TUSCANY DINNER SERIES
Last November, I returned to Italy — a place where I’d spent my very early culinary days, honing the skills that I’d learned at Le Cordon Bleu. The purpose of this trip was much different from the last one. This time around, I really wanted to absorb the beauty of...
THE PERFECT DAY OF SERVICE MENU
If you’ve ever volunteered at a shelter, you know how rewarding of an experience it can be. Shelters, like food banks and soup kitchens, are extremely important institutions within our communities — especially here in Chicago where the winter months are brutal. Even...
ITS ALL GRAVY, BABY!
This final Thanksgiving post goes out to my Facebook friend, Christina, who asked “hey chef, what about the gravy?!” Well, Christina, this one’s for you. In my post Thanksgiving Dinner Part I: The Bird I actually snuck in a quick and easy pan sauce with a twist –...