Emily is a Chicago native and Logan Square resident and a Class Assistant at the Chopping Block. In addition, she writes, mostly about environmental issues and green architecture, and illustrates, for local Chicago blogs and magazines (see her writing portfolio at https://emily-torem.squarespace.com/new-page/). A treehugger from an early age, she is extremely interested in building sustainable food systems, which includes a desire to hone her vegetable cookery. She spends her free time doing lots of things, but rest assured during all of them she is dreaming about owning a dog.
Recent Posts
Cocktail Party Idea: Drinks from Toronto
Last weekend I drove up to Toronto and discovered that not only is it a culturally and culinarily rich destination, but the city contains one of the most creative cocktail spreads I'd ever ...
Some people lust after Mercedes Benzes, but my junior high friends and I, we dreamed about having our own refrigerator when we grew up. Call us kooky, but we spent many a sleepover swapping future ...
Five Favorite Kitchen Tools to Elevate Home Cooking
Somewhere in the sea of available kitchen gadgets, we know that there are some Holy Grail tools that will make prep, cooking and clean-up a breeze. These are the workhorses of the kitchen, and to ...
What's not to love about a pan sauce? It looks (and tastes) fancy but takes virtually no effort, can be made with pantry staples (especially if wine is considered a pantry staple), and is made in the ...
There's nothing like traveling to Japan to make you call into question things you assume to be routine. Hand soap in the bathrooms? Optional. Rare, even. But a flush system with more buttons than a ...
Vegan Turmeric Milk: A Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Immune Boosting Drink
Turmeric milk is the superhero of the hot drink world. And unlike Hot Chocolate and Coffee, it contains no caffeine and far less sugar, but is just as, if not more rich and satisfying. It aids in ...
A Clean Kitchen is a Happy Kitchen: Three Organizing and Cleaning Tips
If there is one thing anyone in the culinary world knows, it's that cleaning and organizing is 50% of cooking. But you don't have to be a professional chef to adopt some of the tried and true methods ...
