Healthy eating is the focus at Be Market
To Be or not to Be? That was never the question for Vade Sankar, who spent three years researching and operating a test kitchen before opening the Be Market in...
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The Return of Chickenman, Chicago's Forgotten Superhero
The popular radio series, which influenced a young Ira Glass in the '60s, is revived in podcast form.
A meal and a cooking adventure at King Shabu Shabu
Do you shabu shabu? The term derives from the Japanese onomatopoeia for "swish, swish." It defines a style of Japanese hot pot dining in which diners customize their own entree,...
BBQ Pit offers old-school barbecue in Highland Park
The BBQ Pit Rib House & Grill in Highland Park was barbecue before it was cool — or to be more accurate, hot. Entering its fifth decade, the BBQ Pit...
Lake House Lake Bluff offers supper club vibe
Family-owned Lake House Lake Bluff is proudly "old school," said Christian Khayat, who manages and operates the nearly four year-old establishment that recalls the heyday of the supper club. "Most...
Oak Park turning into Old Town School of Folk Music for a day
By its very definition, folk music brings people together. That is also the mission of Music and Potlucks. On Sept. 30, the Oak Park-River Forest group, in association with teaching...
Get some fresh food at Strawberry Field
The name Strawberry Field Pancakes & Cafe naturally evokes instant association with the classic Beatles song, but co-owner Gus Romas says that the two are not related. Rather, he says,...
How These Notable Chicagoans Changed the Naughty Nineties
To figure out the decade that gave us Viagra and The Vagina Monologues, you've gotta look at Chicago, says author David Friend.
Highland Park grill will bring the party to you
The Chicago Bulls had an historic run in the 1990s, winning six NBA championships — with two three-peats — between 1991 and 1998. Players Grill in Garrity Square shopping center...
Seek out the Otherdoor for great Mexican cuisine
You can be forgiven if it takes you a couple of passes on East Center Avenue in Lake Bluff to find the Otherdoor, John des Rosiers' taqueria. There is no...