Gale Gand's Root Beer

Posted by Mary Luz Mejia Jun 4, 2008

There's root beer soda and then there's Gale Gand's Root Beer- her artisanally crafted version that's made in small, controlled batches. Gale, famed pastry chef behind the FN US's "Sweet Dreams" series and legendary pastry guru behind the venerable Tru in Chicago (plus a slew of dining spots in Wheeling, Ill. including Tramonto's Steak and Seafood, Gale's Coffee Bar and Osteria di Tramonto) takes her root beer seriously. She loves the stuff- even more than I do (and I'm a pretty solid fan!).

Join me this week for a one-on-one interview with Chef Gand as she tells Food Trend readers about how she got the superb idea to make her own root beer soda and what makes her recipe so special. I'll even be following this up with a very special tasting notes post (hey, don't shoot the messenger- I'm sharing with a few others, OK?) based on a few choice bottles of the micro-batched brew! Hmmm, I think I might even save one for a very special root beer float. That to me says summer in a tall, frosty mug!