Leah Zeldes
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Radio-engineer-turned-chef focuses on authentic Italian dishes at CarlucciJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Growing up in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood, chef Kevin Provenzano, 40, learned to love family-style Italian-American cooking. His culinary education and career ...
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Taste of the homeland: Kebabs an Armenian specialty at AraratJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Oleg and Lily Melkumyan launched their Mundelein restaurant almost two years ago, but word has been slow in spreading. That's a pity, because the cuisines served in this...
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Mi Mexico pleases plenty with many south-of-the-border offeringsDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a family affair at Mi Mexico. Partnering with an experienced restaurateur relative, Antonio Amador, Juan and Endina Barajas and their son, Juan Jr., have opened the...
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Son reinvents Duke's to suit his passion for local ingredientsDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - It's come full circle for chef Zak Dolezal. Dolezal, 27, started his culinary career in 1998 as a busboy at Duke O'Brien's, the Irish-Southwestern tavern his parents, Ma...
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Gypsy music, local produce season chef's lifeDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Daniel Ovanin may have hated vegetables as a kid, but now he's searching for Midwest-grown winter produce. He's also looking for lake fish. Ovanin is chef de cuisine at...
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Spicy Bites a cute place to grab a quick and tasty Indian treatNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Fast food in the suburbs continues to improve, with ethnic options joining the typical burger joints and hot-dog stands. When Miki Trikha and his wife, Nidhi, owners of ...
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Montarra chef proud of his culinary oasisNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Fresh ingredients from local farms help Dave Perlick make his cooking stand out from others' in the Northwest suburbs. Perlick, 30, is executive chef at Montarra, a cont...
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La Presa's boasts small prices, big menuOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - When food is as economical and flavorful as La Presa's, it's hard to understand why anyone would eat at the McDonald's next door. With menu prices topping out at less th...
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Chef's skill has roots in Italy and MexicoSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The restaurant business transcends nationality. Thus it is that Rick Bayless, the Chicago area's most famous Mexican chef, is a gringo from Oklahoma, and Italian-food sp...
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Addison's Nuova Italia satisfies with solid takes on traditional dishesSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The name might mean "New Italy," but nothing could be more traditional than the menu at Addison's Nuova Italia. Ermal Zaimi and Antonio Lettieri, cousins-in-law, launche...