Leah Zeldes
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East meets West at Irae 60Nov 03, 2021 9:17 pm - East meets west at Irae 60 in Vernon Hills, a lovely, contemporary restaurant serving both Japanese and French cuisine. Chef/owner Joe Choi, a native of Osaka, Japan, op...
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Mexican heritage a key ingredient in his cookingNov 03, 2021 7:43 pm - Chef Freddy Sanchez, executive chef of the Adobo Grill restaurants (Lombard, Old Town, Wicker Park and Indianapolis), knew he was destined for a career in restaurants fr...
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Local eateries celebrate springNov 03, 2021 3:53 pm - Spring at last! The last snows have melted away (fingers crossed!) and it's time to get out and about. Local restaurants are celebrating this season of renewal with menu...
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Ethnic eateries dish out the best way to save a buck dining outNov 03, 2021 3:55 pm - The U.S. economy is in trouble. Gas prices are up. Interest rates are down. Layoffs loom. Scary as that sounds, it doesn't mean you have to give up dining out. After all...
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Experience spices up his approach to foodNov 03, 2021 3:33 pm - Matt McMillin's culinary career has taken him from west to east. During and after attending Kendall College's culinary school, then in Evanston, he cooked at such fine F...
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Running kosher kitchen poses a different challengeNov 03, 2021 10:51 am - The chef in charge of the Northwest suburbs' largest kosher kitchens isn't even Jewish. As executive chef of the Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling, Charles Phillips...
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Hungarian food flavors her life and workNov 03, 2021 8:42 am - After Alina Bosze emigrated to Chicago, she fell in love with a brand-new culture and cuisine. Not the ethos of her newly adopted nation -- but that of a country much cl...
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Trolling for a fish fry?Nov 02, 2021 7:49 pm - Lent means local restaurants and bars are big into fish fries. Restaurants, bars troll for business with fish fries Shoals of seafood specials are surfacing, and a floti...
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Palate pleaserNov 02, 2021 6:41 pm - Northwest suburbanites can finally sample Vietnamese fare close to home. This fresh and flavorful cookery hasn't spread across the suburbs as widely as other ethnic cuis...
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Topa more eatery than tavernNov 02, 2021 4:50 pm - The words "tavern and grill" conjure up a dim and smoky ambience, with a grillman flipping greasy burgers behind a counter. Nothing could be further from that image than...