Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, October 29,2008

Finding your cutting edge is crucial for cooking

Q. My wife wants a really good knife. I'd like to get her one for her birthday, and am willing to spend some fairly serious money. What type of knife and what brands would you rec

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, October 22,2008

Food's four-letter word

By Julianne Glatz

It's time we had a little talk. Warning: It's about something that has negative connotations and that some folks think is disgusting, but we're all adults here, right? We need

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, October 15,2008

Stocking up, just in case things go to hell in a handbasket

By Julianne Glatz

The little house was fairly bursting with good food stored away for the long winter. The pantry and the shed and the cellar were full, and so was the attic. The attic was a lovely place to

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, October 8,2008

A taste of Deutschland delectables in Pawnee

By Julianne Glatz

Untitled Document For decades, German-Americans were a dominant group in Illinois. Waves of German immigrants flocked to the Midwest in the 1840s and 1850s, and nowhere was that more

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, October 2,2008

“The Splendid Table” comes to Springfield

By Julianne Glatz

I found out on a Sunday afternoon last month. My husband, Peter, and I had just raided a 75 percent off plant sale. We loaded the loot into our van and were discussing landscaping

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, September 24,2008

Foraging for fungi without fear

By Julianne Glatz

"Stop the car!" my daughter Ashley exclaimed. I hit the brakes and anxiously looked around. We'd gone to see how high the creek on the other side of our road had risen after the

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, September 18,2008

Pounding pork to perfection

By Julianne Glatz

Q. I wondered if I could get some input with a dish I'm trying to replicate. Did you ever try the tenderloin sandwich at the [now closed] Sportsman's Lounge? The tenderloins

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, September 11,2008

Arugula eaters of the world, unite!

By Julianne Glatz

Back in the 70s and 80s it was quiche. Then in the 90s, it was latte. These days good ol' boy/girl bubba/bubbette politicians seem intent on labeling those who consume arugula as

Food - Julianne Glatz | Thursday, September 4,2008

Hope School benefit brings Boka’s brilliant chef

By Julianne Glatz

When I wrote about St. Louis Chef Gerard Craft earlier this summer ["Finding a Niche in St. Louis" June 12], I had no idea that it would be the first in a series. But when I opened the

Food - Julianne Glatz | Wednesday, August 27,2008

RealCuisine

Buying prime: Top quality beef is hard to find

By Julianne Glatz

Untitled Document Q. Why can't a decent steak be found in either store or restaurant in Springfield at any price? Springfield businesses are fond of complaining about locals shopping