L. Stolpman

We're fans of both Adam Seger (one of the the city's best mixologists) and Nacional 27. So we were excited to see that Nacional 27's upcoming monthly cocktail class is about creating Champagne cocktails. We suspect the class may be quite popular as it's just in time to learn... continue reading on Chicagoist

We prefer to make our salad dressing at home. It's easy, it tastes better than many store bought options, and we know exactly what's in it. Here's one of our favorites. Instructions are in the captions.... continue reading on Chicagoist

Mmmm, Umami. Umami (pronounced 'Oo-MAH-mee') seems to be mentioned everywhere lately. It was featured in an episode of Top Chef this season as well as The Next Iron Chef in which the contestants had to make dishes that contained a lot of umami. Wondering what it is? Umamiinfo.com defines... continue reading on Chicagoist

Thanksgiving is coming up and those folks without a meat thermometer in the kitchen, the pop-up timer in your turkey serves as a way to tell you to get that bird out of the oven before it turns to sawdust. (We were once convinced that our host actually cooked a... continue reading on Chicagoist

We saw this article on Lifehacker that said you could make cookies in your waffle iron in 90 seconds. Cookies! In 90 seconds! We admit... we may have jumped the gun a little by not using one of the recipes suggested. Here's why: Obviously, if we're going to try to... continue reading on Chicagoist