Loop: The Palmer House is offering a special charity menu item for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with 100% of the proceeds going to the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation. Created by Lockwood’s sous chef Val Benner, the bánh mì costs $12 and features wild Pacific salmon, pickled bok choy and radish, fresh chilies, carrot, and cucumber on a whole grain crostini, drizzled with a lemon herb olive oil. [Grub Street]
Various Locations: The city has just released a new online map, which pinpoints where farmers’ markets are located. This is especially handy considering some of them will be staying open later this year. [NBC Chicago via Gapers Block]
Oak Brook: Dudley Neito just released the brand new fall menu for Totopo. New items include Pechuga Azteca and Pescado en Cascabel Salsa. You can take a look at the full menu here. [Grub Street]
Online: MidwestRoots, a company which “sells and supports handmade products from farmers and artisans across the country,” just launched a new website last week. [Grub Street]
