Renee Enna

Options for cooking classes continue to expand in the Chicago area: - Marshall Field's is showing off some star power in its new cooking school, operated by Minnesota-based Cooks of...

SAFETY A kit for high-rise occupants Somehow in January, we get a little more serious about life. So the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago suggests a sobering safety check....

The 128 high school students enrolled in the culinary, pastry arts and hotel management program at the Technology Center of DuPage decided to second-guess our cookie judgment. Instructor Faith Jennetta...

1. Last-minute sanity check It's easy to romanticize entertaining. Then reality dawns: that "uh-oh" moment when you realize there's work to be done, and no time to do it. A...

Food for consumption--visual consumption, anyhow--is on display at the Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago's new art gallery, which opened last month at 180 N. Wabash Ave. The current show, "Visual Feast,"...

We told Al Roker, longtime weatherman on NBC's "Today Show," that it seemed a bit strange he lost all that weight (100 pounds after gastric bypass surgery) only to start...

Each year, Good Eating tips its hat to people in the food and beverage industries who are making a difference in Chicago through their commitment, passion and vision. These experts...

These delectable treats from Moonstruck Chocolate Co. embrace both sides of Halloween: the whimsical (delicately designed truffles of a kitty cat, spider, ghost and pumpkin) and the stark-raving ghoulish (white...

Trader Joe's has opened its 12th area store, and second in Chicago, on the second floor of 1840 N. Clybourn Ave., 312-274-9733. The store is open from 9 a.m. to...

Food is such a ubiquitous presence we often lose perspective on its historical and cultural significance. Enter the Smithsonian Institution, which recently launched "Key Ingredients," a nationwide traveling exhibition that...