Voting begins today for FOOD & WINE’s The People’s Best New Pastry Chef, selected by readers in an online poll. Until February 14th at midnight, readers can visit foodandwine.com/the-peoples-pastry to select their favorite up-and-coming pastry chef from a list of 50 nominees in three regions: East, West and Central. Chicago contenders include Bryce […]
The weather outside may be frightful, but delicious gelato never goes out of season. Frost, an Arizona-based gelato shop, recently opened its first Chicagoland location in Highland Park and has been drawing flocks of customers ever since. With more than 30 flavors, ranging from the standards chocolate and strawberry to the more unique flavors Cinnamon […]
In a hurry to put together a Super Bowl feast? Let Bob and Sue Sagerstrom of Park Ridge help you out, with their addictive beef or veggie chili. Bob, a Park Ridge native, and Sue, a Glenview native, have been married for 25 years; many of them spent developing their chili recipe. And Bob knows […]
Everyone needs some hearty Italian food after a long day of shopping at Westfield Old Orchard. Now you’ll find Father & Son Italian Kitchen, a new quick, casual dining concept from the owners of Marcello’s, right across the street. The spot will feature gourmet flatbread- and pan-style pizzas, pastas, grilled sandwiches and salads—similar to the […]
This year hasn’t been a cakewalk for Chef Dana Herbert, a.k.a. “The Sugar Daddy” and “The Kind of Cakes.” Since winning “Next Great Baker” on TLC with “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro, which finished airing in January, his business, Desserts by Dana in Wilmington, Del., has been busier than ever. His company has baked custom cakes […]
Saving money at the grocery store is becoming more and more difficult these days. This is especially true if you are feeding a family or even just one teenage boy. I want to share some methods I use to stretch my food budget while still feeding my family of nine healthy meals. Since meat is […]
If you’ve got Celiac disease or other gluten allergy, eating out can be risky. You might try a dish that seems safe, and then suddenly your body will tell you otherwise. To help you out, we’ve compiled some North Shore dining establishments that offer a gluten-free gastronomic experience. Enjoy! Francesca’s Put pasta back in your […]
John Trueman of Winnetka has been catering parties and delivering meals to North Shore homes for years now, and he recently took his business a step further by opening a storefront in downtown Winnetka. “Good, flavorful, fresh stuff” is his specialty, and now customers can stop by the shop for a grab-and-go lunch or a […]
As you can imagine, being a restaurant critic, I spend a fair amount of my time online reading about food, restaurants, wine and nutrition. Some might say an unhealthy, obsessive amount of time, but did I not just say I was reading about nutrition? Lighten up! With the plethora of food and wine sites available, […]
We’ve long heard that there are no “bad” foods, but researchers at Harvard Medical School might not agree. For 20 years, they followed the diet and exercise habits of over 120,000 individuals, and they found that eating certain foods led to greater weight gain than other foods. The results were just published in The New […]
