No-Knead, Yes-Need Bread!

OMG – so exciting.  Ok, so almost two years ago, I retrieved Mark Bittman’s story in The New York Times about Jim Leahy’s no-knead bread recipe.  Jim Leahy is owner of Sullivan Street Bakery in New York City and he makes a mean loaf of bread.  And yesterday, I finally made it (or rather, I started [...]

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Chicago Food Film Fest: Crazy Good Food, Films & Fun

Hi, food friends! As we Americans head into our own family food festivals this Thanksgiving - maybe with a holiday film or two – I am sharing a few amazing food and film experiences from the 2nd annual Chicago Food Film Festival that took place this past weekend, at Kendall College, Chicago’s preeminent culinary arts school.  The Festival has been going [...]

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Restaurant Inspiration, from A to Zed

I was recently invited to be a guest at ZED451, a Chicago restaurant I’d never been to, and while I don’t normally do restaurant reviews (unless something utterly blows my mind), I accepted the invitation because I was really interested in the concept of it – and sometimes restaurants can be great cooking inspiration

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