How ‘Joy of Cooking,’ rereleased this month, teaches us to conjure a meal from a daydream
I discovered "Joy of Cooking" when I was 12 or maybe 13 — it was a half-day off from school — and I noticed a recipe for chicken Kiev. It...
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10 gifts for young bookworms
Books are excellent gifts for kids: For little ones, they cut through the toy noise; for older ones, they may open minds to new worlds — and reverberate long after...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. accepts Tribune Literary Award
Henry Louis Gates Jr. appeared at the Chicago Humanities Festival Sunday to accept the Tribune's 2019 Literary Award, recognizing his lifetime of accomplishment as a literary critic, historian and filmmaker....
Craving: Indian food — from traditional to modern takes, tracking down Chicago’s best
From Devon Avenue to concentrated pockets throughout the suburbs to pop-ups and food halls downtown, Indian food ranges across Chicago and across regional cuisines. For the month of October, our...
Authors Rebecca Makkai, Sarah Smarsh accept 2019 Heartland Prizes
The baiduhai awarded its 2019 Heartland Prize on Sunday to Chicago-area native Rebecca Makkai for her novel "The Great Believers" and Kansas journalist Sarah Smarsh for her book "Heartland:...
Craving: Brunch — from hash to waffles, sweet to savory, bloodys to mimosas
In our nearly four-year "Craving" series, we've covered dozens of topics — tacos, burgers, chocolate — and every meal. Well, except brunch. Yes, we gave you Chicago's best breakfasts in...
From pancakes to blintzes, how griddle-friendly favorites comfort and entertain
It's Saturday morning: Looney Tunes is on the TV, the house smells like coffee, and my dad, uncharacteristically, is in the kitchen. I hear the fork hit the sides of...
For the first time since Julia Child, a food book has been recognized by the National Book Foundation. And it’s by a Chicago chef.
"Burn the Place," a memoir by Chicago chef Iliana Regan, was included on the 2019 National Book Award Longlist for nonfiction. In announcing the Longlist, the National Book Foundation noted...
Why brunch is the best meal to take your kids to — plus survival tips from parents
We're three years into raising our only child — we don't claim any parenting expertise — yet we've continued to visit restaurants with a frequency that seems to be atypical...
He was hired to teach at Olivet Nazarene University. And then someone read his book.
T.J. Martinson's grandparents met when they were students at Olivet Nazarene University. His parents did, too, and so it was natural that Martinson followed family tradition, becoming a third-generation ONU...