Chef du jour.(Food)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December, 2001

Bruce Sherman Chef and partner North Pond Cafe 2610 N. Cannon Drive, Chicago (773) 477-5845 How I got here: I earned my bachelor's degree at the University of Pennsylvania and then got a culinary arts degree from the Ecole Superieure de Cuisine Francaise. I've been at North Pond for two years.

Influences/culinary philosophy: Seasonality built upon 3 1/2 years in India and 1 year in France Favorite ingredient and how I like to use it: Salt, and with abandon. Tell us a little bit about this dish: Here's Winter Spinach Soup. It's appropriate for this time of year. We get fabulous fall and winter spinach. It has great vitamins, great color; it's comforting. It's great on its own as an appetizer or as a meal with bread and a bottle of wine,...