Stars and Showstoppers of a 14 Course Meal: Part 2
“Well begun is half done.” Aristotle’s shadow rested over any lengthy tasting menu, which this time had started off in a sunlit golden sky, but was ending in a star […]
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Stars and Showstoppers of a 14 Course Meal: Part 1
“Excellence is not an act but a habit,” said Aristotle. While I am not one to fall for habits, my addiction to tasting menus and luscious cuisines continues to be […]
Lakeshores and Lookbooks: A Suite Life in Chicago
As William Wordsworth wisely quoted, “A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable.” So on the off chance of an editorial opportunity around the corner of the gigantic […]
Inhaling Life in Sepia Hues
Sometimes I wish I could live life in sepia hues. There is something so alluring about familiar vintage glam. It seems to be a more calm, collected living, one in […]
Art versus Science, like Coconut Curry Popcorn versus Olive Oil Cake
Losing yourself is different from getting lost. You can lose yourself in a museum. Not get lost in it. And when that happens, it will be preserved alongside other artifacts […]
Deeper than Double Deep-Dish, Prettier than People-Watching
A pizza was invented to be healthy. Essential energy carbohydrates as the bread, vitamins and nutrition as tomato sauce, and protein as cheese. But then, Chris Columbus discovered America, a […]
Mosaics of a 10 course Midwestern Meal: Part 2
“Well begun is half done.” Aristotle’s prophecy of sorts rang true to any lengthy tasting menu, where a preparatory, palette seducing beginning was the best pedestal to a fascinating finish. […]
Mosaics of a 10 course Midwestern Meal: Part 1
What’s stronger than Tokaj wine, I once thought? And I was introduced to Tokaj syrup. In the same way, the vicarious expectation from food Makes me swoon to to delusional […]
Bonkers over a 3XL Brunch at Bongo Room
“When you wake up in the morning Pooh, what’s the first thing you say to yourself?” “What’s for breakfast.. What do you say Piglet?” “I wonder what’s going to happen […]
An Artist’s Italian Flight on the Magnificent Mile
I have often viewed inventiveness in culinary worlds as a skill, not a gift. For akin to the faux but enlightening Chef Gusto of Ratatouille de Paris, anyone can cook, but […]
3FS Lifestyle: Food Fashion Frameworks 