Local Foods

We connect Chicago to the best of the Midwest!

Local Foods is a distributor and retailer of local food. Through our one-of-a-kind distribution center, grocery and event space, we bring the stories of producers to life. Local Foods makes it easy to eat local.

Local Foods’ store showcases their sustainable whole-animal meat mecca Butcher & Larder, and Chicago’s truest farm-to-table cafe.

Behind the scenes, Local Foods operates Chicago's first locally-focused wholesale distribution center dedicated to supplying the best local products to more than 250 of the city’s most acclaimed chefs, hotels, grocers, caterers, schools and institutions.

Local Foods is a mission-oriented organization, partnering with the area’s finest small-scale, family farms with the aim to revive and strengthen the Midwest’s local food system and infrastructure.

Local Foods market is open M-F 11a-8p and Sa-Su from 9a-6p. Free parking is available in Local Foods’ lot as well as on the street. For more information, visit us at 1427 W. Willow St (behind the Hideout) or at www.localfoods.com.

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The Art of Pizza: Local Foods + Our House Pizza +ACG + Basil's Harvest primary image

The Art of Pizza: Local Foods + Our House Pizza +ACG + Basil's Harvest

Sun, Sep 22 • 1:00 PM

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Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up:  Drumlin Supper Club primary image

Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up: Drumlin Supper Club

Sun, Aug 25 • 5:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Class:  Pickling with Central Pickling primary image

Local Foods Culinary Class: Pickling with Central Pickling

Wed, Aug 21 • 5:30 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Summer Happy Hour Cocktails with FIG Drinks & Slow Food Chicago primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Summer Happy Hour Cocktails with FIG Drinks & Slow Food Chicago

Thu, Jul 25 • 6:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Butchery (Chicken) with The Chicago Meat Collective primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Butchery (Chicken) with The Chicago Meat Collective

Sun, Jul 21 • 3:00 PM

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LF Culinary Classes:  2-Day Sourdough Workshop with Ursula Siker primary image

LF Culinary Classes: 2-Day Sourdough Workshop with Ursula Siker

Sat, Jun 29 • 3:00 PM

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Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up:  My Back Porch - The Fermented Menu primary image

Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up: My Back Porch - The Fermented Menu

Sun, Jun 23 • 6:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  How to Make Your Own Mozzarella primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: How to Make Your Own Mozzarella

Wed, May 29 • 5:30 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Kombucha primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Kombucha

Sun, Apr 28 • 3:30 PM

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Butcher & Larder Whole Animal Butchery Class:  Lamb primary image

Butcher & Larder Whole Animal Butchery Class: Lamb

Thu, Apr 18 • 4:00 PM

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Tomato Bliss Italian Night primary image

Tomato Bliss Italian Night

Thu, Apr 4 • 6:00 PM

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Kombucha Making Class primary image

Kombucha Making Class

Sun, Feb 10 • 3:30 PM

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The Art of Pizza: Local Foods + Our House Pizza +ACG + Basil's Harvest primary image

The Art of Pizza: Local Foods + Our House Pizza +ACG + Basil's Harvest

Sun, Sep 22 • 1:00 PM

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Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up:  Drumlin Supper Club primary image

Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up: Drumlin Supper Club

Sun, Aug 25 • 5:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Class:  Pickling with Central Pickling primary image

Local Foods Culinary Class: Pickling with Central Pickling

Wed, Aug 21 • 5:30 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Summer Happy Hour Cocktails with FIG Drinks & Slow Food Chicago primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Summer Happy Hour Cocktails with FIG Drinks & Slow Food Chicago

Thu, Jul 25 • 6:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Butchery (Chicken) with The Chicago Meat Collective primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Butchery (Chicken) with The Chicago Meat Collective

Sun, Jul 21 • 3:00 PM

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LF Culinary Classes:  2-Day Sourdough Workshop with Ursula Siker primary image

LF Culinary Classes: 2-Day Sourdough Workshop with Ursula Siker

Sat, Jun 29 • 3:00 PM

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Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up:  My Back Porch - The Fermented Menu primary image

Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up: My Back Porch - The Fermented Menu

Sun, Jun 23 • 6:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  How to Make Your Own Mozzarella primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: How to Make Your Own Mozzarella

Wed, May 29 • 5:30 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Kombucha primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Kombucha

Sun, Apr 28 • 3:30 PM

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Butcher & Larder Whole Animal Butchery Class:  Lamb primary image

Butcher & Larder Whole Animal Butchery Class: Lamb

Thu, Apr 18 • 4:00 PM

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Tomato Bliss Italian Night primary image

Tomato Bliss Italian Night

Thu, Apr 4 • 6:00 PM

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Kombucha Making Class primary image

Kombucha Making Class

Sun, Feb 10 • 3:30 PM

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We connect Chicago to the best of the Midwest!

