Judy Hevrdejs

(2 forks) 1445 W. Taylor St. 312-226-2408 Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Credit cards: V, M Noise factor: Conversation friendly First impressions A deep green awning out front proclaims the...

The plumed creatures strutted and preened, their brightly colored and jeweled tufts sparkling under the lights. These were not the peacocks and cockatoos of the Lincoln Park Zoo, though many...

(2 forks) 1113 Lake St., Oak Park 708-386-6189 Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Credit cards: M, V, DC Noise factor: Conversation friendly First impressions Los Cazadores,...

Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, authors of The Wall Street Journal wine column, met almost 30 years ago. (Their first bottle together? Andre Cold Duck.) There have been 20...

(2 forks) 5025 N. Clark St. 773-784-6000 Hours: 5 p.m.-midnight daily, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun. brunch Credit cards: A, M, V Noise factor: Conversation challenged First impressions First and foremost,...

Architecture Robert Ivy, the editor of New York City-based Architectural Record magazine, predicts that architects will go beyond the now-mature concept of ecologically minded, or "sustainable," design and will shape...

Radio "Probably the most exciting thing to happen in radio," says Ron Rodrigues, editor-in-chief of Radio & Records magazine, "was satellite radio." That, for those of you still stuck in...

This week, we revisit stories that ran in this section during the previous year. From toasted ant eggs in Mexico to single motherhood March 27: "Restaurants Exposed: chef Anthony Bourdain;...

This week, we revisit stories that ran in this section during the previous year. Haunted by new specters of Christmases past: 1931 and 1941 Dec. 25, 2000: "The Ghosts of...

This week we revisit stories that ran in this section during the previous year Where to display Kerouac's $2.4 million `On the Road' scroll? May 8: "Bible of the Beats:...