contributed by Dame Linda Avery
A book review from Pen and Fork
by Molly Stevens
photos by Quentin Bacon
wine pairings by Tim Gaiser
Roasting is to winter what grilling is to summer. Most cooks think roasting is the easiest …
Mitch Day, Program Director at the McCormick Boys & Girls Club shared a thank you note from the children at the club to members of Les Dames d’Escoffier Chicago. He told the board that in …
Chocolate-Coconut Macaroon Pies
by Gale Gand and Julia Moskin
from Short + Sweet (Clarkson Potter, 2003)
Makes 24 tartlets
The “dough” for coconut macaroons is so easy to make—just sugar, egg whites, and coconut—that I was tempted to see …
Erin Winston Silva, a 2011 Les Dames Chicago scholarship winner is featured in The Pioneer Local. She and her husband Jonadab Silva recently opened Hota in Evanston, a fine dining establishment. They met a few …
Submitted by Dame Sharon Olson
San Francisco, 2012
This year’s Winter Fancy Food Show took over the streets of San Francisco. With sold-out exhibit halls featuring over 80,000 specialty products from 1,300 exhibitors representing over 35 countries, …