Robin Mather Jenkins

Did you know? The quince is so fragrant that, in ancient times, one of its uses was as a room freshener. One quince could perfume a room. A relative of...

First impressions: In space formerly occupied by a coffeehouse called Gourmand in Printer's Row, Cafe Mediterra has pushed out old sofas and upholstered chairs, replacing them with wooden tables and...

Bill Kim reached across the Formica table in the little hot wings restaurant, targeting a dish of pickled daikon cubes with long metal chopsticks."I remember these from being a kid,"...

Here are summaries of recent postings from The Stew: Making restaurant recipes at home If you love the idea of re-creating a great restaurant dish at home, you might want...

Did you know? Blackberries, like raspberries, are bramble fruits; both prefer the loamy soil at the edge of wooded areas, but produce best in full sun. The fruit grows on...

Did you know? When cooked with dried beans, especially black beans, the weedy herb epazote (ey-pah-ZO-tay) is credited by Mexican custom with reducing the gas-creating tendencies of beans. The herb's...

First impressions: From the sidewalk on an early summer evening in Cicero, it was hard to tell if Xni-Pec was open because it doesn't have many windows and we couldn't...

Did you know? Golden beets don't "bleed" when cut, as the more familiar red beets do. Their flavor is slightly milder than the red, perhaps not as robust, but their...

Here are a few items from the Tribune's blog, The Stew: Local cook takes 4th place in contest Susan Cortesi of Northbrook won $2,000 and fourth place for her recipe,...

Here are a few items from the Tribune's blog, The Stew: Local cook takes 4th place in contest Susan Cortesi of Northbrook won $2,000 and fourth place for her recipe,...