Local Foods is a distributor and retailer of local food. Through our one-of-a-kind distribution center, grocery and event space, we bring the stories of producers to life. Local Foods makes it easy to eat local.

Local Foods’ store showcases their sustainable whole-animal meat mecca Butcher & Larder, and Chicago’s truest farm-to-table cafe.

Behind the scenes, Local Foods operates Chicago's first locally-focused wholesale distribution center dedicated to supplying the best local products to more than 250 of the city’s most acclaimed chefs, hotels, grocers, caterers, schools and institutions.

Local Foods is a mission-oriented organization, partnering with the area’s finest small-scale, family farms with the aim to revive and strengthen the Midwest’s local food system and infrastructure.

Local Foods market is open M-F 11a-8p and Sa-Su from 9a-6p. Free parking is available in Local Foods’ lot as well as on the street. For more information, visit us at 1427 W. Willow St (behind the Hideout) or at www.localfoods.com.

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The Art of Pizza: Local Foods + Our House Pizza +ACG + Basil's Harvest primary image

The Art of Pizza: Local Foods + Our House Pizza +ACG + Basil's Harvest

Sun, Sep 22 • 1:00 PM

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Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up:  Drumlin Supper Club primary image

Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up: Drumlin Supper Club

Sun, Aug 25 • 5:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Class:  Pickling with Central Pickling primary image

Local Foods Culinary Class: Pickling with Central Pickling

Wed, Aug 21 • 5:30 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Summer Happy Hour Cocktails with FIG Drinks & Slow Food Chicago primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Summer Happy Hour Cocktails with FIG Drinks & Slow Food Chicago

Thu, Jul 25 • 6:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Butchery (Chicken) with The Chicago Meat Collective primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Butchery (Chicken) with The Chicago Meat Collective

Sun, Jul 21 • 3:00 PM

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LF Culinary Classes:  2-Day Sourdough Workshop with Ursula Siker primary image

LF Culinary Classes: 2-Day Sourdough Workshop with Ursula Siker

Sat, Jun 29 • 3:00 PM

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Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up:  My Back Porch - The Fermented Menu primary image

Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up: My Back Porch - The Fermented Menu

Sun, Jun 23 • 6:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  How to Make Your Own Mozzarella primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: How to Make Your Own Mozzarella

Wed, May 29 • 5:30 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Kombucha primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Kombucha

Sun, Apr 28 • 3:30 PM

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Butcher & Larder Whole Animal Butchery Class:  Lamb primary image

Butcher & Larder Whole Animal Butchery Class: Lamb

Thu, Apr 18 • 4:00 PM

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Tomato Bliss Italian Night primary image

Tomato Bliss Italian Night

Thu, Apr 4 • 6:00 PM

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Kombucha Making Class primary image

Kombucha Making Class

Sun, Feb 10 • 3:30 PM

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The Art of Pizza: Local Foods + Our House Pizza +ACG + Basil's Harvest primary image

The Art of Pizza: Local Foods + Our House Pizza +ACG + Basil's Harvest

Sun, Sep 22 • 1:00 PM

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Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up:  Drumlin Supper Club primary image

Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up: Drumlin Supper Club

Sun, Aug 25 • 5:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Class:  Pickling with Central Pickling primary image

Local Foods Culinary Class: Pickling with Central Pickling

Wed, Aug 21 • 5:30 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Summer Happy Hour Cocktails with FIG Drinks & Slow Food Chicago primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Summer Happy Hour Cocktails with FIG Drinks & Slow Food Chicago

Thu, Jul 25 • 6:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Butchery (Chicken) with The Chicago Meat Collective primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Butchery (Chicken) with The Chicago Meat Collective

Sun, Jul 21 • 3:00 PM

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LF Culinary Classes:  2-Day Sourdough Workshop with Ursula Siker primary image

LF Culinary Classes: 2-Day Sourdough Workshop with Ursula Siker

Sat, Jun 29 • 3:00 PM

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Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up:  My Back Porch - The Fermented Menu primary image

Local Foods Sunday Supper Club Pop-Up: My Back Porch - The Fermented Menu

Sun, Jun 23 • 6:00 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  How to Make Your Own Mozzarella primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: How to Make Your Own Mozzarella

Wed, May 29 • 5:30 PM

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Local Foods Culinary Classes:  Kombucha primary image

Local Foods Culinary Classes: Kombucha

Sun, Apr 28 • 3:30 PM

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Butcher & Larder Whole Animal Butchery Class:  Lamb primary image

Butcher & Larder Whole Animal Butchery Class: Lamb

Thu, Apr 18 • 4:00 PM

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Tomato Bliss Italian Night primary image

Tomato Bliss Italian Night

Thu, Apr 4 • 6:00 PM

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Kombucha Making Class primary image

Kombucha Making Class

Sun, Feb 10 • 3:30 PM

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