The only prerequisite to enjoying this fundraiser is having good taste, or at least having good taste buds. ...more

September 17, 2008

If the American cowboy made the meat and potato entree a staple in this country, gauchos could be credited for igniting a beef frenzy across the world. ...more

August 28, 2008

During my youth, I developed a taste for fresh mangoes picked from my grandmother's tree in Miami. Once a year or so, a box of those tropical fruits would land on our doorstep in the Midwest. ...more

August 6, 2008

During my youth, I developed a taste for fresh mangoes picked from my grandmother's tree in Miami. Once a year or so, a box of those tropical fruits would land on our doorstep in the Midwest. ...more

August 6, 2008

UP ON THE PHARM Cherries are good for you. You can look it up. They're, like, natural and stuff. Who knew? Well, the people at CherryPharm did, which is why they produced a tart cherry drink that contains lots of antioxidants and melatonin, a chemical that helps you sleep. Not like NyQuil-give-you-crazy-dreams-while-you-hibernate sleepy. You can still operate heavy machinery after drinking CherryPharm. Cost: $20 for 8-bottle packs or $48 for a 24-bottle case. Available at www ...more

July 23, 2008

I first started drinking coffee when I was in college, not because I needed the caffeine, but because I was the young tagalong in a group of rich, motorcycle-riding, super-cool, geeky Asians. Please. Disengage your visual cortex and do not try to picture that in your mind. Just take my word for it that they were all that AND got honors marks. ...more

July 8, 2008

Will Hyde Park Village ever move beyond the enigma? More stores and restaurants seem to close than stay open, and high rents prevent the mom-and-pop shops and newsstands from setting foot on such hallowed ground. So when a business sprouts crowds, we take notice. ...more

June 19, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE Jo Ivey is a frequent visitor to one of the city's newest attractions. "I love what the place does for my taste buds but not what it does for my diet," said Ivey, as she raved about the sweets at Emma's Cakes in the Sherwood Forest business complex on 56th Street. "I haven't found anything I don't like, and their carrot cake is to die for." ...more

April 18, 2008

The Centennial Park Branch Library held a children's Valentine-making party last Saturday. The library supplied the paper, glitter, glue, scissors and decorative baubles. And to get everyone in a festive Valentine's Day frame of mind, they added one more element to the occasion: a six-course candy-themed game. ...more

February 20, 2008

The Centennial Park Branch Library held a children's valentine-making party recently with library officials supplying the paper, glitter, glue, scissors and decorative baubles. ...more

February 16, 2008