Dining - Feb. 11, 2009
Chef profile: Dominic Zumpano of Umami Moto
When restaurateur Omar Shaikh re-fashioned Eve, 718 N. Milwaukee St., into Umami Moto last July -- along with co-owners Michael Polaski and Tom Wachman -- he brought in 30-year-old Dominic Zumpano to helm the kitchen. We recently asked Zumpano about his background and a few of his favorite things.
Tags: Dominic Zumpano, Omar Shaikh, Umami Moto, Eve, Milwaukee Street, Charro, Iron Chef, Top Chef, Tom Wachman, Michael Polaski, Sanctuary on Camelback, Different Pointe of View, Scottsdale Culinary Institute, Grant Achatz, Dogg Haus, Hinterland, Carnevor

Dining - July 8, 2008
Eat your heart out, "Top Chef"
Last week, my kids' school held a fundraising event marking its 40th anniversary; it featured live music, an auction and tray upon tray of fabulous food.
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Living - July 30, 2009
Weekly New Thing: Alongside "Top Chef"s Stephanie and Lee Ann
Top Chef is the number one show in our household. I commented so on my Facebook status months ago and rhetorically asked who might be eliminated next. As the responses started pouring in, my friend Brian in Chicago asked, "So you really like this show? I'm friends with Stephanie Izard's sist...
Tags: Stephanie Izard, Lee Ann Wong, Top Chef, Chefs and the City, Drunken Goat, Wandering Goat Dinner Series, Joy Bach