restaurants there. A genuine Chicago experience would be to get an Italian ice at Mario's as squad cars, wreckers, limos, delivery vans and everything else double-park in front of the little stand. A Chicago stuffed pizza at...

My wife and 16 year old daughter are taking their first New York trip with a school group right after Christmas. The daughter's a vegetarian, and Italian food seems like the best bet to keep the group happy. Anyone have a...

My daughter feels the same way about raisons, so I just double dipped hers in powdered sugar to make up for the little bit of sweetness the raisons give. I think dried cherries would be great!

to FN and that’s good. Keep chugging. Best Chef - Mario Most overrated chef – Tyler Best show – Emeril Worst show – The Neeleys Chef you’d most like to eat with - Mario. Chef you’d most like to...

giada and ina garten are tied for me. mario batali is 3rd

Anthony’s rocks (two locations – one on evans near DU, the other at 16th and California). I also love Two Fisted Marios - at 16th and Market (right next to Double Daughters).

later he casually sez “how about some crepes for dinner”. If you knew him, you would at once eyeroll and chuckle. I think his show is an actual educational show. I adore it. I also love Mario Batali. I don’t know...

I bought myself some Tartufo cheese...delish...my boyfriend bought me the book “Heat” - it is about a guy that worked as an assistant, of sorts, with Mario Batali...looking forward to reading that. I also received a...

i LOVE mario batali’s quote: “They don’t need me. They have decided they are mass market and they are going after the Wal-Mart crowd,” which he said was “a smart business decision. So they don’t need someone who uses...

, could ya’ll please post some Hidden Gems for me or at the least the places that have great food (or at least one great dish) at a price that would make me want to treat my daughter's bum of a boyfriend? JK, he’s a...

would still have a show if she had a little more down home in her. I will also concede that Mario Batalli has a great deal to teach about Italian food and culture. ...but I can’t make myself listen to the man. And though I...

Babinka and always have a fine lunch turo turo style (like cafeteria). I had crispy fried bungus (milk fish), chicken adobo and long beans while my wife and daughter had lechon (roast pork), pansit and a yellow curry. Filipino...

“holiday sparkle”. Recipe is easily doubled. I use a small star cutter so that I get about 3-4 doz with doubled recipe. Bake at 375 degrees for 6 minutes (depends on your oven. I have a gas oven, and bake them on the...

October 2008 Cookbooks of the Month: Mario Batali’s Babbo, Molto Italiano, and Simple Italian Cooking. Please post your full-length reviews of vegetable side dishes (“Contorni”) recipes here. Please mention the name of...

at Mario Batali’s or the delectable tongue they ate at Heston’s place across the pond. Offal did not find its inspiration in Chinese duck tongues or Korean pork belly. Even today I find that while diners are more open...