Trine Tsouderos

1 FIRST DATE For someone like me--who can no longer technically be classified as a spring chicken--first dates are less about romance than pure reconnaissance. Forget about boozing it up...

$37 billion Sales at U.S. pizzerias per year $100 million Sales at U.S. pizzerias per day 4,600 to 1 Ratio of people to pizzerias in the U.S. Pepperoni Most popular...

Pierogi Factory 1034 W. Belmont Ave. 773-325-1015 www.pierogifactory.com The factory: Pierogi Factory sits on a stretch of restaurant-crammed Belmont Avenue, across from burrito factory Chipotle. No matter, this tiny corner...

Baladoche 2905 N. Clark St. 773-880-5090 www.baladoche.com The missing waffle: Before Baladoche opened this fall, there was nowhere in Chicago to buy hot fresh Belgian waffles to go. Yes, yes....

Glitzy lounges, upscale tapas bars and posh restaurants litter the blocks around Steppenwolf Theatre. And that's all well and good if you're an adult looking for a drink or nosh...

At Iguana Cafe, you can drink coffee. You can order tiropita, a Greek cheese pie. You can get crepes filled with Nutella. And you can log onto the Internet because,...

It is possible, in these bag crazy times, to carry a this-season Balenciaga for just $60. A week. Don't choke on your Chloe Paddington padlock. When "It" bags carried by...

You've just finished listening to the Colombian jazz stylings of Pablo Mayor's Folklore Urbano at HotHouse and you're itching to continue the vibe, to grab something Colombian to eat. Lucky...

At their crummiest, outdoor cafes have all of the ambiance of lunching in the median of the Kennedy. At their best, they transport you to a more pleasant place, where...

Confronted with a 4-pound slice of cake--such as the one served at Gibsons Steakhouse--what do you do? The massive size says whole cake. The shape screams just-one-piece. It's a dietary...