Trine Tsouderos

First impressions: Look for the colorful awning on a bustling strip of East 79th Street in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. Yassa African Restaurant serves up hot plates of Senegalese...

Stubbs Coffee 3827 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-477-9840 Minimalist coffee shop: Don't expect frills, such as finished floors, at this North Center coffee shop. The furniture here is spare. The menu...

1. DOWN ON THE FARM In spring, Vicki Westerhoff's thoughts turn to savory, home-raised chicken As a farmer, Vicki Westerhoff is intensely aware of the rhythm of the seasons. Spring's...

Pssst. You. Yeah, you! Over here. So you're a culinary professional from outta town, eh? Hide the name tag and listen up. Here's the skinny on where to find some...

Pssst. You. Yeah, you! Over here. So you're a culinary professional from outta town, eh? Hide the name tag and listen up. Here's the skinny on where to find some...

It's Holy Thursday, and Greek restaurants up and down South Halsted Street have less than three days to roast hundreds of young spring lambs, dye thousands of eggs and simmer...

Welcome to At Play's "Iron Chef"-style Scrapbook Challenge. We pitted two pro scrapbookers representing two eminent scrapbooking shops against one another in a bloody (you read right) duel to the...

You are so lucky. You get to go to the Driver Services facility on Elston Avenue. And the Vehicle Emissions Testing site in Naperville? We are so jealous. No, we're...

I decided it was a perfect day to spend with my 15-month-old, Celia. I strapped her into her car seat, to some protest, and headed north to The Glen, a...

Every Greek yiayia--or grandma--has a family recipe for pastitsio, that luscious Greek casserole made of pasta, ground meat and bechamel sauce. The best pastitsios--made by yiayias, of course--are harmonious and...