I love pie. Apple pie made from Michigan apples hand-picked in an orchard on a crisp Saturday afternoon in fall. Pumpkin pie with extra cinnamon and nutmeg, crowned with a dollop of cream whipped by hand. Lemon meringue pie, Meyer lemons juiced for its filling. Blackberry pie at the height of summer, a scoop of…

Two months ago, my food life was boring. Well, my dinner life was boring, anyway. Breakfast is always pleasurably familiar, and lunch usually involves something simple like yogurt and fruit or a salad, but dinner is when I’m generally serious about cooking something that takes more skill than a pancake. However, around the beginning of…

I have no idea where bread pudding has been all my life, but thank goodness I’ve finally discovered it. During a recent visit to Chicago, I met my friend Katy for breakfast at m.henry, a French-inspired “New American” eatery in Andersonville that serves breakfast and lunch, focusing on local and organic ingredients (which scores extra…