Every restaurant has two realities: the one visible from the dining room, and the one happening behind the swinging kitchen ...

Line cooks know the truth behind every plate. Their recommendations are hard-earned, and if they let you in on them, you ...

Ivy Knight spent a decade as a line cook before becoming a writer and filmmaker. She focuses on the inner workings of restaurants with an eye to showcasing the underserved in the food and wine ...

Do you ask for your burger as it comes, or request modifications? Your order reveals what type of person you are, according to this former line cook.

I'm certainly not opposed to buying a fried chicken sandwich when the craving strikes. (That'll be a Popeyes spicy chicken with extra pickles and a side of Blackened Ranch, please and thank you.) But ...

The door to Feld hides in its nook on Chicago Avenue. You could miss it in a blink. For Caroline Schrope, however, it’s the center of her Chicago. On a Thursday in June, at around 11:30 a.m., Schrope, ...