Monica Kass Rogers

Prairie Grass Café

So many of the outings we took for granted two years ago have now become cherished events. High up on that list? The opportunity to dine in at a good restaurant. Restaurateurs whose entire purpose is to give guests delicious and memorable dining experiences have had to meet unimaginable challenges during months of stop-and-go restrictions.

Butternut Squash Ravioli with Browned Butter Sage Sauce

EVERYONE HAS A favorite Italian pasta dish, and this autumnal treat is mine. Tender ravioli pillows filled with butternut squash, onion, and savory parmesan, are finished with browned butter and sage. In northern Italy, friends there tell me this dish is served throughout fall and winter, even starring as the first course in Christmas Eve feasts.

Goat's Milk Cheese Curds With Lavender & Honey

FRESH OUT OF THE cheesemaking vats, cheese curds squeak when you bite them and have a milky, mild flavor. Coated in crumbs or batters and deep fried, they transform to crisp-shelled, melty morsels that are hard to resist. But I couldn’t help but wonder: Why are most curds on offer so much the same? “Most

Cupid’s Arrow

Recipe for two Ingredients: 3 oz. Belvedere Vodka 1 oz. Peach Puree (or jam) 1 oz. Simple Syrup 1 oz. Strawberry Puree (or jam) 1 oz. Lemon Juice, fresh 2 strawberries each, washed, stemmed, and chopped 4 mint leaves each 1 bottle of Étoile Rosé or other rosé sparkling wine 1 strawberry, cut in cross

Cotillion Cake

To celebrate Sheridan Road’s 15th anniversary, we pulled out all the party stops: Crystal, champagne, and a fluffy white vintage-recipe cake. With a fine white crumb, fresh lemon curd filling, and old-fashioned boiled icing that whips up like a cloud, this cake will grace your party tables with elegance. To make it extra-special, we’ve topped

Perfect Harmony

Walk into artist Lisa Kinzelberg’s home studio and you’ll see several paintings in progress. Large scale abstracts, figurative works, and portraits encircle the room. One, a portrait of Kinzelberg reading to her children, leans against the western wall. Paint tubes and brushes, palettes with daubs of mixed colors, cans of walnut oil, and other bits

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