Monica Eng

Chicago Music Awards at the State of Illinois Building: "We're having some problems back stage," Music Awards emcee Damon Williams said early in Saturday's ceremony. "A lot of people have...

Hailing from the African land of Nubia, Egyptian soul man Ali Hassan Kuban anchors his compositions with a bedrock of Nubian rhythms and chants, then layers them with Middle Eastern...

While many Thai food lovers have yet to try their first tom yum pong pang or poo curry, most are well acquainted with pad thai. This sweet and savory rice...

Chinese New Year may have started two days ago, but the celebrating and especially the eating can go on for days. And one of our favorite ways to keep the...

Like the people who only go to church on Easter and Christmas, most Chicagoans visit Chinatown only to go to restaurants or watch the Chinese New Year Parade (which is...

Chicago Festival of Polka Bands at Glendora House: With very little hoopla and almost no moshing, Chicago Ridge hosted the Midwest's Lollapalooza of polka Sunday. Starting at 11 a.m., 14...

We're not ashamed to admit it: `Titanic' made us cry. And it got us to thinking about other movies that left us in tears. Here, then, is our list of...

Who makes your favorite pani puri? tell us at chicago.tribune.com/go/worldeats A friend of ours who grew up in Pakistan used to tell us marvelous stories about a delectable treat called...

"Nothing Sacred," the critically acclaimed but controversial series that portrays the personal and moral conflicts of a Roman Catholic pastor and his congregation with uncommon honesty, moves to 7 p.m....

There are plates of hummus that make you shrug and carry on and then there are those that make you want to dance a jig in honor of the nutritious,...