Monica Eng

The next time someone suggests meeting for an ethnic meal, consider making it breakfast. Over the years, we've spent mornings gladly devouring Chinese fritters with hot soy milk and South...

Not every night is league night at local bowling alleys. Many of them cater to the more casual bowler in search of an icebreaking date, a rainy-day kids' activity, a...

Devon Avenue is synonymous with South Asian culture. And rightly so. But this stretch of West Rogers Park also serves up plenty of tasty Russian, Jewish and Georgian treats, to...

So your house is a mess, your fridge is empty, work is stressing you out and you're still feeling bloatacious from all that eating and drinking over the Thanksgiving holiday....

If the music of Southern hip-hoppers T.I and Young Dro gives you a hankering for a phat plate of comfort food from the dirty South, Chicago has plenty to offer....

Like the musical punchline also known as Kevin Federline, there are foods out there we know will never score us any sophistication points with our foodie pals. But we can't...

When At Play asked readers to nominate sandwiches that you considered "the best, lip-smacking, life-enhancing sandwiches in the Chicago area," you responded. Big time. You told us how you absolutely...

Nothing perks up a party like a live alligator. And that goes double when he brings along his pal, the 12-foot boa constrictor. These creatures are not technically available for...

As the Chicago Film Festival gets under way, there will be many opportunities for meaty post-film discussions about the themes, stars, directors and stories and what the heck all those...

OK, so they don't have the greatest views, but there are some advantages to restaurants--and theaters--burrowed underground. In fact, some of these subterranean eateries serve fantastic food along with a...