While the both of us love a good food fight packed with drama and pie-in-face smashing, we’re less inclined to partake in the slinging of verbal hash.  When the contest began, we realized we were extremely unknown in the food blogging community with an embarrassingly low readership.  So, we did our best to not take [...]

In the last several months, very few conversations amongst Chicago chefs and serious foodies alike have transpired without a mention of the much anticipated release of the first Michelin Guide for Chicago.  When the official announcement of the Michelin stars came out on November 16th, we were in no way surprised that Avenues, led by [...]

Pumpkin Mousse Cake (entremet) Grown men. Bawling uncontrollably. Over failed pastries. Is that what happened to Jared this week?  I half wish it was true because it would have made for a great story, but alas no.  I speak of none other than our first inspiration for this cake challenge- Kings of Pastry, the incredible [...]

I recall a particular moment, days before the first Project Food Blog Challenge was due, when Jared and I had originally made the decision to *not* be a part of this competition.  With so many things that we were juggling on our plate, we just didn’t want to take on any more big projects and [...]

Chicken Tikka Masala Pizza Over the last year, we’ve been getting to know and love Anupy Singla- TV reporter/mother/cookbook author.  It all started when we stumbled upon her food blog asking for taste testers for her upcoming book on authentic yet healthy Indian recipes, made in a slow cooker.  How can we say no to [...]