Chef Bradley Walters preps up a stove full of pasta dishes at The Basil Leaf Café, 3300 W. Sixth St. The Basil Leaf Café is the most recent restaurant to occupy the Phillips 66 Gas Station. Joann ...

There seem to be as many varieties of basil as there are uses for it in the kitchen. If you're looking to branch out, why not give this lesser-known kind a go?

Fresh basil and vine-ripened tomatoes from my mother's garden destined for homemade sauce set the standard for Italian food in my household growing up. For that reason, I am almost always disappointed ...

After nine years of running one of Lawrence’s destination fine-dining restaurants, Brad Walters is returning to his roots. Walters, having owned and operated The Basil Leaf Cafe, an upscale eatery, ...