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NYC restaurateur Keith McNally spills the beans in memoir
"You are not the kind of girl who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning. But here you are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar. You are at a bar talking to a guy with a shaved head. The spot is either the Odeon or Lucky Strike. All might come clear if you could just slip into the bathroom and do a ...Read more

Grilled chicken slathered in a homemade barbecue sauce stars in this $25 dinner for four
June is a great time to fire up your grill and move at least some of your daily or weekly dinner duties to the backyard.
Cooking outdoors is usually cooler, tends to have a better view and is generally a lot more fun for both the cook and those he or she is trying to feed.
Chicken is often a prime choice when it comes to proteins to cook on ...Read more

Gretchen's table: Panzanella is a fresh and tasty answer to stale bread
If you're like me, and sometimes forget what's in your pantry, you probably buy more bread than you can use on occasion. How many loaves have dried on your counter?
Rather than throw it to the birds, you might soak it in milk kissed with cinnamon and sugar to make a buttery pan of French toast. You could pulverize the dry slices in a food ...Read more

Column: Does a michelada without beer still taste as sweet?
I find myself unhappily on trend. Young people everywhere are increasingly “on the wagon” — to use the American idiom for sobriety from the 1920s, when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the production and sale of alcohol. The wagon in the expression was a public-service vehicle loaded with water to tamp down dust and grime...Read more

EatingWell: Mini berry cream pies are perfect for your Fourth of July celebration
Try this recipe the next time you want to whip up a quick healthy dessert. For this red-white-and-blue treat, frozen mini phyllo cups work the best. Keep them nestled in their tray for easy transport to a picnic or potluck.
Mini Berry Cream Pies
Serves 15
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons ...Read more

Environmental Nutrition: Spotlight on supplements: Milk thistle
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a flowering herb native to Mediterranean regions and has been used for centuries in traditional medicine. Its active ingredient, silymarin, is a group of flavonoids known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Today, milk thistle supplements are popular for supporting liver health, among other ...Read more

Seriously Simple: Ice cream pie, a no-fail summer dessert
Ice cream desserts are a summer treat. Ice cream pie answers the wish for a decadent, yet easy-to-prepare dessert. This ice cream pie can be made ahead and is Seriously Simple to assemble.
Since you are buying the crust, if you want, you can insert the pre-made crust into a glass or porcelain plate for a pretty presentation. Softened ice cream ...Read more

Hot dog! It’s time for a mouthwatering Fourth of July feast
I started zhuzhing up hot dogs as a preteen. Mom rotated hot dogs into our family meal plan when money was tight, or perhaps she was simply exhausted from cooking seven days a week for our family of seven.
I happily took on the hot dog dinners. She gave me free rein to use whatever ingredients were on hand. Bacon-wrapped dogs became a family ...Read more

The Kitchn: My make-ahead rainbow salad is a hit at every cookout
If you’ve spent any time on social media in the past year, you have probably come across the viral food trend of dense bean salads. Violet Witchel was the one to give these legume-heavy lunches their catchy name and to remind us all how good homeandleisure/recipes/varietymenu/s-3745257">Read more

The Kitchn: This classic recipe for light, fluffy angel food cake yields foolproof results every time
Angel food is the sweet, sky-high cake that dessert dreams are made of. It’s an adaptable dessert that can be elevated in a number of ways — served with fruit, topped with whipped cream, or flavored with coffee, cocoa, or ...Read more

Bûcheron and Myriel's Karyn Tomlinson win James Beard Awards
CHICAGO — Minnesota swept in two categories at this year’s James Beard Awards, considered the nation’s top culinary honors.
Bûcheron in Minneapolis was awarded Best New Restaurant, a national award. In the Best Chef: Midwest category, Karyn Tomlinson of Myriel in St. Paul took the top honor. Winners of the prestigious awards, considered ...Read more

James Beard Awards 2025: Chefs, celebrities and notable Chicagoans walk the red carpet
To kick off the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards red carpet outside the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Kristen Reynolds, the new president and CEO of Choose Chicago, made it loud and clear: Chicago has every intention of keeping the coveted awards in the city.
“We are definitely keeping the James Beard Awards beyond 2027,” Reynolds said...Read more

James Beard 2025: Here are Chicago's winners
Kumiko and Noah Sandoval of Oriole were announced as 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards winners at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago Monday evening, where the uncertainties of the country’s shifting immigration landscape hung heavy over the ceremonies.
Julia Momosé, who accepted the Outstanding Bar award for Kumiko, spoke of her ...Read more

Can you drink your way to good health with soda?
PITTSBURGH — Depending on where you shop and in which aisle, you may have noticed the colorful packaging of "gut sodas" taking up shelf space.
These sodas may contain probiotics or prebiotics and they may or may not contain sugar or sugar substitutes. But as the newest category of "functional beverages," they do seem to suggest that they will...Read more

Gretchen's table: Pickles star in a creamy, crunchy potato salad with a Nashville kick
Nashville is renowned for its music scene. Known as the country music capital of the world, it's home to the Grand Ole Opry.
But we also love the Tennessee city's eponymous sweet and spicy fried chicken sandwich, which is said to have originated in the 1930s at Prince's Hot Chicken Shack.
Brined in pickled juice, slathered in a paste-like ...Read more

Nothing fake about synthetic food dye health risks
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, recently reintroduced the “Do or Dye Act,” and it’s a big deal. The bill, which picks up a key piece of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” playbook, wants to kick eight nasty petroleum-based food dyes — including Red No. 40, ...Read more

Column: A taste of cheesecake stirs fond memories of Woolworth's
I gave colleague Maureen Tomczak a slice of my (truly fabulous) Basque cheesecake, and the memories came flooding back to her.
Basque cheesecake is sublimely light and decadently rich. The taste of it brought her back to her high school days in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, when she worked as a waitress at the Woolworth’s in River Roads ...Read more

Let beans be the star of your summer salads
When I want a small meal of bold flavors, I turn to beans.
Versatile, easy and delicious, they make a fabulous summer salad or, on chilly nights, a glorious soup. I like to keep local beans from the farmers markets in my summer pantry. They’ve been recently harvested and they cook more quickly than those that have been sitting in bags on the ...Read more

EatingWell: Caprese pizza at home? Yes, please!
This light and flavorful caprese pizza is ready when the tomatoes are just heated through and the mozzarella cheese is slightly melted. If you want a little more on this pizza, it would be delicious with a few slices of prosciutto. Let your dough come up to room temperature before you stretch it — it’ll make it much easier to work with.
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Environmental Nutrition: Certain foods may help manage hunger
If you’re looking to help curb hunger and limit excessive snacking, choosing the right kinds of foods can make a big difference in these efforts. Certain foods can help promote satiety, which can help keep you feeling fuller for longer. Here are three of our favorites:
1. Oats are high in fiber, especially beta-glucan, and ...Read more