What it is: Pronounced “KEEN-wah,” quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a tiny, grainlike food with a deliciously nutty flavor and a light, fluffy, slightly crunchy texture. It’s a complete protein and high in calcium, lysine, manganese, magnesium, folate, riboflavin and other healthful nutrients. A member of the goosefoot family, quinoa is related to lamb’s quarters, and [...]
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Wine and Indian food? Yes! The Eneri Access Series, with Indian Harvest Chef/Owner Sanjeev Pandey presents a dinner pairing wine and Indian fare at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the Naperville restaurant. Colleen Taylor Sen, author “Curry: A Global History” and other books, will speak on the history and changing attitudes towards wine and [...] Ah, spring. The time when ever-optimistic Cubs fans still have hope for the season. Win or lose, you can celebrate with or take solace in free food this baseball season. Just show your Cubs ticket stub when you place your meal order and Wrigleyville’s Big Bricks (sibling to Bricks pizzeria in Lincoln Park) will throw [...] What it is: “English,” “garden” or “green” peas (Pisum sativum) are delectable, small, round, sweet vegetables that grow on vines inside inedible pods. Today, only about 5 percent of peas are sold fresh; more than half are canned, and the rest are frozen. The flavors of these three preparations are much more pronounced than many [...] Pop over for a pop-up brunch with Chef Gale Gand from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at Hearty in Lakeview. The James Beard Award-winning chef, co-founder of Streeterville’s Tru, will take over the Hearty Boys’ kitchen to feature dishes from her 2009 cookbook, “Gale Gand’s Brunch!” Autographed copies of the cookbook will [...] Classic Chicago: A natural-casing Vienna Beef hot dog on a poppyseed bun, with pickle spear, tomato wedges, chopped onion, yellow mustard, sport peppers, neon-green relish and a dash of celery salt, $2.25 at The Dog House, a walk-up stand in Irving Park, now open for the season. Five of Chicago’s top female chefs showcase their talents at the 16th annual “Girl Food” dinner benefiting the Greater Chicago Food Depository. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at West Town Tavern. Tickets are $150. Participating chefs are: Nicole Pederson, C-House Restaurant (Smoked sable fish with fiddleheads, miners lettuce, rhubarb, mustard and [...] What it is: An American delicacy, crabcakes are made from fresh crabmeat, traditionally blue crab, mixed with seasonings and sometimes fillers such as breadcrumbs, formed into a patty, coated with flour or more breadcrumbs and fried to a delicate crispness. Where it comes from: At this point crabcakes have spread across the country, but they’re [...] National Prime Rib Day is Friday, April 27, and Lawry’s The Prime Rib is celebrating every day through the end of April with a $99 prix-fixe menu for two. Start off with a bottle of wine to share, two martinis or two bottles of iced tea, followed by the famed spinning bowl salad, silver cart [...] Eat well and dress for success: Nibbles from the Carnivale kitchen and Chef Rodney Station of The Ogden and sugar creations by chefs Raymond Blanchard of the Pump Room and Mitsu Nozak of Urban Union feature during Bottomless Closet’s “Design and Conquer,” an evening of inspiration, food and fashion at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, [...] |
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