Renee Enna

Did you know? Dandelions have rabid detractors but their nutritional makeup is undisputed: The sturdy green leaves are a rich source of vitamin A, calcium and iron, according to Food...

More than 200 recipes from restaurants and nightclubs across the country provide the liquid fuel in "Food & Wine Cocktails 2005," a handbook from the monthly food magazine ($14.95). Many...

If you like to cook and/or watch melt-downs--culinary and emotional--you'll likely become addicted to "Cooking Under Fire," public television's 12-part foray into reality programming. The show follows a dozen chefs...

For tomato lovers in the Chicago area, March is canned tomato month. So are April, December, June and every other month save August and September and--maybe--parts of July and October....

The culinary revolution that has brought so many unusual cheeses to Chicago rekindled childhood memories of tuma--but for a while memories were all I could find. Tuma, a mild, slightly...

Eight finalists have been named for "The Next Food Network Star," a reality series to air this summer on the cable food channel, and Chicago is represented with the two-for-one...

A contest sponsored by the Lake County Health Department is looking for a healthy dose of soul: original soul food recipes low in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. (Home...

Vosges Haut-Chocolat is opening a 1,000-square-foot store at 951 W. Armitage Ave. (773-296-9866) on March 1, but fans of Katrina Markoff's upscale chocolates can visit a "mini-boutique" at the same...

What's your foodie pleasure? Chances are the Chicago Office of Tourism's "Stir It Up" program Jan. 6-9 will satisfy your craving. The four-day menu-thon includes cooking classes, tours, meals and...

Candy stars add a celestial touch to Sequoia brownies from the Nixon White House years (and named for the presidential yacht). We found them in "Christmas Cookies," a holiday magazine...