I must say this last month has been a bit crazy and I just figured out why. September is National Honey Month and I have been busy as a bee!!! With beekeeping and all the positive press lately on the benefits of honey, I had to see what all the buzz was about! Luckily, The …
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Le Cordon Bleu: A Taste of Northern Italy Workshop
Articles in magazines, countless cookbooks, numerous television shows and recreational classes have all taught me one thing….how to cook. But even after all this research, I’ve always had the desire to be better and really have unbridled confidence in the kitchen. So when the challenge of taking a 3-day workshop called “A Taste of Northern …
Mod Mex: The New Face of Mexican Food
“Four Chefs. Four Styles. One Cuisine.” On Saturday, September 14, I had the pleasure of watching four of the leading experts in Mexican cuisine (maybe I should call them “mexperts”)come together in a friendly face off to benefit the Full Tuition Frontera Scholarship at Kendall College in Chicago. The morning started with a custom Mezcal breakfast cocktail …
Fishing for Answers at Fortune Fish & Gourmet
I did something that was completely off the hook this week. I decided to go fishing for some answers about, well, fish. More specifically, the availability of fish and shellfish in the Midwest. One of the most frequent emails I receive after doing a tasting at a restaurant is that “I am sure your meal …
Sushi School at Shaw’s Crab House Chicago
School days. School Days. Learn some sushi rules days. Toasted nori, fish and some sticky rice. Put together to make my weekend nice. It is that time of year when I hear this song over and over in my head. (I may have changed the words just a little.) I start seeing the ads on …
Mercat a la planxa: Spain in Seven Plates
I love the cliché a picture is worth a thousand words. When a person says it, you can comprehend easily the feelings they are trying to convey. Anyone who knows me knows that I am RARELY speechless. (Inarticulate, yes. Speechless, no.) So when I am dumbstruck for words, you know it has to be big. …
Wild Rice: A Walk on the Vegan Side
It is not rare for me to meet people who love food. We are everywhere!! Usually in the first few minutes of a conversation, we share our mutual adoration of the subject matter, make yummy noises, and swap recipes. What has been rare is meeting a vegan who shares this mutual love of food. I …
Just “Encase” You Want To Make Sausage
“I know a wiener man. He owns a wiener stand. He sells most everything from wieners on down. Some day I’ll join his life, I’ll be his wiener wife. Hot Dog, I love that wiener man.” Do you know that song? My sister worked at a camp one year when she was in college and …
Shaw’s Crab House Grand Crab and Lobster Buffet
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. A grand crab and lobster buffet makes my heartbeat quicken. A beautiful dining room with servers that don’t sing. These are a few of my favorite things. (Forgive me, Julie Andrews.) Shaw’s Crab House has been a part of my life for years. It is one of those …
Tokio Pub
I am giggling, giggling from pure happiness. It is almost uncontrollable like a hiccup but it feels much better. The main reason for this spontaneous jocularity is that I had an absolutely fabulous lunch yesterday at Tokio Pub (1900 E. Higgins Road) in Schaumburg, IL. Have you heard of Tokio Pub? It is conveniently located in the …