I went into labor during a wine dinner at Va Pensiero 17 years ago, so I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for the restaurant. I was sad when it closed earlier this year, even though I hadn’t been there in a long while.
My dream bottle of wine costs under $15 but tastes like so much more.
Caramel apples are a fall treat and they’re so simple, your kids can almost make them by themselves.
Conveniently located across the street from the North Glen Metra station, Zingarella is easy to get to, but don’t look for them in the main part of “The Glen,” they’re on Lehigh, not Patriot.
Italy? Check. Cooking with wonderful women in small towns? Check.
When Chicago chef Dale Levitski (La Tache, Trio Atelier) came in second to the odious (though admittedly talented) Hung Huynh during Top Chef’s third season, I felt he was robbed.
It seems appropriate that as football season is in full swing, we celebrate by eating the quintessential tailgate food, the hero sandwich. At its most basic, a hero is a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments galore). At its finest, it’s […]
Need a delicious recipe to use up some of your Wisconsin cheese? Try this great recipe adapted from “Live, Love, Eat!: The Best of Wolfgang Puck.” Serves 6 1/4 pound bacon, coarsely chopped 1/4 cup butter 2 small leeks, trimmed, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 1 carrot, peeled, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 cup […]
When Bill and Kathy Newlands moved to Winnetka from Northern California two years ago, they thought it would be a great ice breaker to share their love of wine with all of their newfound friends and co-workers. So they threw a wine party.
Used to be that your only cupcake options were yellow or chocolate cake with white or chocolate frosting—maybe a smattering of sprinkles, if you were lucky. How times have changed.
