Monica Eng

Urban legends have long served as handy pocket tales to spook friends around the campfire or freak people out at sleepover parties, but this season they have become the bases...

The new Honkytonk Living Room series serves up hot country music in a tiny joint called the Hideout -- which once was one of Chicago's best-kept secrets. But never fear....

Despite what you may have heard, a tamal is not a tamal. Just about every Latin American country has its own distinct rendition of this corny creation, including plump smooth...

Beans are synonymous with a lot of things in Western culture, but dessert is not one them. Still, if you head toward Asia, you'll find sweet beans aplenty in pastries,...

It's midafternoon and you've got a pile of work in front of you, but all you want to do is crawl under your desk and take a nap. At this...

Like "The Wedding Singer" and "My Best Friend's Wedding," "The Best Man" mines the humor and heartbreak that emerge from last-minute pre-wedding doubts -- this time, Italian-style. Set in the...

Due to a continuing throat ailment that caused him to cancel performances earlier this year, Billy Joel has rescheduled his Oct. 21 show at the Rosemont Horizon for Nov. 22...

There was a time when the sound of the ice cream man's bell produced immediate Pavlovian salivation for bomb pops, toasted almond bars and push-ups. But as our city has...

Since the mid '70s, a certain sick urban legend has pervaded many college campuses: namely, that it's university policy that any student whose roommate dies or commits suicide during the...

If the so-called "convenience charges" tacked on by Ticketmaster seem confusing and somewhat arbitrary, that's because they are. Ticketmaster's fees can fluctuate wildly. Consider the difference in service charges at...