Monica Eng

One of the most important things to know when navigating the Loop is where to go when you have to go . . . to the restroom, that is. Here's...

- Best hummus in the back of a jewelry store: We loved the lemony, bright hummus from the Oasis Cafe, 21 N. Wabash Ave., where Friday is always couscous day...

In the interest of full disclosure, I should admit that I am not crazy about the whole concept of salade Nicoise. A green salad with a big plop of canned...

The Bill Clinton publicity tour rolled through Chicago on Thursday, complete with a testimonial about his impoverished childhood, a critical review of the Bush administration, a book signing and a...

Vinka Peschak starts each day by knocking back a full cup of heavy whipping cream. That's at 8 a.m. "At around 11 o'clock I take three or four egg yolks...

Unlike my Southern Chinese rice-eating ancestors, my Northern Chinese pal Wen Huang grew up during the Cultural Revolution eating noodles and wheat flour buns called mantou as his main starch...

Every time I got a head cold, I would bemoan the absence of a downtown pho restaurant where I could find relief over a steaming bowl of aromatic, chile-spiked beef...

The maitre d' serves a key role: running the room, seating diners and most of all making customers feel welcome. So why is it that so often we just don't...

In Arabic, the word haleem means the patient one. Many believe that's how the South Asian dish by the same name got its moniker, given the seven to eight hours...

You could sit at home and brood--or stew--about the season. Or you could push yourself out the front door and embrace the world of soul-warming stews served up at Chicagoland...