...growing season. Much to the delight of area chefs like Matt Annand, executive chef at Prairie Bay."As a chef, local food tastes better and that's the bottom line," said Annand. "It's better for you and it's more nutritious and it looks...

...everything simple," Soberski said. "The hoagies and sandwiches and grinders - everything is simple, basic food. The food tastes so good on its own we don't need cover it with sauces and stuff. The pizzas we have I think are really good. I think...

What factor most dictates food choices: cost, nutritional concerns, taste, family food preference or time?

...others in the summer. Two years ago the club celebrated Thanksgiving Day at the cabin. "It was a lot of fun and the food tastes much better out there," Elyea says. "We even did some of the cooking in the cabin. We expect more people next year...

...sage planted in three small clay pots placed on a windowsill. This saves money, cleans the air, smells good and makes food taste better. 4. Lemons: an alternative to flowers, bowls of citrus. These add color, aroma and sculptural interest...

...manners, have as their basis consideration for others. "1. Come to the table promptly when the hostess calls you. Food tastes better when it is hot. "2. Sit at the table with the four legs of the chair flat on the floor. Sit straight, with...

...it first." Lee Hacker, who does most of the cooking, said he was excited to learn new cooking tips and how to make food taste better. His specialty dish is a marinated salmon. The majority of the capacity crowd at Tornstrom Auditorium in Washington...

...Photos Even in a year when I am trying to go from the "fat guy" and should stay away from places that focus around food, "Taste of the Lakes" has such fantastic food you just have to work it into your plans. Again, many wonderful people stepped...

...out as much as we can all day. Have a few samples of some of the foods I enjoyed all year to demonstrate that good food tastes good. And then, at about 5 p.m., step on the scale and see what it says. I truly have had fun and want to thank...

OK, so fat makes food taste good. That's too bad for most of us, so we search for substitutes. They aren't in the newly minted fake fat but in the spice...