members are set to consider a resolution at their next meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 which ...