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I LOVE NY–An Eater’s Weekend in the Big Apple
Just like the souvenir bumper stickers and T-shirts say, except with the heart symbol. A few weeks ago, Chelsea asked me if I could take off the weekend of my birthday, which this year was also Fourth...
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Urban Prairie: Foraging: Foraged Ingredients Tell You How to Cook Them
One of the challenges of being a good cook is coming up with new ideas and exciting ways to prepare ingredients. Some cooks simply heat and serve products that have been processed and sold...
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Cooking and Eating Local: Midwestern Crudo: Global in Spirit, Local Incarnate
Chelsea and I visited Mado last night to see what kind of local and seasonal goodies they had to offer. There was one dish (among others) that stood out and, to me, was symbolic of the seasonal and...
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Choice Beef
Our food-production practices are not as “out of sight out of mind” as they used to be. We’ve gone from knowing exactly where our food came from to having no real idea where our food comes from. But...
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Getting the Most Out of Local Meat: Butchering Venison
The leaves have turned, the air has crisped, and the hunters have hit the woods to stalk the wild, local deer. Venison is one of the best wild game meats available in the Midwest. Venison is lean and...
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Spring Lamb Part 2: Whole Animal Butchery
lamb leg boned; stuffed and rolled saddle From head to tail, here is the breakdown of how I butchered and used every single part of an entire spring lamb to feed about 25 people. The lamb weighed 30...
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An English “Grill-Up”
Growing up I had a friend named Matt, who had some pretty special parents. Sadly, both of his parents passed away when we were young, and sadly, I lost touch with Matt. But I’ll always remember how...
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Local Motion: Breadfruit
I have been wanting to write about breadfruit for a long time because it is delicious and most likely not something many people in North America have tasted. I tasted my first breadfruit while...
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Local Motion: Southern Surf ‘n’ Turf
Southern surf 'n' turf One of the things that Chelsea’s brother Morgan had planned for our Tallahassee visit was a cook-out at his friend Beau’s house. Before our arrival, Morgan made a trip to nearby...
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Chicago’s Wine Country: Acquaviva Winery
The proprietor of the gorgeous Acquaviva Winery in Maple Park, Ill., has brought the spirit of his family’s 100-plus-year-old winery in Italy to a small town in rural Illinois, 60 miles west of...
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