Refreshingly crisp, sweet, and tangy Vietnamese green papaya salad

Testing the top three deep dish pizzerias in Chicago on a quest for the “best deep dish pizza”

Though the competition is fierce, the best Chicago hot dog is up to interpretation

Oven baked salmon with dill and lemon

Sliced steak, melted cheddar cheese, and mayonnaise sandwich

Thin slices of luscious, fat-rimmed rib-eye, perfect for steamboat/hot pot/shabu shabu

Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon and Arugula

Vietnamese tamarind soup with catfish, mung bean sprouts, pineapple, and okra (canh chua cá)

Spinach salad with soft-boiled egg, blood orange, pecorino romano shavings, and Syrian green olives

Delicious and easy spiced Creole shrimp

A hearty, no-fail okra, andouille, and shrimp gumbo

How-to roll goi cuon, fresh Vietnamese summer rolls

Banh xeo, Vietnamese turmeric and coconut milk crepes

Annatto / achiote seeds (used in Vietnamese and Latin American cuisines) are nature’s most vibrant form of food coloring

Sun-dried tomato couscous, easy, quick, and appetizing.

Succulent and exotic longan fruits, in season now!

10 tips for rolling sushi, as learned the “hard way” by a sushi-rolling novice

Lotus root, an interesting vegetable ingredient which is great for healthy cooking

Open-faced brötli sandwiches coated in a thin layer of aspic

A pretzel sandwich from Switzerland, with prosciutto and freshly churned butter

Barrels of olives at Zurich’s Farmers Market

Evian-quality water from a public fountain? It’s possible in Switzerland.