Chef Herve Chabert shares his love of puff pastry & brioche.

 

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Chef Tom visits the NRA National Restaurant Show in Chicago

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Chef Tom visits Allen Bros. Meats on Chicago’s South Side

 

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In the last couple of months we have taken delivery of a new steam injected Bongard deck oven. What does that mean for our baking?

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Chef Tom reports on Chicago’s National Restaurant Association Show

 

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Wook Kang and Chef Tom talk about NOLA cuisine and so much more.

 

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Charlie Trotter is one of the best modern examples of a food philosopher that I’ve had the pleasure to encounter.

Hungry Magazine # 34: Kickin it with Kleiner
Chicago restaurant impresario Jerry Kleiner (Marche, Red Light, Opera, Carnivale) makes PT Barnum look like a cheap sideshow hack. Every spot he opens nowadays is a multi-million dollar extravaganza outfitted with his personal design aesthetic, one which I like to characterize as Moulin Rouge on acid. Kleiner’s [...]

For newcomers to the world of fine dining, the setting itself can often be more intimidating than the food.

All my life I had followed a strict policy against meeting my heroes. I liked to keep them preserved on their pedestals, where they would not disappoint me.