Food & Wine
Rave Wines will from time to time post exciting recipes to match with a great bottle of wine, or create a special occasion. Also included are links to "places of interest" for the wine drinker. Check back often as these are updated frequently.
recipes
Here are some great recipes in keeping with the theme of "Weeknight Wine" Wednesdays. Meaning, simple to prepare, but so much better than ordering in!
Click the highlighted link to open a pdf file that you can print.
Steak au Poivre or, Pepper steak on the grill
Coq au Vin or, Chicken with wine (of course!)
Panzanella or, Italian Bread Salad
Catering/personal chef
Karl Bader wants to put more flavor and less stress in your life! Most recently as the chef at the Adler Planetarium, Bader’s made tasty waves over the years in the OPRF area as the chef/owner of S3 Kitchen, which was heralded by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Magazine for its adventurous and delicious fare. He’s now turning his talent toward in-home catering, for special events and everyday meals. His creative and flexible menu features 250+ options - appealing to families, the health-conscious and wine-lovers alike. From custom-designed parties featuring fresh local and seasonal ingredients to comfort food classics, exciting flavors and variety abound. Interested in having Karl cook for you? Call him at 708.205.4921 or email him at kfbader@ameritech.net.
links
- Winespectator.com – Wine Spectator magazine is perhaps the most widely read and distributed publication in the wine industry. Offering wine ratings, specialty articles and general wine information, Wine Spectator is good reading for all interested in wine.
- Winemag.com – Wine Enthusiast magazine is the up and comer of wine publications. Again offering wine ratings, specialty articles and general wine information, a key selling point to this website is a free sign-up to access their wine ratings database.
- Erobertparker.com – Wine Advocate is published by Robert Parker Jr. one of the world's foremost wine writers. Many wine aficionados place their complete trust in his wine ratings and purchase only wines he has written about. The annual Bordeaux issue is not to be missed.

