Category: Culinary Spotlight

Fig, Mushroom and Date Pizza

Guest post from Mary, who loves everything from relaxing in her pajamas to running and traveling. I was going through my fridge looking for something to make the other day and realized I had a...

Math and Baking: Austin Ford

Austin Ford’s PhD is as fresh as a just plucked plum.  On Friday, May 18, 2012, he successfully defended his mathematics thesis on…wait for it…”The Structural and Dispersive Properties of Classical and Quantum Waves...

Mellow Monk Green Tea: Paul Kotta

Mellow Monk Green Tea: Paul Kotta

Paul Kotta is a co-founder of MellowMonk.com, an eco-friendly purveyor of natural green tea. The company imports their tea directly from family-owned and -operated tea farms in the Aso region of Japan. The region is...

Eno: Michael Bottigliero

Eno: Michael Bottigliero

Michael Bottigliero is a wine sommalier at Eno in Chicago, a 42-seat urban oasis that features a 5,000-bottle cellar and a world-class selection of cheese and chocolate to compliment your beverage of choice. He is...

Capriole Goat Cheese: Judith Schad

Capriole Goat Cheese: Judith Schad

Judith Schad is the owner of Capriole, an Indiana- based maker of artisanal goat cheeses. Capriole has been making their chevre by hand for over 30 years, using milk from their own herd of Alpine,...

Alliance Bakery: Peter Rios

Alliance Bakery: Peter Rios

Chef Peter Rios is the mastermind behind Chicago-based Alliance Bakery & CafĂ©, a haven of fine European pastries and desserts created using only the best ingredients, 82% butter, cream, seasonal fruits and premium chocolates. Alliance...

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NAHA: Chef Carrie Nahabedian

Chef Carrie Nahabedian is the co-founder and executive chef of Chicago-based NAHA restaurant. Her career spans more than 24 years, and includes a roll-call of reputable establishments including the Ritz-Carlton, Le Perroquet, Le Francais,...