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Leanna Russo

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    The Knives Have It: Local Chefs and Their Favorite Tools

    co.designMore gadgets than a Williams-Sonoma outlet store. (Click pic for humongous version.)​ Got gadgets? Pop Chart Lab does, and they've put 100 of them on a poster. But are all of them beloved? Can you find any local chefs who give names to their chinoise, or keep their clam knife in hand ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 12, 2010

    Torte Forte: BitterSweet Bakery is true to its name, in a good way

    co.designMore gadgets than a Williams-Sonoma outlet store. (Click pic for humongous version.)​ Got gadgets? Pop Chart Lab does, and they've put 100 of them on a poster. But are all of them beloved? Can you find any local chefs who give names to their chinoise, or keep their clam knife in hand ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Review Slideshow: BitterSweet Bakery

    Jennifer SilverbergBitterSweet Bakery owner Leanna Russo with 3-month-old daughter Valentine​This week, I give in to my sweet tooth. Frankly, I should do so more often. My review of BitterSweet Bakery (2200 Gravois Avenue; 314-771-3500) is now available online. And if my words aren't temptation en ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Review Preview: BitterSweet Bakery

    Jennifer SilverbergGoodies being made at BitterSweet Bakery​A change of pace this week as I visit Benton Park's BitterSweet Bakery (2200 Gravois Avenue; 314-771-3500). Follow me after the jump for a sneak preview of my review.

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Chef's Choice Recipe: Leanna Russo's Hand Pies

    This is part three of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with Leanna Russo of BitterSweet Bakery; to read part one, click here. To read part two, click here. Robin Wheeler​Despite Leanna Russo's preference for savory over sweet, she has a soft spot for the hand pies she grew up eating du ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

    Alissa Nelson​This week, Gut Check got in the holiday spirit the best way we know how -- with beer! St. Patrick's Day may be over, but who needs a special reason for Chocolate Stout Cupcakes or Guinness? What else did we do this week? A list of the five worst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Chef's Choice, Part 2: Leanna Russo of BitterSweet Bakery

    This is part two of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with Leanna Russo; to read part one, click here. Robin Wheeler​ What do you eat? This is a really hard question for me. I get really excited when I think of all my favorite foods. I love cassoulet with duck confit. I eat like a man. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Chef's Choice: Leanna Russo of BitterSweet Bakery

    Leanna Russo, owner and executive chef of BitterSweet Bakery, would much rather eat a bag of potato chips than anything sweet. "I was trained savory. I never studied anything pastry until I did my externship, and I hated it. No way will I do that. Ever. But I did. And here I am," she says while tak ... More >>

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