After graduating from the American Culinary Federation culinary apprenticeship, Jove Hubbard went on to study baking and pastry arts at The California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Soon after, he was called to open The Peabody Little Rock Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas as Executive Pastry Chef. After four years here, Hubbard relocated to Chicago […]
The moment I entered Primehouse I was greeted by a wall of aromas, the most dominant of which was the rich, meaty, charred scent of perfectly grilled steak. My stomach immediately spoke up to remind me that I love steak, especially at a really good steakhouse. As the name implies, Primehouse is just such a […]
In just five days, the new, massive Italian food market Eataly opens, transporting shoppers on an authentic Italian shopping experience unparalleled in the Midwest. Located at 43 E. Ohio Avenue, and boasting 63,000 square feet, will offer imported and artisanally produced local food products, presented in an authentic European-style market featuring a highly trained staff specializing […]
A few months ago I was having trouble sleeping and for some reason I kept waking up at 4:35am. I didn’t even need to look at the clock to know, I already knew before looking that it was 4:35. What does that mean? It went away for a while but recently it has started up […]
Since we’ve moved overseas, we crave many things from home. Twizzlers, McCormicks celery salt, Sweet Baby Rays bbq sauce, dill pickles, the list goes on and on. One of our favorites is giardiniera and while we bring back with us bottles of this and that, let’s be honest, with the overweight-charge rates the airlines are […]
My first entry… this is pretty exciting! Another food blog, I know. With so many food blogs going up every day, how can I compete with some of the best out there? Like most food bloggers, I read blogs for the wonderful recipes and delicious photos. I’ve always been fond of cooking and grew up […]
A Cook's Canvas 