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Tom Fong holds a photo of his father inside his Cozy Inn Chinese Restaurant in Janesville, Wisconsin, on Oct. 20, 2021. Fong's father, Fang Lang, aka Wing Sun Fong, was a survivor of the Titanic who moved to Chicago and worked in Chinatown.

A Titanic survivor lived and died in Chicago’s Chinatown — and inspired one of the 1997 movie’s iconic scenes

October 28, 2021 at 10:08 a.m.

A nearly unknown Titanic survivor lived in Chicago, died in Chinatown and possibly inspired one of the 1997 film's most iconic scenes, according to a new documentary, executive produced by...

Mauricia Lopez rushes with a customer's order.

Bridgeport Bakery in Chicago closing — again — due to union pension fund lawsuit, owner says

October 26, 2021 at 4:21 p.m.

A bakery opened in 1941 on the South Side of Chicago, which survived a world war and pandemic through three family owners, will close Sunday for the foreseeable future. "I...

Review: Bar Goa, an Indian-Portuguese escape interrupted

October 25, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

There's a moment when a tropical drink hits your table when you escape to a place remembered or imagined. At Bar Goa, a new Indian- and Portuguese-influenced restaurant by the...

Plant-based Impossible nuggets, right, and Beyond tenders are served at Dog Haus in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on Sept. 14, 2021.

Impossible nuggets still nearly impossible to get in Chicago, but how do they taste?

October 14, 2021 at 11:43 a.m.

When Impossible Foods released its plant-based, chickenless nuggets in Chicago last month, they were as impossible to get as a pair of rare Air Jordans. "Thank you for calling the...

Review: At Hermosa restaurant, breathtaking Cambodian fried chicken, and dinners sold out until next summer

October 12, 2021 at 8:28 a.m.

Somewhere in Chicago, there's a space that shape-shifts from an occasional sandwich shop by day to the toughest table in town on certain nights. It's perhaps best known for a...

Just opened: ‘New’ Ed Debevic’s diner experience among 8 restaurant openings in Chicago and suburbs

October 12, 2021 at 11:14 a.m.

If you've been longing for 1980s pop innocence, wrapped around 1950s nostalgia, then you're in luck: Ed Debevic's, the retro-themed diner, has been rebooted. Lettuce Entertain You founder Rich Melman...

Wynn Ullman, of Carol Stream, grills bacon as he tailgates on Jan. 6, 2019, before the Chicago Bears vs Philadelphia Eagles game outside of Soldier Field in Chicago.

Where to pregame, tailgate around Soldier Field — and what to eat once you’re inside

September 28, 2021 at 9:18 a.m.

Come one, come all, to Soldier Field, where the Chicago Bears will duke it out in another battle for football glory. But for Halas' sake, don't cheer on an empty...

Just opened: Black-owned Provaré puts Creole spin on Italian, and 7 more new Chicago-area restaurants

September 28, 2021 at 10:20 a.m.

A new restaurant in Chicago is challenging convention. "If we had to put a label on it, we would say that we're Creole-Italian fusion," said Jourdan Higgs, chef and co-owner...

Gina Fountain, right, owner of Dave's Red Hots, the oldest hot dog stand in Chicago, meets with the grandchildren of the restaurant's two previous owners on Sept. 2, 2021.

Column: Dave’s Red Hots, Chicago’s oldest hot dog stand, is even older than we thought

September 20, 2021 at 5:41 a.m.

Dave's Red Hots, the oldest hot dog stand in Chicago, can trace its history back to one teenager who walked out of Russia in the early 1900s. You may remember...

Just opened: Bowling alley barbecue in Westmont, plus 8 more new restaurants in Chicago and the suburbs

September 9, 2021 at 2:58 p.m.

Barbecue can test one's trust in fate. Pitmaster Ted Fabry lives just five houses away from Suburbanite Bowl, open since 1959 in the village of Westmont near Chicago. Fabry now...

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