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Meeting a Hero: Rachael Ray


I heart Rachael Ray! She did a book signing recently in Oak Brook and Chicago on December 19. I chose to take a shot at getting tickets for the Oak Brook appearance because it was later in the day and I had a ton of things to get done today during the day.
I got up […]

Lindsay Lohan - Restauranteur?


Far be it from me to tell anyone how to raise their children, but if Lindsay Lohan was my kid, fresh from an extra long stint in rehab, a blink-and-you-missed-it stint in jail, and now on the community service trail, the last thing I’d ask her to do is to go in on a restaurant […]

Interview with Paum Fritz


Recently, on a layover in Belgium, I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Paum Fritz, who has had a global impact on food. The following is the extended interview, conducted at his fabled Chez Paum in Brussels, which will be published in June in World Food Traveler Magazine.
AC – Hello Paum, thanks for […]

Clooney stops in Dallas for a Pitt stop @ N9NE


Well fed? How about family of four eating for one week, on a steak from N9NE Steakhouse in Dallas? It’s located in the new American Airlines Victory Park. Prime beef, from famous Chicago Allen Brothers, a Left Coast wine list and a peppy, energetic atmosphere, what else is there to ask for? How about George […]