With the holiday season coming to a close shortly, a gift guide to cooking treats and meals by some Chicago-based chefs might offer ideas for last-minute gifts. Here’s a selection of five cookbooks ...

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AS WE GET CLOSER TO CHRISTMAS, PEOPLE ARE BUYING PRESENTS, WRAPPING GIFTS, AND SENDING WISH LISTS OFF TO SANTA. ESSENTIALLY, EVERYONE’S PLATES ARE FULL, AND THEN YOU GET AN INVITE TO A HOLIDAY POTLUCK ...

What kind of cookbook makes a good gift? It must have great recipes, of course. That’s the bare minimum. But it also needs to be great-looking, with a personality and point of view that speak to the ...

Of the hundreds of cookbooks published in a given year, which one is worth buying? After all, so many of us turn first to Google or Instagram when struck with the impulse to make dinner. And yet, the ...

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There are cookbooks piled in every corner of my office. And on my kitchen table. Oh, and in the living room. And some have spilled over onto my bedside table. I have spent the past few months reading ...