Ramped Up

A hit of spring for delicate gnocchi

The pungent scent of ramps is enough to make any cook swoon--and is a harbinger of spring for Shea Gallante, the executive chef and co-owner of NYC's Ciano. There, he pairs these...

Chop-Chop

Two spring favorites meet for dinner

Fifth Floor, the celebrated restaurant in San Francisco's Hotel Palomar, is making good use of its new chef, David Bazirgan. Each dish on his menu marries the restaurant's smart...

Good Day Sunshine

Bacon and eggs with a side of shuffleboard

Chef Jenn Louis lures locals to her upscale-casual Portland, Oregon, restaurant, Lincoln, with a menu of honest, elemental fare. Now she's offering regulars a new place to indulge:...

Pork Meatballs on Lemon Leaves

Split Personality

A vibrant salad from our favorite natural-foods guru

Split peas are best known for their namesake (and swamp-colored) soup. But in her newest cookbook, Super Natural Every Day, writer-photographer Heidi Swanson offers a tasty new way...

All in the Crumb

Imaginative muffins from a Chicago pastry star

When Chicago's farm-to-table favorite, Lula Cafe, needed a new pastry chef, Kate Neumann was at the top of the list. The chef honed her craft at Blackbird and mk and has a knack...