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Happy Birthday Julia!

Just after finishing my culinary school training, I attended a food professionals’ conference in New York. At one of the lectures, the seat next to mine remained empty until a very tall woman ...

Food: Transforming America's Table, 1950-2000

Were you a "good eater" as a kid? If you weren't - how old were you when that finally changed?

Eggspiration

Or, you could say, expiration/inspiration. You CHOUX(se). Ha, I crack myself up sometimes! Okay, enough of the Bad Egg jokes, Veruca. If you don’t get it, don’t worry, it really wasn’t that funny ...

Comfort Food Craving

Here we go, Chicago. The holidays are over and the cold weather has yet to set in, but to get you prepped and ready to go, I decided to write about one of the most decadent and comforting dishes I ...

100,000 Ways to Eat an Egg

No, I'm not going to tell you 100,000 ways to eat an egg, but I am absolutely certain that there are that many, if not more. The chicken egg is nothing short of a culinary miracle and it is a subject ...

Need a Little Inspiration?

This morning, I taught the summer menu of our Celebrating Julia Child class series. Julia Child was a co-author of the famous "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". The focus of this very popular ...

Celebrate

I have one of the best teams in the world to work with, ultimately making my job as Sales Manager of Private and Corporate Events here at The Chopping Block what I think one of the easiest jobs to ...