Monica Eng

At a recent reading at Schubas Tavern, author Nick Hornby ("A Long Way Down," "High Fidelity") recalled the gloriously ear splitting rock concerts of his youth and compared them with...

When I called Lollapalooza performer John Boydston for an interview recently, I got no answer. Turns out he was mowing the lawn and couldn't hear the phone. Boydston, who fronts...

Ticket-holders for Saturday's Chivas/Real Madrid game who have never attended a soccer match of Spanish-speaking fans will find themselves immersed in a sporting event with familiar rules but a slightly...

Parenthood has recently become a lot more fun. Not because of any revolutionary advances in car seats or sippy cups. And not because someone finally invented a pill to make...

I have been nursing a broken heart after losing a pound of exquisite acorn-fed jamon Iberico--the king of Spanish ham that runs about $50 a pound--when it was confiscated recently...

A close dining confidante has fallen in love with the Italian influenced fare at Lettuce Entertain You's Osteria Via Stato (620 N. State St.; 312-642-8450). He has only one complaint:...

As the winter chill lingers in our spring air, we know comfort is coming soon--just not soon enough. So we search for it elsewhere. There are few better places than...

As a health-conscious mother, I used to nix visits to fast-food franchises. But these places are making it harder to say no with their fancy salads and now fresh fruit....

On a recent blustery day I arrived at Keefer's restaurant to conduct what I thought would be a discreet lunch interview with dining expert Robert Scarola. There I found him...

Dining on Valentine's Day presents a double threat, a couple more volatile than Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor: super-high expectations of the perfect romantic meal mixed with the busiest restaurant...