If supermodel and TV personality Chrissy Teigen’s first cookbook left you quite literally hungry for more, you’re in luck — she’s back with her second, appropriately titled “Cravings: Hungry for More.” But a lot has changed since “Cravings” debuted in 2016. Chrissy and husband John Legend have had two babies — now 2-year-old Luna and […]
Wilmette’s Carlyn Berghoff, CEO, president and “Chief Bottle Washer” of Berghoff Catering and Restaurant Group, is used to taking special requests. Anticipating and fulfilling your clients’ needs is part and parcel of the hospitality industry. But when her daughter, Sarah, now a junior at New Trier, first showed signs of illness in September 2009, Carlyn […]
Once again, I stand open-mouthed in the cookbook section of my favorite bookstore.
A cookbook to consider adding to your kitchen is Marissa Guggiana’s new “Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America’s Top Restaurants.” The dishes featured aren’t the food the restaurant serves its patrons, instead, it’s the food made for the wait and kitchen staff, and served as the “family meal,” usually just before dinner service begins. […]
Culinary legend Patricia Wells shares her secrets for great tasting salad in her 12th book, Salad As A Meal, featuring recipes inspired by her Provencal garden.
Gale Gand is royalty in the food world. She’s a successful cookbook author, Food Network personality and a rare female partner at a world-class restaurant. When President Hu of China recently came to Chicago, Mayor Daley asked Gale to cook dessert for the welcome dinner—she has the signed chef’s jacket as a souvenir. As […]
Nigella Lawson’s new cookbook, “Nigella Kitchen” is a return to her signature focus on feel-good food for the way we eat today.
The Julia Child of Japan lives in Evanston. Constance Chang taught Japan about Chinese food, just like Julia Child taught America about French food. Chang is now 93-years old and lives in The Mather, where she retired to be near her three children and grandchildren, but when she was a restaurant owner, television chef […]
The holiday season means quality time with family and friends, and of course, gift giving. If you’re like me, most of this will occur while cooking, eating, or planning the next meal. Gonna need a cookbook for that! Here are some new releases that your giftee will be thrilled with.
