Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, March 11,2010

Hot soup to end winter

Recent signs of spring are more welcome than usual this year. This winter has been tough, not because of any single blizzard or cold snap, but because it just seemed relentless. Still, remembering the

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, March 4,2010

Hungry for Haitian

Food as an expression of solidarity

By Julianne Glatz

It’s almost impossible to comprehend the devastation in Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake. But then, unless you’ve been there, it’s almost impossible to conceive conditions in Haiti

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, February 25,2010

Is soda a sin?

By Julianne Glatz

Is drinking soda a sin? More to the point: Is soda a sin in the same league as tobacco and alcohol, two things that are highly taxed specifically because they’re deemed sinful? In light of curre

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, February 18,2010

Many moods of meatloaf

By Julianne Glatz

In 1984, Arizona’s prison system instituted an unusual punishment for its most recalcitrant inmates. When the news broke, many were outraged. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit,

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, February 11,2010

A yen for Yanni’s

By Julianne Glatz

My first was at the U of I campus town in Champaign back in the ’70s. The place was Zorba’s, a dark and dingy dive that smelled of stale beer and broiling meat. It was my first gyro. Waiti

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, February 4,2010

Let the good times roll for Superbowl XLIV

By Julianne Glatz

Except for 1985, when the Chicago Bears won Superbowl XX, and in 2006 when they lost Superbowl XLI to the Indianapolis Colts, I’ve never much cared who was playing. For me, the Superbowl is usua

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, January 28,2010

More cooking classes and more Julia Child

By Julianne Glatz

I was afraid this would happen. When I wrote about local cooking classes earlier this month, I tried to find everything available. But I had a nagging feeling that there were more. And there were. I&r

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, January 21,2010

The basics of Bologna

By Julianne Glatz

“Have you ever been to Bologna? Oh, I take you there someday. You will love this place. Bologna is sad, a little. The city is old… but the food! They make there a dish called Lasagna Bolo

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, January 14,2010

Feasts and Food Rules

By Julianne Glatz

One of my first catering jobs was for a dinner party given by a cardiology group to honor a colleague who’d come to lecture at SIU Medical School. I thought it would be a creative challenge to c

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, January 7,2010

A class way to cook away the winter blues

By Julianne Glatz

The holidays are over. It’s cold and dark and gloomy outside. Why not chase away those midwinter doldrums by taking a cooking class or two? A variety of cooking classes are being offered locally