The Cheap Eater: Chinese New Year in Chicago’s suburbs
Friday marks the start of the year of the horse in the Chinese lunar calendar. I say "the start" because the party rages on for 15 days. As a kid,...
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In the Heart of Chicago, a hub of restaurants and history
The street appears frozen in time. If you stood at 24th Street and stared south down Oakley Avenue, the view probably doesn't look that different from 30 years ago. This...
In search of one perfect bite at Chinatown’s BBQ King House
A few years ago, the Peking duck dinner at Chinatown's BBQ King House was the deal of the decade, feeding four at a cool $28.88. At this price, a whole...
In search of one perfect bite at Chinatown’s BBQ King House
A few years ago, the Peking duck dinner at Chinatown's BBQ King House was the deal of the decade, feeding four at a cool $28.88. At this price, a whole...
2013: The year ‘mind-blowing’ became mind-blowingly overused
First, the endless Candy Crush Saga invitations, then those few weeks when our Facebook feeds inexplicably turned into a gallery of giraffe photos, and that became a thing. Then, people...
At Folklore, a Chicago steakhouse minus the Chicago
The room was dim enough to not quite discern the contents of the grill tray. But in the candlelight, one could make out its outline in slabs, links and chunks....
2013 Jean Banchet Awards nominees announced
The Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence — the local Emmys equivalent to the James Beard Foundation Awards — is the annual ceremony celebrating the achievements in Chicago's restaurant community....
Eating animals a meaty issue for Bayless, Levitt
Since when did chefs — you know, the folks who pan-fry pork chops for your satiation — become intriguing enough to fill auditorium speaking engagements? The list isn't long, but...
Kevin Pang dishes on late-night eats
Eating at 3 a.m. is a pleasure born from necessity. Something happens -- be it workers getting off the late shift, chemistry finals the next morning or 12 shots of...
Making the case for duck
One of America's enduring mysteries is that duck runs a distant third in popularity behind chicken and turkey, even though it's the most superlative of the poultry brethren. You can't...