Chicago

  • National Chianti Lovers Tour Full of Surprises

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Italy’s oldest and most cherished wine associations. Consorzio Vino Chianti was thrilled to return to sunny Los Angeles as the last stop on a whirlwind three-day tour. We were thrilled to be treated to a horizontal tasting of 2017 Riserva Chianti from each of the seven subdistricts. Added to that, a mou...

  • New Scrappy Ways to Fight Food Waste

    (Gerry furth-Sides) “Waste Not, Want Not” describes the work of Imperfect Food. We experienced a lively, inspiring experience learning about it at Cafe Gratitude in Los Angeles. The combination of he Launch Dinner Menu currently offered to diners this month and motivating conversation is the perfect Rx this session. The atti...

  • Chicago Celebrates Mardi Gras with Polish “Paczki”

    Delightful Pastries company, known as Chicago’s largest producer of authentic Polish paczki, offers a different menu annually for Mardi Gras,  on Tuesday, February 9 this year. The family-owned and operated bakery and café will begin to churn out thousands of housemade paczki per day to prepare f...