Judy Hevrdejs

At first glance, soup would not be the most logical culinary respite from steamy summer weather--unless you consider a fruit soup from Sweden or a crunchy gazpacho from Spain. But...

Tiny tiles of glazed terra cotta--thousands upon thousands of them--sit in small bags on the floor of a small building edging the Garfield Park Conservatory. Their shiny faces are plum...

It would be easy to dismiss cucumbers as inconsequential--or fodder for jokes--in a world so taken with trendy vegetables like white asparagus or broccoli rabe. But they deserve a whole...

Their names sound like a week's worth of programming on the Weather Channel or ESPN. But those names--Tsunami, Arctic Peak, Sport Fever--tell only part of the story of men's body...

The corner of Wells and Kinzie was traffic-jammed. It was 9:15 a.m. and the temperature was already 75 degrees and inching quickly toward 80. Also on the rise? The temper...

On the cover, we set up the challenge: Can other hot dogs survive in a city where Chicago-style rules? We found out they can. Here's Friday's guide to Anything But...

'Everybody is dead serious about hot dogs in Chicago," Richard Bowen said. "It's not a laughing matter." Of course it isn't--not when there's a hot dog style that bears the...

It's enough to make you bubble up with laughter, these concoctions called bubble tea. They are simple in concept: A fruit juice or flavoring--say, mango, strawberry, starfruit, lychee, taro or...

Thai cooks are proud of their curries and noodle dishes, and rightfully so. But summer's sultry weather inevitably sends us in search of Thai grilled beef salads. While you will...

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