William Rice

(3 forks) 3412 N. Sheffield Ave. 773-388-2727 Hours: 5-10 p.m. Wed., Thurs., Sun.; 5-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Credit cards: M, V Noise factor: Conversationally Challenged First impressions This is not your...

Randall Grahm is a winemaker who gives deeper meaning to the term quizzical. Like quizzical folks everywhere he can be comical and teasing, but his strongest suit is questioning. Continually,...

Four area chefs were honored with the first Jean Banchet Awards of Culinary Excellence during The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Grand Chefs Gala, held earlier this month at the Fairmont Chicago...

Pinot grigio is that light, tart and sometimes brittle Italian varietal that has elevated countless lunches from mere skirmishes in the war against hunger to gambols in the Elysian Fields....

Tasters often use food analogies, especially fruits, in describing the aroma and taste of a wine. But I would compare this chardonnay to an extravagant meal. The first course, the...

The charm and all-around appeal of chardonnay wines from California's Sonoma County is very evident in Murphy-Goode's chardonnay. This well-tempered winery has rarely been closer to the center of the...

(4 forks) 6822 W. North Ave. 773-889-9999 Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 3-10 p.m. Sun.; closed Mon. Credit cards: A, D, M, V Noise factor: Conversation...

There is a vocal but sadly small circle of wine aficionados who dote on petite sirah. A grape of uncertain parentage, petite sirah grows best in warm regions, in South...

Like California syrah, Australian shiraz (the same grape by a different name) tends to be a beefy wine, though it can be quite complex and even elegant. It provides a...

What do they eat in "The Real World"? Among cast and crew who filmed the latest edition of the MTV series, the answer would be pizza. As one of the...