Ina Pinkney

It's a new year and I have new hopes for restaurants that serve delicious breakfast food. It's worth reminding you that I eat at a lot of places I don't...

Since this is my year-end roundup, let me begin by addressing the two questions I get asked most often: "How come you always like the places you review?" "What's your...

I remember clearly the first time I had breakfast in a hotel dining room. There was a certain magic to taking the lobby elevator to another floor and getting off...

There is no excuse for restaurants to serve bad coffee. Since the 1990s, our tastes have been educated, and our desire (need?) for delicious coffee has driven the marketplace to...

Nothing makes me happier than walking into a place where I'm sure I'll have a lovely experience based on the greeting. What separates the successful restaurants from the also-rans is...

Local Root The smell of bread baking and the sight of real maple syrup on the tables set the tone immediately at this welcoming neighborhood restaurant. Another sure sign I...

Ambrosia Euro American Patisserie On its website it says: "Let us awaken your senses ..." Mission accomplished! I walked through the door of this beautiful space, located in the antithesis...

Before I make you all jealous when you find out who my breakfast companion was recently, let me explain what I mean by the headline. As you know, I find...

In 1991, when Ina's Kitchen opened in Lincoln Park, it changed the concept of breakfast as a traditional, no-surprises-here meal into a new way of thinking about eggs, butter, flour...