After many a delay, a classic cassoulet
Cassoulet is such a labor-intensive affair that I can't imagine anyone voluntarily spending the required hours (even days) at the stove to make it--unless, of course, their house is as...
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Getting the scoop on ordering out
Although there are a lot of great aspects to dining out (being served by others, seeing and being seen, and soaking up the ambience), sometimes you just want to take...
To be king for a day
After munching on sugary New Orleans kings' cake and the barely sweet Mexican rosca des reyes in years past, we felt that the French version of this Epiphany cake would...
4 days. That’s 96 hours, or 5,760 minutes. 2002 ends. There’s still time to celebrate the old year and the new. Let the countdown begin.
Friday, Dec. 27 Midnight To prepare for our New Year's countdown, stop at your local 24-hour store and pick up a calendar. Believe us, with all of the suggestions and...
Sh. Rustaveli Cafe
(2 forks) 4902 W. Dempster St., Skokie 847-677-6710 Kitchen hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Reservations: Needed for large groups only Credit cards: A, DC, M, V Noise factor:...
Pain au chocolat an elusive, tasty treat
A good pain (au chocolat) is hard to find. The disappearance of most of the city's French patisseries and the dwindling of the Vie de France bakery chain to one...
To tip or not to tip, that is the question
We dine out a lot. Often it's for our job, but mostly it's because we love food and are usually too lazy to cook on weekdays. We're constantly running into...
The real meal
Who hasn't hit some ethnic hot spot only to find inferior food over-adapted to American tastes? For those who have wondered where real ethnic eats can be found, along with...
Try Diwali, a sweet and simple treat
For years, we've been dazzled and bewildered by the offerings at South Asian sweet shops. The colorful varieties of chum chum, burfi, halwa, ladoo and gulab jamun look enticing, but...
Sabri Nehari
(three forks) 2511 W. Devon Ave. 773-743-6200 Hours: Noon-midnight daily Credit cards: M, V, D Noise factor: Conversation friendly (even with music) First impressions The big, clean bilevel dining room...