Leah Zeldes
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Mediterranean Amphora heavy on Greek specialtiesNov 01, 2021 6:08 pm - As we waited -- and waited -- by the empty host's stand at Amphora in Rogers Park on a recent Friday night, two customers came past and said, "The maitre d's on vacation...
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He goes for casual approach to changing timesNov 01, 2021 5:53 pm - Americans equate French restaurants with rich dishes and formal surroundings, but chef Jean-Marc Loustaunau of Libertyville's Cafe Pyrenees prefers a lighter style and a...
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Noodles delight offers good cookingNov 01, 2021 5:10 pm - In the early 20th century, eating out in a Chinese restaurant in Chicago was a swanky experience. Eateries like the Mandarin Inn, Joy Yen Lo and Hoi Sai Gai were white-t...
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Pierogi Place an interesting alternative to fast-food chainsNov 01, 2021 5:04 pm - The Northwest suburbs are looking up in terms of options for quick, inexpensive yet interesting food. Yes, we still have miles of McDonald's doling out millions of clone...
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Overseeing hotel kitchen means 'developing the people'Nov 01, 2021 3:45 pm - For some, career changing comes as a wrench, but when Louis Pignotti left road construction in the late '70s at age 29 and forged a new path in cookery, he never looked...
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A Room with a view: Chef likes his place at the top of the HancockNov 01, 2021 1:44 pm - Patrick Sheerin is, literally, the top chef in Chicago. As executive chef of The Signature Room, way up on the 95th floor of John Hancock Center, Sheerin works in a kitc...
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Work as hotel banquet chef fills his plateNov 01, 2021 10:33 am - Chef Tom Moskos took his first culinary classes right out of high school and never looked back. After hospitality management courses at River Grove's Triton College, the...
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Fresh and mildNov 01, 2021 9:56 am - Painstakingly preserved, restored, relocated and replicated, the white frame buildings collected in downtown Long Grove maintain the character of the original, mid-19th-...
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Penang introduces unique food to suburbsOct 31, 2021 9:05 pm - You no longer have to schlep to Chinatown to try Malaysian food. The number of Malaysian restaurants in the Chicago area doubled recently with a new branch of Penang. Ke...
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He's up to the challenge of overseeing kitchenOct 31, 2021 8:42 pm - While other boys yearned to be firemen or financiers, Robert Packer always wanted to cook. Today, Packer, executive chef at Mundelein's Crowne Plaza Chicago North Shore ...