Cafe Too Lets You Eat Well, Do Good
Ann Eloe and Kim Williams greet customers who walk into Cafe Too with smiles and warmth, just as you would expect in any neighborhood.
Terzo Piano Restaurant: A Heavenly Ride
Somewhere, Stanley Kubrick is blushing. Remember that trippy mindbender of a set that he created for the close of 2001: A Space Odyssey? The sterile space shuttle painted in what looked like five coats of white-out that poor old astronaut Dave Bowman saunters into before the end credits roll? Well, I found it. It’s parked […]
Sweet Italian Sausages with Hash Browns
My friend Mimi Rodman suggested this recipe. It turns Italian sausages into a meal and, best of all, only dirties one pan. The hash browns were a huge hit and totally easy to make. Sweet Italian Sausages with Hash Browns Serves: 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Ingredients 4 Italian sausages 1 […]
Cooking On Mother's Day
I love to eat out. Any meal, it’s a pleasure to sit and read a menu and have someone else turn raw ingredients into beautiful plates of food. Except for Mother’s Day.
153 Akira
The Butt’ry sign still hangs above 1137 Greenleaf, but upon entering 153 Akiza, Wilmette’s new Japanese restaurant, there is no hint of the former’s heavy Eastern European standards.
Go Green By Eating Greens
If you’re interested in eating locally grown fruits and vegetables, but don’t have the time or space to start your own tomato patch, think about buying a share in a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). A CSA is a relationship between you and a farm. You purchase a share before the growing season begins. Once that […]
Treat All Of Your Senses at Edgewater’s Uncommon Ground
There’s so much going on at Uncommon Ground on Devon (the original still stands on North Clark in Wrigleyville) that you have to wonder if they can pull it off.
Barneys
We’re all looking to get quality and value for our money these days. Eating out is no exception.
Abigail's American Bistro
To visit a new restaurant the week it opens is like asking to have a bad night out. Some restaurant critics believe it’s not fair to review a restaurant in the first week—or the first couple of months.
Kitchen Cleaning 101: When to Throw Food Out
My family loves hot sauces and has quite the collection—Hawaiian Hot Sauce, a few we picked up in Mexico and a bottle of Lisano we bought in Costa Rico. They’re wonderfully colorful and spicy, but I’ve always wondered, how long will they keep? How do you know when to throw out food? “If you have […]
