It could cost you big bucks to let a premium restaurant reservation go unused. Some high-end restaurants around the country are charging customers any...
I had just discovered I was pregnant with my first child. Most women in my shoes would be making lists of names, mentally designing the nursery or simply immersing themselves in baby bliss. I was reveling because I could finally eat whatever the hell I wanted.
If you know more about seasonal fashion trends than seasonal food options, or spend more time in the morning thinking about what you're going to wear rather than what you're going to eat, listen up.
It's through cooking that I have learned what exactly I can offer to people in the form of healing and how it all stems from me and what I have to offer to myself, deep within my soul.
Three research studies from the last few years have explored an interesting tool that could potentially be used to combat the obesity epidemic in our culture.
This year, sloppy eaters everywhere are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the invention of the sandwich by its eponymous Earl in 1762. Even so, the following must be said: Sandwich did not invent the sandwich.
As stores stock their shelves with boxes of chocolates, stuffed animals, and balloons, it's hard to find something outside the figurative heart-shape...
I'm a carnivore. Always have been. Always will be. I'm sorry it has to be that way, but after a week and a half of veggies, I knew I was destined to stay a meat-eater.
Ultimately, food can be sexy, but dating the foodie crowd? You can only take so many discussions about the merits of sparkling water and urban wineries.
When your friends start texting you photos of what they made for dinner and include only a list of ingredients, you know you have a food problem: You've turned into that person.
The elder Kim kept such draconian control of information that very little is known about the country. What we do know comes from the handful of dissidents who have escaped.
I've been thinking a lot about my eating habits lately -- probably because the holiday season is so full of temptation. Here are some guideline to follow, whether eating in or eating out.
During the holidays, when food takes center stage, I think it's wise to consider the mixed messages women (and increasingly, men) receive about eating and their bodies.
In my world, there's nothing better than a night in the kitchen, a glass of wine in hand and St. Germain playing at full blast. Music is to cooking like coffee is to a Monday morning; it injects a level of energy and fuels the creative spirit.
With the onslaught of winter there is something deep-rooted in our psyches, inherited from our hairy Neanderthal ancestors, that makes us want to fill our bellies full of good, hearty fare.
More than half of all Americans say they've recently gone a year without dining out, in what may be one of the clearest reflections yet of how the lis...
So you want to be a chef. Great -- so does everyone else who's watched a little too much Top Chef, Chopped, or Iron Chef. Especially after another dr...
The high holidays are here, and there's no better time, whether you're 25 or 55, to embrace the art of Jewish motherhood in the kitchen. For Rosh Hash...
This blog will be about pairing tons of cheap wine and beer with the amazing food Chicago has to offer. This blog will be about dinner partying. First stop: Irazu, a Costa Rican restaurant in Bucktown.
Caprese salad is the world's best use of tomatoes and possibly the world's best salad. This classic summer dish from the Island of Capri off the west coast of Italy is the essence of August on a plate.