Hole in the Wall: Charming, Italian Dining
Walk into Francesco’s Hole in the Wall, in Northbrook, and you might hear the crooning of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett on the speakers. Look around, and you’ll…
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North Shore Foodie
O’Neil’s Features Tasty Artistry
The denizens of O’Neil’s 500-gallon salt-water tank have seen it all. Excited little hands pointing and prodding at the glass. Chefs diligently working behind an exposed kitchen, putting together plate…
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Cookbook Sequel 25 Years in the Making
Arlene Bronstein couldn’t believe her bad luck. She had been searching all over for “Beautiful Buffets”—a cookbook she edited 25 years ago in collaboration with fashion retailer Cookie Stagman—as a gift…
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Risotto Dish Lights Up Room at Firefly
Wilmette is a long way away from Brooklyn. But with the unveiling of the Brooklyn-style bistro on Green Bay Road, Firefly Kitchen, it might as well be home to a…
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Three’s a Charm at Winnetka Grill
They say the best things in life come in threes. Omne trium perfectum — which roughly translated means “everything that comes in threes is perfect” — says as much. Think…
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Whitefish Instead of Salmon?
Whitefish being used as a substitute for the traditional rustic pairing of salmon and lentils du Puy? Mon dieu! Please excuse my French, but that came as quite a shock…
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Chef Has His ‘Ahi’ Moment
“I was born and raised in the kitchen, to be honest with you,” says Josh Keating, seated at the bar of Little Ricky’s Rib Joint in Winnetka. The neighborhood eatery…
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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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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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