Chefs

Alexandra Guarnaschelli Talks About Dorito and Heirloom Tomato Sandwiches and the Power of the Pocketbook

Louise McCready | Posted 09.23.2008 | Style

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Louise McCready

Who grew your food is a very important question to ask and very, very nice to know.

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The Queen of Confitures

Flora Lazar | Posted 09.11.2008 | Chicago

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Flora Lazar

Christine Ferber's widely-used moniker, the queen of jams, hardly describes her influence on contemporary gastronomy, especially on the Chicago culinary scene.

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El Bulli Chicago-Style

Flora Lazar | Posted 08.25.2008 | Chicago

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Flora Lazar

If you've tried unsuccessfully to get a reservation at Spain's legendary El Bulli restaurant, dubbed by list makers as the best restaurant in the world, you're probably not alone. Now, however, you can stay in Chicago and still get a great taste of desserts El Bulli style at Nomi.

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Remembering Food Revolutionary Abby Mandel

Flora Lazar | Posted 08.14.2008 | Chicago

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Flora Lazar

A chef and columnist who many culinary enthusiasts remember as a technological pioneer for her early embrace of the Cuisinart food processor took a technological step back when she founded the Green City Market ten years ago.

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Fab Food Added To Long List Of What Makes Portland Cool

New York Times | ERIC ASIMOV | Posted 09.26.2007 | Living

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THEY come but they don't go. In the way New York drew artists in the '50s, this city at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers seems to...

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