Judy Hevrdejs

Drive northwest, past housing developments bursting with McMansions, past Gap-land and Abercrombie-ville to the place where Old McHenry Road meets Robert Parker Coffin Road. Step away from your car. Turn...

Ahh, the Loop. The mere mention of the word evokes misty memories of a place, a geographical designation encircled by an elevated train, a radio station, a state of mind...

Step away from the margarita. Yes, we're talking about that huge, salt-rimmed glass sporting a frothy head atop a Day-Glo green liquid. Such concoctions have helped push tequila consumption in...

It happens to all of us. You walk into a restaurant and announce your presence to the preternaturally cheerful hostess, who tells you, "It'll be about 15 minutes." Then you...

Lovely to spend a weekend hiking about England's Cotswolds, poking around antique shops and lush gardens. Or catching an outdoor concert at the Royal Botanic Garden's Kew Gardens. Or strolling...

There are so many ways to see Chicago, yet we tend to leave the tours to the tourists. Not anymore. Why should out-of-towners have all the fun? We can't pretend...

Taste of Chicago is more than a festival of food. It's also a massive head-to-head competition among participating restaurants to see who can provide the best (i.e., sell the most)...

Gelato The perfect scoop: Coconut Where you can find it: Cafe Descartes, 111 E. Wacker Drive; 312-565-2557 Value: $2.99 for a single, hefty scoop. Why we love it: The dozen...

Born before Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico several hundred years ago, tacos belong to a group of snacks called antojitos, which roughly translates as "whimsical little dishes." And like most...

Born before Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico several hundred years ago, tacos belong to a group of snacks called antojitos, which roughly translates as "whimsical little dishes." And like most...