Renee Enna

Crepes are Michael Rosenstein's bread and butter, so to speak, but he doesn't mind if you mispronounce them. A crepe is the French version of a pancake--though a much svelter...

The March issue of Taunton's Fine Cooking presents a thorough, easy-to-digest article on slow cookers, with preparation tips, how to adapt regular recipes for slow-cooker use, and buying recommendations. And...

As sustainable farming gains a higher profile, the public television series, "Chefs A'Field," comes at an opportune time. The half-hour program travels to different regions of the country and follows...

The first floor of Bloomingdale's Home & Furniture store in Medinah Temple (600 N. Wabash Ave., 312-324-7500), all 16,000 square feet of it, is devoted to kitchen and tabletop items....

Fine wine in the south suburbs hardly sounds like news, but for folks in Orland Park and surrounding suburbs, Twisted Vine Wine & Liquor Emporium is a villa worth visiting....

A steaming bowl of minestrone, the Italian take on vegetable soup, seemed like a perfect tasting option in the middle of January. It looks no less desirable in February an.d,...

(3 forks) 7806 W. North Ave., Elmwood Park 708-453-5204 Credit cards: A, D, M, V Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun.-Thurs; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sat. Noise rating: Conversation-friendly First impressions Jim...

Martha Stewart going downscale? Never. But "Everyday Food," a new monthly magazine from the quality-of-life queen bee, takes "easy" and "fast"--two concepts that are responsible for a plethora of unappetizing...

Want some video instruction on mastering the Southern fare celebrated in this week's cover story? One of the new shows on cable's Food Network fits the bill: "Paula's Home Cooking,"...

A cookbook to beat all cookbooks? That would be yours, of course. We've visited Web sites that let people store and print recipes, but Better Homes and Gardens' site (www.bhg.com)...