Gale Gand: Executive Pastry Chef and Partner, Tru

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 […]

High School Textbooks: Avoid the Sticker Shock

For many parents, the cost of high school textbooks makes us long for the day when we complained about the cost of 6th grade school supplies.   Do high school textbooks cost a lot? Yes. But are they as much as urban legend would have you believe? Chances are you have a friend with an […]