in the Elizabeth neighborhood. Italian - Salute Ristorante – The chef at Salute uses locally grown and organic ingredients (I appluad this and wish I could find more restaurants in all cities who apply this philosophy). I...

brings to mind stiglmeier www.stiglmeier .com I was lucky enough to find a german deli in kansas city mo who carried their line of products,having been raised in Chicago we always had several german Deli’s but Alas no...

Joe’s (they have a chef who will feed you, Jim) See more there at http://www.shoptheirvinecompany.com/xqs-asp-id_40-xqe-neigh_Centers.htm (3) See also,...

in the freshness department. Ditto for the coleslaw. And like others have experienced, no cornbread. Wow, what a big surprise. I am so completely fed up with the “celebrity” chefs in this town. The so-called pedigreed...

chef, but it is a great “Portland-y” environment. Gotham Bldg Tavern is reviewed above this thread.

-fre-needs-to-be-slapped, fish and kindly ask my fishmonger to do all the yucky work for me. This is why I’m certain I could never be a professional chef (even if I did have the talent, which I don’t) — I...

Carole Peck’s Good News Cafe in Woodbury (stop by my house and say hello now) - she’s rated as one of the best chefs in the country. www.good-news-cafe.com. Have a wonderful trip!

I’ve been eating at the Hayes Grill since I was a child and no that Patricia Unterman(owner) has an exceptionally high-standard of quality. However, she’s not always there and one stoned line chef can f#&!-up even the...

calamari salad, good chef, free salsa lessons thursday night Greek/Med: Sinbad’s (Park Ave), Mykonos (Village Gate) We’ve got plenty more, from african to asian varieties. See what you think of these places and get back...

Chicago Mike: Can we say that this writer tends a bit towards exaggeration and generalization ? LMAO.

Unfortunately, artificial coloring (which is not always disclosed to the consumer) turns out not to be the only problem with farmed salmon. Both CBS News 1-8-04 and the Chicago Tribune 1-9-04 have reported findings that the feed...

Rueben sandwich on Dark Rye, I sometimes get these @ delis(mannys deli - Chicago) or restaurants, but @ home I can control the bread, the ammount/brand of kraut, and the quality/thickness/quantity of corned beef.

(sic?). The place looks beautiful. It is in an old stone house and the dinning room only has eight tables. We are the first people there. The proprietress (is that a word) looks like she is probably the chef’s mother. The...

on the menu that changes weekly) with 1 chef and an assistant cooking in a place that seats 20. They charge by the course. As a bonus, it’s quiet and dignified. Not 100% authentic Italian – there’s definitely a...

We’re not aiming this at you speciically, Steve. My goodness, folks, can we please turn the discussion back to all the wonderful food in Chicago? This chatty exchange has run its course, and then some. Thanks for your...