Mother of 12 Inspires Trio of Restaurants
It’s the house that Isaac built — the somewhat irreconcilable but distinctly American idea of a Jewish-Mexican deli. From dishwasher to fry cook to deli clerk to restaurateur, it’s the…
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North Shore Foodie
Name of Eclectic Restaurant Far from Mere …
Before The Happ Inn Bar & Grill in Northfield became a neighborhood staple it was farmland — and before it became farmland it was a swamp. At the time, John…
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New Meaning To ‘Chop Chop’ …
There is a sign on the way to the kitchen of the Wilmette Chop House that purports to break down the culinary hierarchy into one tyrannical, easy-to-digest maxim. “The chef…
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The Scoop On Wagner Farm Ice Cream
Each year, about 10% of all milk produced by U.S. dairy farmers is used to make ice cream – that’s a lot of sundaes! In Glenview, Historic Wagner Farm’s Sweets…
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Memories of a Great Kitchen Spur Chef
There is something romantic about the hallowed spaces where food is prepared. Be it an industrial kitchen or a marble temple, an overladen scullery or fastidiously arranged dorm-room kitchenette, the…
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Lifetime Restaurateur Embraces French Cuisine
When Debbie and Carlos Nieto opened Carlos’ restaurant in Highland Park, their son, Adam, was about two and a half years old. On Sundays the restaurateurs would dress him up,…
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Marigold Chef Spices It Up
How important is spice? Just ask the Spice Girls. Or ask the Powerpuff Girls — scientifically engineered little girls with Margaret Keane saucers for eyes who were created with a…
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Customers Get a Bang Out of Unique Restaurant
Walk into Bangers & Lace on a weekday at an off-hour, and it strikes you. Or should I say, many things strike you at once. The rustic Midwestern lodge feeling….
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Where Dining and Music Mix Elegantly
Crain’s Chicago Business called it “the elite picnic scene” at Ravinia. A commenter on Foursquare, with a laconic affirmation only the digital age could produce, noted, “Everything’s good here.” However…
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Wildfire Has a Piece of the Pie
Ask Joe Decker, vice president and executive chef of Wildfire, what month it is, and he’ll respond with what kind of pie is on the menu of his 1940s-style steakhouse….
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