A month ago, I went to a new European-style café that had opened up here in Chicago.  Their coffee was decent, service was excellent, but the food I found fascinating.  Zuzana and I had crepes filled with tilapia, which were delicious, but I also tried my first taste of Balkan cuisine.  A meat dish known [...]

It’s summer time, and grills all around the world are firing up for the weekly (and for some people daily) return to how our ancestors cooked food…over an open flame. Charcoal, propane, or even wood, herds of cattle will be transformed into delicious meals for the millions. Most favored around the US is the hamburger. [...]

To this day, I’ve always been surprised at the poor opinion many share of English and Irish cuisine. The noted opinions came from comedians like Denis Leary and Tim Allen, with ideas that the food is boiled all day into a nice liquid you can sip through a straw or it’s just plain bland. In [...]