Margaret’s Blog - Upfront and Personal

Follow Margaret with her up close and personal stories of her life, events and the adventures she has with her friends and family.

Margaret's Blog - Upfront and Personal

Follow Margaret with her up close and personal stories of her life, events and the adventures she has with her friends and family.

Executive Pastry Chef Riccardo Menicucci: A Taste of Luxury, History and Hospitality at Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel

Thanks to Executive Pastry Chef Riccardo Meniccuci and his team, Beverly Wilshire is a sweet destination, especially during Oscars Week. This year’s amenities included a film projector made of Valrhona Manjari, a luxury chocolate, in addition to a thoughtfully designed and braided croissant representing the team of talented people required to create a film. And…
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Kitchen Chat – Chef David Posey of Blackbird Restaurant

Enjoy a delicious kitchen chat with Blackbird’s David Posey, a 2013 James Beard nominee for Rising Star Chef. Experience his minimalist farm-to-table creations that will please your palate and inspire your culinary creativity. Savor the day!.

Kitchen Chat – Delicious Italian Cuisine with Chef Gaetano Nardulli

Chicago Tribune Food Critic, Phil Vettel writes that he could eat Chef Gaetano Nardulli’s marinated eggplant appetizer everyday. Discover the secret of how highly acclaimed Chef Gaetano (former sous chef of Schwa) prepares the eggplant and many other delicious Italian dishes at his restaurant, NEAR in Barrington. Savor the day!.

Kitchen Chat – A Strawberry Celebration with Stephanie Rosenbaum and Heather Christo

Savor the taste of summer: Strawberries! Highly acclaimed food writer Stephanie Rosenbaum shares a delicious doughnut recipe with strawberries from her latest cookbook World of Doughnuts to celebrate Strawberry Shortcake Day along with delicious tips on making the perfect doughnut at home. Heather Christo aka “A Domestic Goddess for a New Generation” discusses simple and…

Kitchen Chat – Chef Brandon Baltzley: The Salvador Dali of Cooking

Nine Lives: From Chaos to Control is Chef Brandon Baltzley’s autobiography about his passion for cooking, his battle with drug addiction and his ultimate redemption in the kitchen. http://brandonbaltzley.com/ Discover why Chef Brandon is considered “The Salvador Dali of Cooking” with his unique culinary combinations such as tobacco pudding infused with cigar leaves. Savor the…

Kitchen Chat – Michigan Wines and Brazilian Food

Sample the award winning wines from Michigan with Dileep Gangoli of Chicago Cooks and Michigan Pours on the rooftop organic garden of Uncommon Ground. Discover the exotic and healthy ingredients from the jungles of the Amazon with Chef Jorgina of Sinha. Savor the day!.

Kitchen Chat – @ABC7chicago Hungry Hound Steve Dolinsky

The guru of gourmet, Steve Dolinsky http://stevedolinsky.com/blog shares dining tips, culinary trips and even guacamole dipsConsidered by @huffingtonpost as one of the nation’s premier TV and radio food broadcasters, Steve Dolinsky has won 12 James Beard awards. Tune in and discover what’s cooking in Chicago and across the world. Savor the day!.

Kitchen Chat – Delicious Food with The Gluten Free Girl

A restricted diet doesn’t mean food has to taste bad. Tune in to this week’s show with Shauna Ahern aka The Gluten Free Girl and put “delicious” back into your life with recipes from her new cookbook co-written with her husband, Chef Daniel. Learn how to make an all-purpose gluten free flour mix. Create a…

Truffles and Tribulations – At The Family Table with Chef Michael Romano

Did you ever wonder what and when the chefs and staffs at restaurants eat their meals? Award winning Chef Michael Romano provides a behind-the-scenes peak along with recipes from his new book Family Table: Favorite Staff Meals from Our Restaurants to Your Home. Included are delicious tales and tastes from the iconic Union Square Cafe…

Truffles and Tribulations – Pati’s Mexican Table

Chef Pati Jinich, host of PBS series Pati’s Mexican Table shares the secrets of real Mexican home cooking. Discover “the world of salsas that people outside of Mexico have yet to taste.” Determine which pepper to use for your dish. Delight in the easy to prepare recipes from her book such as Chicken A La…