Nana's Soup House, Wedgewood

A bowl of soup is one of my all-time favorite meals on the planet. I have collected recipes for years and regularly spend entire Sundays waiting for a hearty stew to finish simmering on the stove or tending to a delicate bisque. There are times, however, when chopping, waiting, and fishing a bay leaf from a pot full of spinach, carrots, onions and leeks before running it all through the food processor requires more energy...

Pies and Pints, Roosevelt

My friend Alex and I used to live near Pies and Pints. At the time he and I were next-door neighbors and this wonderful little pub was an easy walk from home. The thing is though, neither one of us knew about Pies and Pints until after we both moved out of our apartment building and into new digs in different parts of town. It was my mother who discovered the place when a friend...