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A well trained amateur chef, I have learned by taking some master classes and doing a lot of reading and experimentation. I cook and enjoy many different cuisines. The fun is getting it right, with great taste and presentation. The smells and appearance add to the pleasure of eating well. I love making complex and fancy dishes for a great variety of different cultures, but I can get the same pleasure from enjoying any of the Chicago icons (a great Chicago style hot dog or an Italian beef sandwich, or Chicago style pizza) or some simple pleasures from New Orleans (po boy sandwiches, muffaletas, gumbo, etc). All my recipe postings are extensively tested by me unless I state otherwise. I will sometimes post a recipe that sounds like it should be good before I actually make it myself, but I will always come back and revise the "untested" recipe after I've made it, with valid comments to keep old posts accurate and current. If I am not the originator of a recipe I will always correctly attribute the source author, even if I have modified the recipe. I will occasionally post reviews of local restaurants on the site. The big problem that I have with eating out is that I know too much about restaurants and I find it hard to ignore or forgive sloppy technique or bad ingredients. I pull no punches in my restaurant reviews!
Category Archives: Restaurant review
In an attempt to find a restaurant like the old Phil Schmidt’s, we tried Teibel’s
Fond childhood memories of old restaurants; stopping at White Fence Farms in Joliet (actually, it is in Romeoville) while driving US 66, and going to Phil Schmidt’s in Hammond while coming back from visiting Mom’s friends that had a house … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Restaurants, and a comment on Tru
Chez Moi 2100 N. Halsted Chicago, IL Chez Moi is in the old Café Bernard space, but I am sorry to say that I disagree with the high praises Chez Moi gets. I was expecting to be impressed as this … Continue reading
Kabul House: a review
Kabul House 4949 W. Oakton St. Skokie IL 60077 http://www.kabulhouse.com 847-674-3830 It’s my wife’s birthday, and our son is joining us for dinner. I had made a reservation at a new bistro in the city, but J*** said she wanted … Continue reading
I eat my words, or The Full Monti
As you see from my last post, I had much to say about my experience in Philadelphia with one of that city’s highest rated cheesesteak, at Jim’s. David thought that some of my comments were condescending, especially about Amoroso’s hoagie … Continue reading
Moderno: a review
John des Rosiers’ new restaurant in the former Rosebud space in Renaissance Place in Highland Park has opened, and the interior has been completely redone, with wood tables well spaced in 4 separated partitions, with a small private dining room … Continue reading
Benjamin’s Restaurant: a review
Can Benjamin’s survive? Should it? 2 very good questions. Unfortunately, my answer to both questions is “No”. Why so harsh you might ask? After all, the restaurant is in a great location, opposite the Renaissance Theatre in downtown Highland Park, … Continue reading
A Review: Nieto’s
After 30 years of providing haute cuisine for the North Shore, Carlos, Debbie and Carlos Nieto’s fine food palace closed at the end of 2011. Certainly, in this economic climate, a restaurant that had a la carte prices for entrees … Continue reading
Review: Jerry’s Restaurant
Jerry’s Restaurant 505 Chestnut St. Winnetka, IL 60093 847-441-0134 Corner Cooks, founded in 1999, is a place to go to have fun and learn to cook without the prep work, and then have what you prepared served to you. Jerry’s … Continue reading
Review: Hota, a restaurant with an identity crisis
Opened in the beginning of January 2012 in the former Jacky’s on Prairie in Evanston (bought by chef Jonadab Silva and his wife, pastry chef Erin Winston Silva last September) as a new concept, it is clear that much work … Continue reading
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