Dear SOS: We’ve just returned from a trip to Chicago, and I tell you, we were there for just five days, but we were at the Purple Pig three times. My fave is their fried pig’s ears with crispy kale.

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

The Purple Pig — the long-awaited “cheese, swine, and wine” venture from restaurauteur supergroup Jimmy Bannos, Jimmy Bannos Jr., and Scott Harris — has officially settled on an opening date. One ...

The Purple Pig Takeout & Catering in Marlborough is a new restaurant from Michael Winslett, an executive chef who has spent 30 years in the industry, most notably in fine dining and catering. The chef ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- The Purple Pig head bartender and sommelier, Alan Beasey joined CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot to talk about mental heath awareness in the restaurant Industry. The suicide of chef Anthony ...

Purple Pig, which recently moved into a new 4,657-square-foot space at 444 N. Michigan, was awarded the “best by-the-glass wine list without Coravin (a device that allows one to pour from a bottle ...

Even if every night doesn't feature the siren-like allure of Paige, a gloriously tattooed waitress, there are plenty of reasons to search out the Purple Pig, located off Michigan Avenue, down a narrow ...

The chef duo put a Mediterranean twist on Grilled Pork Chops. Pork chops 4 - 1 inch thick pork chops 1 gallon of water 2 cups of salt 1 cup of sugar Mix salt, sugar, and water together. Submerge the ...

The Purple Pig, 500 N. Michigan Ave. Who eats: Businesspeople, hipster types, tourists. Why eat: If you dig pig, The Purple Pig does it as well as anyone: cured, roasted, a la plancha, braised or ...

I find it difficult to believe that The Purple Pig has been around for a decade; it seems so much fresher to me. Nevertheless, it’s true: Jimmy Bannos Jr.’s lively, pork-centric restaurant opened in ...