Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

On Jane Austen's 250th birthday, Masterpiece has announced that it is developing a second season of Miss Austen based on another Gill Hornby novel.

A risotto brimming with shrimp, mussels, and squid would fit right into the Italian-American Feast of the Seven Fishes meal at Christmas Eve, or a fancy New Year's Eve dinner.

Eggplant parmesan is a crowd pleaser, but frying a bunch of slices of eggplant is messy and a hands-on process. Sara Moulton saves you the trouble with this recipe.

Winter will feature a rule-breaking forensic pathologist with a secret and a no-nonsense detective, and is an adaptation of the French series Balthazar.

How and why did Americans stop eating beef from dairy cows? It has something to do with Chicago's meatpackers and stockyards.

Ahead of the WTTW and PBS premiere of its sixth season in January, it has been announced that All Creatures Great and Small has been renewed for more seasons. 

But biscuits aren't limited to the first meal of the day, as Hoosier Mama's Paula Haney makes clear. Plus, their history helps tell the "whole story of the country."

Petite Edith is the third new restaurant opened by husband-and-wife team Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo in the past year. It's a lower price-point successor to their artistic tasting menu spot Esmé.

The legendary and influential Alinea went from three stars to two, but another restaurant was promoted to two stars while a new restaurant featured in a new show about Michelin won its first.

Why do Chicago and Illinois celebrate a Revolutionary War hero from Poland who never set foot anywhere near the state and died almost 40 years before it achieved statehood?

"Thanksgiving is our Super Bowl," says America's Test Kitchen's Bridget Lancaster. She and fellow host Julia Collin Davison share tips for the holiday. 

This bright but autumnal salad from America's Test Kitchen is perfect for the Thanksgiving table, a light addition to all the fat and starch. 

Boyce and his team wrap up their investigation and try to make charges stick on all the co-conspirators. 

Maigret investigates a tragedy in his hometown while still trying to draw out a killer in Paris, putting people in danger. 

Eagleman and Ozzie Guillén both appear in new commercials for Mr. Submarine that draw on a history of hokey spots, in honor of 50 years in business.