by Brian | Sep 9, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Eli Schulman past away decades ago. His legendary Chicago restaurant, Eli’s The Place for Steak, closed and then the building was actually demolished. All that remains are memories. Until now. Eli’s had great American food and some savory...
by Brian | Sep 8, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
As summer dwindles and fall approaches the first tinges of color, we enter the peak season for food. Summer sun has fueled growth, vitamins, and yes a little sweetness everywhere. Fruits and vegetables are peaking and it is time to enjoy the full force of their...
by Brian | Sep 8, 2016 | Recipes
Ah, before summer goes away, here's a vegetable dish to blend all the wonders of summer. And, when the snow flies in a few months, you can do this under your broiler. I feel a little guilty. I just ate a steak with a wonderful side...
by Brian | Sep 7, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Paul Clarke is a cocktail savant. His blog, www.cocktailchronicles.com, inspires people daily. He was one of the founding contributors to Imbibe magazine. So this past decade has seen him, cocktail shaker in hand, testing, tasting and tempting all of us devoted to a...
by Brian | Sep 7, 2016 | Recipes
Alice Waters is justly famed and famous. We think of her restaurants, her exceptional force in forging the “fresh and local” movement. Her heritage of generations of chefs that have trained and learned at Chez Panisse and then prospered across the nation....
