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Stories from the Road
Travel dispatches, restaurant reviews, chef interviews, cookbook deep dives, and the occasional detour into true crime and history.
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KETO POWER!!
Keto diets which while very similar to the Atkins Diet, both of which are based on drastically reducing carbohydrates in order to throw the body…
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Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Second Edition: Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery
Cancer-Fighting Kitchen a finalist in the Health & Special Diet category of the IACP Awards.
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Midwest Made: Big, Bold Baking from the Heartland
“Every state or every little city or little town has different recipes that are important to the people there.”
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Round Barn Estate Shake & Stir Workshops
Round Barn Estate’s Shake and Stir Workshops demonstrate how to make cocktails using products in season.
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Matchday Menu: Adam Richman’s New Show
Adam Richman,TV personality, culinary traveler, cook and author, travels so much for his shows such as “Secret Eats with Adam Richman,” that I wondered…
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The Golden Lamb: Turning Abraham Lincoln’s holiday into a 150 years old tradition
The Golden Lamb had been open for three decades or so when Lincoln visited Lebanon, Ohio. Though no records exist that he dined or stayed…
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Tim Vidrio is New Executive Chef at Chicago’s Michelin-starred North Pond restaurant
After 20 Years, Bruce Sherman Turning Over Kitchen to Chef de Cuisine Tim Vidrio. Since taking over what was a casual park café in 1999,…
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Turkey Masks: How to Make A Better Holiday Turkey
My friend Angela McCrovitz, owner of the Captain’s House in Miller Beach, which is a Lake Michigan beach enclave on the east side of Gary,…
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50 Ways to Love Wine More: Adventures in Wine Appreciation!
It’s about what you like, not what the big time wine critics say you should like says Jim Laughren, author of 50 Ways to Love…
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December in Tokyo Brings Cool Weather and Warm Lights
Tokyo really knows how to end the year in style. December in Japan’s capital is a magical time full of good food, family gatherings, and…
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Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals That Save the Day
The requirement for hero dinners were simple and called for three things–using a pan or skillet, including a protein, vegetable, and a starch and using…
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Missing Howard: Johnson That Is
I worked at HoJo’s when I was a teen and as a young girl, when we traveled to New York, Connecticut and along the eastern…
