This is a pretty big deal for a young chef with a tiny restaurant that's only been open a year. Bon Appetit's September issue has a big spread on the Italian-American cooking renaissance, "Molto Americano," and they've put together a...
Confession is good for the soul, right? Well I must admit that when I was writing restaurant criticism back in the '80s, I missed the mark with Il Sorrento. Most of us critics at the time focused on its campy,...
Nonna in Highland Park is one of the places that I happily frequent on my own off-duty dime. The sheer, crisp pizzas; the freshly made pastas and spare meat and fish dishes that revolve with the seasons; the sassy little...
It was the best of nights. It was the worst of nights. Thursday evening, the Sig-O and I went to check out a new restaurant, which shall remain nameless. I suppose the misspelling of "carpacio" should have been a clue...
I went to a wine tasting and buffet dinner last night with premier Italian winemaker Riccardo Cotarella (who had flown in the day before from Russia) and was knocked out by the food, an Italian menu devised to accompany his...
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