Laura Bianchi
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Wine & Vine serves house-made Italian fare in chic surroundingsOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - If there's a financial crisis in this country you wouldn't know it by the crowd on a recent Saturday night at Wine & Vine in downtown Elmhurst. Open just since July, thi...
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Fashion buyer dresses up dinner partiesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Every night for dinner, when she isn't entertaining, Rosemary Doherty follows a strict regimen: protein, broccoli and tomatoes. "I'm deciding I'm a kook, but I think it...
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Hearty serving of joy comes with his mealsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - George Noonan's vocabulary includes words like "street car," "wood-burning stove" and "backyard chicken coops." Those were just part of life, growing up on the Northwest...
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Teen rises to occasion with fun cakesOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Lizzie Haberstroh was just looking for a hobby at the age of 12 when she discovered baking and something to sweeten the deal, a potential career in culinary arts. Five ...
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Father-son team cooks up food, fundraisersSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Whether they are whipping up Sunday dinner for a family gathering of 40 or collaborating on the next big fundraiser for their favorite children's charity, Jim Pesoli and...
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Rush-Copley Medical Center classesSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Rush-Copley Medical Center offers the following community education programs. Programs are free and are held on the campus of Rush-Copley, 2000 Ogden Ave., Aurora unless...
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She cooks for two- and four-legged friendsSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Sheila Horst approached the culinary arts as a blank slate, coming at it without the homey, family narrative of so many cooks. Her mother prepared a few basic dishes "by...
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Cooking adds to retiree's busy lifeSep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Age isn't what defines you," says 66-year-old Dick Navarre. "You define yourself." Since he escaped the ultra-stressful world of hospital administration 15 years ago, Di...
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Healthier lifestyle sets the pace for Warrenville dadSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A back injury eight years ago while cutting down a tree unexpectedly converted Chris Reinert into a long-distance runner with an appetite for a healthier diet. During re...
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Family learns to love 'momified' recipesSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Season and taste. Repeat. That's Cyndee Moriarty's approach to home cooking. We might call it improv, but her kids coined the term "momify" - and that's a compliment, sh...