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Alpana Singh
Farewell Alpana

Check, Please! and WTTW announced today that Alpana Singh, our host for the past ten years, is leaving the show to concentrate full time on her stunning new restaurant, The Boarding House.

Trenchermen
Trending: Pine Needles

The Trend

Pine Needles

What

You took down the Christmas tree, but pine needles are sticking around a bit longer – on menus.

Haggis and Scotch
Celebrate Scottish History on Burns Night

Robert Burns, Scotland’s most famous poet, is also famous for his love of haggis. His “Address to a Haggis” declared, “Fair and full is your honest, jolly face, Great chieftain of the sausage race!” Haggis, a traditional dish made of sheep innards stuffed in a sheep’s stomach, is the centerpiece of Burns Night suppers, which are usually held on January 25 (Burns’ birthday) in Scotland and all over the world.