Monica Eng

Good Uzbek food is hard to find in this city. In fact, as far as DZ knows, there's only one place to get it, and that's at Russian Tea Time....

After searching high and low for a scary dumpling, we finally gave up and settled for a Halloweenish one. And, yes, we know we did empanadas last week, but this...

Billy Joe Shaver: While country's most self-congratulatory star whooped it up before thousands Friday and Saturday night at the Rosemont Horizon, one of country's humblest talents played to a few...

Empanadas, like the Spanish language, are treated with different accents all over Latin America. And while you may not find every version of this pastry-wrapped meal in Chicago, you can...

Listening to seven-hour speeches can make anybody's thoughts drift momentarily to snacky foods. And though we heard only excerpts of Fidel Castro's recent tremendous address, the sounds gave us an...

Robbie Fulks: If there is anything more surprising than the dynamic sounds Robbie Fulks can squeeze from his junky-looking acoustic guitar, it's the darkness, wit, irony and originality he squeezes...

In honor of the feasting that will no doubt take place Saturday night when Yom Kippur fasting is over, our dumpling of the week is the knish. Although this tuber-based...

The opening weekend of the 33rd Chicago International Film Festival, which runs daily through Oct. 19, offers dozens of Chicago premieres -- including excellent recent entries from the Cannes, Toronto,...

Lyle Lovett, Kathy Mattea, Todd Snider and Iris Dement have been added to the lineup for the Old Town School of Folk Music's tribute concert to Steve Goodman Nov. 13...

If any place is a Dumpling Zone natural, it's the Original Dumpling House in southwest suburban Stickney. This 40-plus-year-old Czech eatery cranks out stickney-to-your-ribs dinners, southwest suburban style: tons of...