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Madison Beach Hotel hosts a five-course Macallan Scotch dinner Dec. 19, pairing five different single-malt Scotches with courses designed by chef de cuisine Brendan Dion. Special guest speaker and Macallan brand ambassador Charlie Whitfield will be...

Forbidden City Bistro in Middletown marks its seventh anniversary this weekend, featuring special dishes to celebrate the occasion on Dec. 14 and 15. Featured plates include "new age sashimi" - tuna sashimi with truffle oil and fava bean puree;...

As legends go in Chicago restaurant kitchens, Majed Diab resides in the deep underground, though within the Middle Eastern community he's something of a minor celebrity. In the 1980s he opened The Nile near 63rd Street and Kedzie Avenue , launched its...

When a group of friends got together for lunch recently in Greenwich, we grew silent as we looked at the menu. None of us wanted to spend a lot of money. What to order? My friends chose pizzas and salads. But when my mussels arrived, everyone let out an...

CANNES -- The Ryan Gosling-Nicolas Refn collaboration “Only God Forgives” premieres to the media at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday morning before playing in a public gala Wednesday night. The movie, which reunites the star and...

EAT Finch's Beer Dinner Pl-zen 1519 W. 18th St. 312-733-0248 Local brewery Finch's is the star of a four-course dinner—served all night—featuring duck carnitas tacos paired with Finch's Threadless IPA; short rib sliders with garlic...

Looking for a late-night nosh? In Sonoma County, that can be a challenge. Sure, some restaurants stay open until 11 p.m. on weekends, but if you're a night owl with a fuel gauge that often points to empty at midnight, you might have to drive across...

Vartan Abgaryan has been executive chef at Cliff's Edge in Silver Lake since late last year when he took over the kitchen at the dreamy neighborhood spot on Sunset Boulevard. Abgaryan, a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, worked at Andre Soltner's Lutece in...

Executive chef Louie Agostini brings a new flavor to Isabella Restaurant and Bar in Plains Township, creating a menu that celebrates the best of American fare. "We consider it contemporary American to progressive American," he said of their cuisine,...

The first year, the invasive species garlic mustard looks like a violet, says Jacqueline Pilette, wetlands specialist with the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. The next year, however, the biannual invasive plants shoots up, flowers and...

"I need a piece of plastic with some money on it!" So said the bartender as she set our drinks on the bar for what would be a 30-minute wait for our reservation on a Saturday night. Oak Tavern is that kind of place. Can't decide if it wants to be a...

The first few times I cooked polenta, I followed recipes that called for endless stirring, and as much as I enjoyed the result, I wasn't keen on making polenta very often. All that changed when I tried the technique described below, which requires...