Vegetarian Cream of “Chicken” & Mushroom Soup

As is usually the case, summer has disappeared a little too quickly here in Chicago.  Normally I don’t mind the lack of 90 degree temperatures, but they were in even shorter supply than normal this year, leaving it feeling more like a prolonged spring easing its way into a, hopefully, prolonged fall. Needless to say, [...]

Eat Me – Shopsin has a memoir!

I’m both terrified and in awe of Kenny Shopsin and  his  restaurant he runs out in New York.  I rented the documentary I Like Killing Flies to learn more about the guy, and true to form, the more I saw of him and how he handled his restaurant, the more I wanted to head out [...]

Opinionated About Alinea & Avenues

It looks like Alinea and Avenues here in Chicago can add another bullet point on their award list. Opinionated About Dining just released their Top 100 Restaurants in North America and Europe with Alinea and Avenues both ranking up there. Avenues is on our list of restaurants to visit, right after we quit our second [...]

Macaroni and Four Cheeses & A Skinny Bitch Book Review

Well, who would have known that a series of books called Skinny Bitch and Skinny Bitch In The Kitch actually promoted a healthy vegan diet, and weren’t just another lame-ass self improvement series?  Not me, that’s for sure.  The title alone turned me off to it originally.  I mean, the copy on the cover says, [...]