Dining - Oct. 1, 2008
Daily dish: Azmi Alaeddin's lentil soup
Azmi Alaeddin held a cooking class at the Milwaukee Public Market during which he revealed his lentil soup recipe and, after demonstrating his process, sent his students away with their own copies of the ingredients. His is among the best I've ever tasted, and I have to admit that my own copy-cat version has been known to impress the occasional dinner guest. I'm happy to share the secret with you during OnMilwaukee.com's Dining Month.
Tags: dining month, aladdin tastes of the east, milwaukee public market, lentil soup, azmi alaeddin

Dining - Feb. 25, 2008
Add a little sass to your sauce, cook with alcohol
For potentially as long as alcohol has existed, great chefs have incorporated it into their cooking. But why do we cook with alcohol? The answers are numerous.
Tags: cooking with alcohol, wine, beer soup, risotto, karl ratzsch, lake park bistro, libiamo, dean cannestra, shaker's, lentil soup

Dining - Dec. 31, 2007
Shahrazad scores with new vegetarian lunch buffet
Shahrazad Middle Eastern restaurant opened almost 15 years ago, but it only recently added a daily vegetarian lunch buffet.
Tags: Shahrazad Middle Eastern restaurant, Middle Eastern food, falafel, lentil soup, hummus, couscous, bab ganouj, buffet, all-you-can-eat, vegetarian