What’s on Your Family Table During the Holiday Season?
‘Tis the season of good cheer, celebrations, family, and food. No matter what holiday you celebrate during December, food is certainly a big part of the festivities. For many of […]
Pomegranates Pack a Punch This Holiday Season
Fall – the season of thanks, transition, and my favorite – pomegranates. Almost nothing gets me more into the spirit of the season than a huge display of pomegranates. If […]
Chicago Bites: Traveler’s Delights
It’s too cold. All you want to do is eat everything and sleep. And maybe go see Lady Bird. But Thanksgiving beckons, and you have to put actual pants on […]
The Chicago Food Encyclopedia: The Best Gift for the Food Obsessed
The gift-giving season is upon us. And if you are like me, you struggle to find the perfect gift for the person who seems to have everything. Happily, I have […]
Best Chicago Beer for Every Season
The difficulty in choosing a favorite beer lies somewhere between choosing a favorite movie and a favorite child, with the answer inevitably becoming “It depends.” If I want something both […]
Alton Brown’s Eat Your Science Tour To Have Grand Finale at Genesee Theater in Waukegan
Alton Brown is a name most everyone should know by now. He’s made a career out of being a sort of Mr. Wizard/Bill Nye in the food world, and has […]
Your Cookbook Scribbles Are Part of Culinary History
Ever scribbled a substitution in the margins of a cookbook? That page is technically now a manuscript, which is the main ingredient of a culinary history. Culinary history focuses on […]
8 Tasty Halloween Treats – Chicago Style
Trick-or-treating time is upon us, and we’re all about the treats. Luckily, we’re in a sweet spot when it comes to candy. There are a number of famous candy companies […]
Cauliflower Soup for Breakfast? Last Hurrah for Chicago’s Farmers Markets
One Day More…. This reminds me of the gorgeous song from Les Misérables–One Day More–sung on the eve of the 1832 Paris Uprising. The heroes sing of the fate that […]
Sunrise Surprise – Most People Eat Traditional Breakfasts
You say oatmeal, I say hamburger! Which is it? What’s the preference these days for breakfast? Of course this presumes people actually eat breakfast. As I was preparing my breakfast […]
Move Over, Pumpkin Spice! A Third Coast Ode to Apples
A is for apples. It all starts with the glossy, tempting green and red jewels that adorn an orchard this time of year. Crunchy, juicy, sweet or tart, they’re all […]
MCA Chicago Unveils Redesigned Building and Restaurant
This month the MCA Chicago unveiled an ambitious, $16 million architectural campaign designed by husband-and-wife team Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee, of Los Angeles-based architecture firm, Johnston MarkLee. If those […]