Planning healthy school lunches isn’t easy. Elementary, middle and high school students have limited options due to lack of refrigerators and microwaves, especially if they’re picky eaters. And if students want nutritious foods, they have even fewer choices. In order to give school students more variety, this guide on healthy school lunch... Read More

James from Parts Town interviews Vince from Cafe Italiano. Can you give me some background on your history, and how the restaurant was started? My parents were born and raised in Chicago; my grandparents emigrated there from Italy. My parents moved from the Chicagoland area to Southwest Florida... Read More

This week, we talk with Adam Jed, co-founder of San Francisco’s admired Bluestem Brasserie, a restaurant that “showcases sustainably produced grass-fed beef from highly regarded purveyors, with an emphasis on whole-animal utilization.” (source) The congenial and spirited Jed... Read More

James from Parts Town interviews Frank from Vainisi’s restaurant. Looking at your menu, is that your sense of humor coming through with the helipad directions and carry-out/reservation disclaimer? Yeah, I wrote all that. Is that sort of humor part of the restaurant culture and experience? I... Read More

James from Parts Town interviews Alex of CHEESECAKES by Alex If we were to walk into your place for the first time, what’s the first cheesecake we should try? Oh, goodness. I would probably say New York, because it’s kind of the standard; kind of the hallmark of all cheesecakes. Is the New York... Read More

Parts Town interviews Lee Donuts owner Jim Stoecker What’s the most popular item on your menu? Donuts. Is there one item people order more than others? Probably the long johns. To what do you attribute your success? We still make donuts in the overnight (hours). We’re old school—we’ll start... Read More