Michell Eloy

What's in a name? For Michelle and Vinny Garcia, owners and founders of the soon-to-come Pilsen pastry shop Lucha Dulce, a bakery by any other name wouldn't smell nearly as...

The practice of fermentation and pickling has seen a major upswing in popularity among area restaurateurs in the past few years, at least according to the people who organize Chicago's...

Spoiler Alert: This post contains a recap of this week's episode of "Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen." "Top Chef's" ever-so-cleverly integrated Emmy-nominated Web series returns for the second season in...

For all but one cheftestant, a run on Bravo's hit television show "Top Chef" must come to an end at some point. And for Chicago-native and Bar Pastoral chef Chrissy...

Spoiler alert: This post contains a recap of Wednesday's "Top Chef" episode A head-to-head battle deemed the "Civil War of Thanksgiving" between two world-renowned chefs and an earlier-than-expected exit by...

Spoiler alert: This post contains a recap of Wednesday's "Top Chef" episode. Chicago native Chrissy Camba lived to see another round — though at times her fate looked questionable —...

Spoiler alert: This post contains a recap of Wednesday's "Top Chef" episode. Chicago native Chrissy Camba lived to see another round — though at times her fate looked questionable —...

Fans of Bravo's Top Chef can breathe a sigh of relief: Padma Lakshmi and crew are back. The 10th season of the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning show is set...

Is there any reason waffles should be relegated exclusively to the breakfast menu? Or, for that matter, only enjoyed in a more saccharine form? Tim Jandovitz, owner of Bel 50,...