
Things I Wrote: Hotel Restaurants That Don't Suck, Reimagined Diner Americana, Hot Chocolate Gal
(Broken Shaker) A taste of what I've been up to lately: Chicago Bars and Restaurants That Transcend Hotel Dining's Stigma, Zagat Chef News in New York City, Plate Online Chef News on the East Coast, Plate Online Chef News in Chicago, Plate Online Chef News Down South, Plate Online Chef News in California, Plate Online Chef News Out West, Plate Online Chef News Overseas, Plate Online The Most Anticipated Chicago Restaurants for 2016, Choose Chicago 18 Valentine's Day Dining an

Things I Wrote: Cheesecake-stuffed French Toast, Casual Pasta in St. Louis, and an Ode to Moto
(Coconut cheesecake-stuffed French toast at Nana) A taste of what I've been up to lately: Chef News in New York City, Plate Online Chef News on the East Coast, Plate Online Chef News in the Midwest, Plate Online Chef News Down South, Plate Online Chef News in Los Angeles, Plate Online Chef News in the Bay Area, Plate Online Chef News Out West, Plate Online Chef News in London, Plate Online Six Desserts Worth Leaving Your Blankets For, Dining Chicago Best Places to Brunch in J

Things I Wrote: Cooking With Bear and Blood, Plus Cotton Candy Cosmos and Restaurant Week
(Bear at Elizabeth) A taste of what else I’ve been up to lately: Make a Bloody Good Sauce, Plate Magazine How to Cook a Bear, Plate Magazine Chef News in New York City, Plate Online Chef News on the East Coast, Plate Online Chef News in Chicago, Plate Online Chef News Down South, Plate Online Chef News in Los Angeles, Plate Online Chef News in the Bay Area, Plate Online Chef News Out West, Plate Online Chef News Overseas, Plate Online A Tapas Legend Turns 30, Dining Chicago C

Things I Want to Do: Drink All the Grapefruit Beer and Cocktails
Citrus season is the one bright beacon in the sea of frigid hell that is winter. There’s just something about the tangy splash of acidic fruit that helps assuage the fact that I’m constantly battling frostbite. Be it a shameless spoonful of lemon curd, a scoop of Mandarin sorbet, or a zesty lime-infused cocktail, I’ll take it all. I’ve even been known to lug bowling ball-sized pomelos home from the market to scarf down like some sort of citrus-obsessed wolverine. And then the

Things I Wrote: Christmas Specials, Best of 2015, and Christkindlmarket
(Christmas cookies at Floriole Cafe & Bakery) A taste of what else I’ve been up to lately: Chef News in New York City, Plate Online Chef News on the East Coast, Plate Online Chef News in the Midwest, Plate Online Chef News Down South, Plate Online Chef News in California, Plate Online Chef News Out West, Plate Online Chef News Overseas, Plate Online Best Openings of 2015: A Month-by-Month Guide, Dining Chicago Christmas Dining Guide 2015, Dining Chicago The Merriest Food and

Things I Wrote: Cooking Alligator, Crying Over Text Messages, and Killer Cookbooks
(Nathan Richard breaks down alligator in New Orleans)
A taste of what I've been up to elsewhere lately: Where to Eat, Sleep, Drink, and Play in Chicago, SAVEUR Give the Gift of Cookbooks, Dining Chicago New Bars Raise the Bar on Rum, Dining Chicago The 12 Days of Edible and Drinkable Christmas, Dining Chicago These Unanswered Messages Will Give You a Case of the Feels, Slant News Cook Ya Later, Alligator, Plate Online Chefs on the Move in New York City, Plate Online Chefs o