This is the season of miracles. So let’s call this the Miracle of the Humongous Squash. You may be a subscriber of Imperfect Foods. If not, you may by now have at […]
Wrestling a Weaponized Squash into Multiple Meals
Cookies: To Bake or Not to Bake? That is the Holiday Season Question
To bake or not to bake. Should you haul out the mixer, stock up on candied sprinkles, carve out several hours to preheat, mix, bake, frost and package? I for one, don’t […]
World of Chocolate Fundraiser: Maximum Indulgence for a Great Cause – World AIDS Day
If you have ever fantasized about being the title protagonist in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, then the World of Chocolate fundraiser presented by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago on December 5 would have […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Try These Tips for Perfect Sauce
By M.D. Walters Now that you’ve learned how to make our feature recipe – a delicious kale and butternut squash risotto, here are some helpful tips I learned during my Tuscan adventure. […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Festive Kale and Squash Risotto
By M.D. Walters I spent some time exploring traditional Tuscan cuisine recently through Chicago-based culinary travel company, The International Kitchen. I stayed in the tiny and picturesque Vagliagli, a medieval village in […]
Review: Aeropress Go: Our Favorite Coffeemaker Goes Portable
We love the Aeropress. I personally use it multiple times a day to make coffee. It’s convenient, durable, and makes a great cup of coffee. When we travel, we even take it […]
A Beer Named Ella: Celebrating a 19th Century Hop-Picker at the Beer Culture Summit
Ella Seymour was a hop-picker in 19th century Wisconsin. Now there’s a beer named after her. This past Friday night scholars, educators, industry professionals and assorted beer lovers gathered at Metropolitan Brewing […]
First Day of Beer Culture Summit Delivers a (Nearly) Complete History of Beer in One Afternoon
The first full day of the Beer Culture Summit is in the books, and Third Coast Review was on hand at The Field Museum to take in a full day of beer-soaked […]
Beer Culture Summit Comes to Chicago October 24-27
Let me start by coming clean: one of my favorite journalists covers neither arts nor culture. In fact, it’s quite possible that the only readers of his who also frequent Third Coast […]
Rachel Maddow’s Blowout, Impeachment Porn and Martini Recipe at Chicago Humanities Festival
Emmy Award-winning host of the eponymous MSNBC program Rachel Maddow made a book tour stop on October 12 at McCormick Place’s Arie Crown Theater, as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival’s packed […]
Eating Seasonally in Chicago: Now Playing, Squash
Early October is a time of transitions. The leaves on the trees were as deep green as mid-summer as I set out on my Saturday walk to Green City Market in Lincoln […]
Fall Is Officially Here! Check Out Third Coast Review’s Guide to Fall Beers
Monday marked the first day of fall, but Midwestern breweries have already been hard at work transitioning their seasonal offerings to a harvest theme. Here at Third Coast Review, we have the […]
