Celebrate Peppers at the Chicago Botanic Garden
[soliloquy id=”6149″] Peppers are magic, be they bell peppers perfectly charred on the grill for your fajitas or the almighty chile pepper, small in stature but giant in heat […]
CST’s Doreen Sayegh Brings the Bard to the City of Big Shoulders with Shakespeare 400 Chicago
Doreen Sayegh has been a skosh busy. Playwright and quote-machine William Shakespeare died 400 years ago this year, and a few folks still like to produce his work, so […]
Taste the Five Best Kimchi Fries in Chicago
Kimchi is a traditional Korean food made of vegetables (usually Napa cabbage, cucumber or radish) fermented with a variety of spices (ginger, horseradish, garlic and chili peppers number among them). […]
The Addictive Magic of Great Seas
Guest author Julia Pham is a queer feminist who dropped out of art school at age 23 to pursue cooking. After working in several cafes and restaurants, she opened an […]
Interview with Chef Melissa Novak at The Chopping Block
Melissa Novak has been a chef at The Chopping Block for the past four years where she teaches a whole host of cooking classes to bridesmaids, singles on blind dates, […]
Chicago’s Main Farmers Market, Green City Market, Serves Up Locally Sourced Recipes with Cookbook
Green City Market has released a cookbook, which may seem like a normal thing to do, but like the market itself and all food that is produced and supplied outside […]
The Chicago Cookbook Review: Beign-YAY Edition
Hello. My name is Lauren Elyse, and I cook for fun. And now I write a series about Chicagoans who write books about cooking for fun. Every season, I will […]
Do Yourself a Favor and Head to Logan Square’s Boiler Room
Logan Square’s Boiler Room set up shop in 2006 and remains a neighborhood “hidden gem.” Honestly, I’d prefer that it not be so hidden, so I’m encouraging you to drop […]
This Ain’t No Disco. This Ain’t No Country Club Either. This Is a New Series on Chicago Cookbooks.
Hello. My name is Lauren Elyse, and I cook for fun. And now I write about Chicagoans who write books about cooking for fun. Confused? Follow me. Let me take […]
The Tastemakers of Chicago Weigh in Before the James Beard Awards
Last Sunday was the night before the James Beard awards iconic first hosting in Chicago, and a panel of three well known Chicago restaurateurs and chefs (and one from New […]
Cooking the Books with Christina Bello
As tax season fades from our memories for another 360 days, it was perhaps apt that I had a chance to speak with the founder of the Cooking the Books […]
Kombucha Experiment with Nathan Wyse–Continued
Part Two, continued from April21st post. Around us were three huge tanks of kombucha in various states of completeness. We walked over to look at the mother scoby […]