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The best and worst pasta you can order in a restaurant, according to the chefs who make it


The best and worst pasta you can order in a restaurant, according to the chefs who make it

Julia Child once said, “People who love to eat are always the best people.” And studies show that Americans Really we love eating pasta. We consume nearly 6 billion pounds of pasta a year, proving that a heaping bowl of pasta is a great treat. The shapes, sizes and sauce combinations are endless, from spaghetti […]

Houston chef Levi Goode’s live-fire restaurant Credence and speakeasy Sidebar are open


Houston chef Levi Goode’s live-fire restaurant Credence and speakeasy Sidebar are open

Since the early 2000s, Houston chef Levi Goode has headed his family’s legendary Houston restaurant group Goode Co., where he oversaw 11 restaurants including Goode Co. Barbecue and Goode Co. Kitchen & Cantina. But this fall, the three-time James Beard Award semifinalist will expand with two new ventures of his own: Credence and Sidebar. The […]

Tucson chef leaves his restaurant and heads to Ventana Canyon Lodge


Tucson chef leaves his restaurant and heads to Ventana Canyon Lodge

Devon Sanner, one of the executive chefs and owner of the Italian-fusion restaurant Zio Peppe on the east side, takes over the culinary program at Ventana Canyon Club and Lodge. His appointment as executive chef at the Lodge earlier this week takes him from the kitchen at Zio Peppe, which he has led since he […]

Madison Black Restaurant Week is taking place for the ninth time


Madison Black Restaurant Week is taking place for the ninth time

Eight years ago, Jodie Jefferson couldn’t find a job in her hometown of Chicago and was up late filling out applications. She had applied for a job at Payless, the former shoe store chain, and said she got a call at midnight asking her to come in the next day. “They paid for me to […]