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Travel dispatches, restaurant reviews, chef interviews, cookbook deep dives, and the occasional detour into true crime and history.
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The 1845 Brass Tavern Inn Cookbook
Vintage recipes from a historic stagecoach restaurant and inn. In 1845 when the Brass Tavern and Inn first opened its doors on the corner of…
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50 Ways to Love Wine More: Adventures in Wine Appreciation!
Jim Laughren wants to keep it real when talking about wine. No pretensions, no superciliousness. It’s about what you like, not what the big time…
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Glory Days
So posh it needs only two words in its name, The Getty is really two places, the much better known Getty Center and the magnificent…
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So Sweet: Michigan Maple Syrup
Early spring is sweet in Southwest Michigan when the sap rises ready to be harvested and turned into sticky sugary and wonderful maple syrup.…
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The Indian Slow Cooker: 70 Healthy, Easy, Authentic Recipes
Known for her cookbooks which make Indian cooking easily accessible for home cooks, Anupy Singla says that her mother never taught her to cook.…
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Rose Water & Orange Blossoms: Fresh & Classic Recipes from My Lebanese Kitchen
Balancing the tangy flavors of yogurt, pomegranate and lemon, zesty spices and herbs such as cinnamon, mint and garlic, the sweetness of molasses and rose…
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Danielle Walker’s “Eat What You Love”
I love the premise of Danielle Walker’s latest cookbook, Eat What You Love: Everyday Comfort You Crave, with its idea that even if you’re gluten-intolerant…
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Churchill’s Cookbook
It’s not pleasant to imagine what the world might have been like if Winston Churchill hadn’t been able to persuade his chef, Georgina Landemare to…
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King of Heirloom Apples
We take the concept of heirloom or heritage fruits and vegetables as common place nowadays. But I was reminded how unfamiliar the concept was…
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Get Outside for Winter Fun: Hot Chocolate Comes Later
Like to be outside but don’t want to peddle a fat bike up a snow-covered hill? Treetops offers horse-driven sleigh rides, and for serious foodies,…
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Book signings, Chicago restaurants, Chicagoland Area, Read It and Eat, Regional & Ethnic, UncategorizedPizza City: Steve Dolinsky’s Homage to the Best Pizza Town in the U.S.
Steve Dolinsky has written a user-friendly guide to all things dough, sauce and toppings divided into chapters on pizza categories:: Tavern-Style (Chicago-Style Thin), Thin, Artisan,…
