Sunday supper goes glam with modern day roasting
There's nothing like a comforting pot roast on a chilly winter day. Just the smells and heat from an oven with food roasting inside can evoke memories of cozy Sunday...
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Shepherd’s pie the perfect cold weather comfort food
It's the season to bundle up and find delicious ways to stay warm inside. This time of year we also often crave comfort food — creamy, rich hot cocoa, hearty...
Chicago-area chefs name the best meal they ate in 2016
What happens when you ask 50 Chicago-area food pros to name the best thing they ate this year? You end up with a list of must-try places to keep you...
In honor of the ‘Grinch,’ who makes the best ‘roast beast’
The animated Christmas special, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," based on the Dr. Seuss book, aired for the first time on Dec. 18, 1966 on CBS. As all good fans...
Carve out new Thanksgiving desserts like pumpkin whoopie pies, pate a choux
Pumpkin pie is amazing, but that doesn't mean you have to be tied to the classic dessert every Thanksgiving. There are plenty of fun and new ways to think outside...
Presidential sweets: Bakeries busy turning out Clinton, Trump cookies
All across the United States this election season, cookie pros are getting out their red, white and blue frostings and their piping bags are wearing thin. The idea of special...
Treats, not tricks
From eyeball cupcakes and pumpkin pie ice cream to beer-soaked Wisconsin cheese curds and gorgeous ombre cakes slathered with fall-hued frosting, here's the scoop on some of the best spots...
Chefs faces their fears over some of the season’s trickiest foods
Flavors over fears. That's the bottom line when it comes down to working with ingredients that can seem a little scary. Chef Eusebio Garcia at Mesa Urbana in Northbrook has...
From salads to burgers: Five spots to get your apple a day
Does it count as your apple for the day if it tastes amazing? We think so. From apple pickles to a ketchup substitute made with apples, more than ever before,...
From salads to kompot: Six spots to get your apple a day
Does it count as your apple for the day if it tastes amazing? We think so. From apple pickles to a ketchup substitute made with apples, more than ever before,...