Chris Lamorte

Want to find out what 2005 has in store? RoSal's, the popular and super-friendly Taylor Street pasta house, may help you find out. Co-owner Cyndi Fulco has been hosting twice-monthly...

It's freezing out, yet people are still willing to wait on the slushy, cold Wicker Park sidewalks for a seat at a crowded brunch joint. Skip that scene and head...

The king has returned. Well, the king of encased meat, anyhow. Doug Sohn's reign over the world of gourmet hot dogs abruptly ended last spring when a nearby fire damaged...

Chris LaMorte, dining producer. Eating our words Synergy. Deliverables. Leverage. Just hearing these nausea-inducing corporate buzz words is enough to make us want to commit the kind of crimes that...

The Olsen Twins are so 2004. Our prediction for the biggest New Year sibling comeback: The Campbell Soup Kids. That's because soup's hotter than ever right now. (Good thing too--we're...

This year was full of so much upheaval and change. How could anyone keep up? All those bars opening and closing and remodeling--it's enough to make us dizzier than a...

It's bad enough when relatives look at you like you've got antlers growing out of your head when you say no thanks to Christmas ham, but how do you explain...

Today's the winter solstice, meaning that the Earth's tilt is the farthest from the sun. Pessimists view it as the Northern Hemisphere's shortest day, but we optimists think of it...

Mir Naghavi, owner of Persian spot Noon O Kabab, isn't surprised that his restaurant has inspired "Saffron," Albany Park Theater Project's new production. "I have a little, funny restaurant here....

Need a sweet capper to your weekend carousing? Starting Thursday night at Green Ginger, Wicker Park's hipster Chinese spot, you can dig into a new weekly late-night dim sum and...