Chocolate is an important food group in my household. After dinner each night, my husband and I eat small bites of dark chocolate for dessert. It’s a very measured, moderate indulgence and, I believe, almost like taking a vitamin thanks to the high antioxidant benefits of dark chocolate. As I was strolling through a stretch...Read More

Tucked into a nondescript strip of Berkshire Lane just east of Douglas Avenue, Pizzeria Carino unpretentiously serves unpretentious Roman-style pizza. Chef/owner Eugene Plyako, a former technology sales executive, inspired by trips to Rome, became obsessed with the two specific styles of pizza served there: one, pizza al taglio, which has a slightly thick, almost focaccia-like...Read More

Sevy Severson keeps hope in his heart. Every day, when Jim Severson gets in his car for the first time, he looks to the sky through his sunroof and thanks God for giving him another day. The 65-year-old chef/owner of Sevy’s is grateful for his wife Amy, son Erik, daughter-in-law Jessica and their son, Bennett,...Read More

My car has a mind of its own. When I crave a certain food, my car heads toward it. Every time I want to eat sushi, for example, my car instinctively heads south to one of the many upscale sushi restaurants in uptown and downtown. It’s never taken me north of Mockingbird for sushi.That must...Read More