Hot and Sour Soup @ Moon Palace
Moon Place makes lots of soups, but I always order a bowl of their hot & sour. MOON PALACE: 216 W CERMAK; 312-225-4081
Year: 2011
Pot Stickers @ Moon Palace
@pennypollack: Perfectly “bottom” browned pot stickers hold perfectly juicy pork meatballs @ Moon Palace. MOON PALACE: 216 W CERMAK; 312-225-4081
This Week in Chicago Fees and Fines
Speeding cameras, cell-phone tickets, decriminalization, and water fees: the latest front in the city’s scramble for revenue.
TR Napa Valley and Eduardo’s Enoteca: Two New Teensy-Weensy Bars in the Gold Coast
Earlier this week, my editor coined a term in response to the opening of two new pint-sized Gold Coast watering holes: “pocket bars.” Can we officially call it a thing?…
Bazaars Galore: Holiday Vintage, Chicago Art Source Bizarre
The massive one-day markets Libby Alexander and Katherine Raz throw at the Congress Theatre are a riotous good time…
Looking Good, Inside and Out, at the Fordham
List Price: $1.995 million
The Property: There’s a tasteful three-bedroom condo for sale on the 42nd floor of the Fordham, the 50-story condo tower at 25 East Superior Street, but some of its appeal comes from what lies outside its walls—as well as what doesn’t…
Cool Porch Chair
I love the new Storsele chair ($119) at Ikea—and the whole idea of black rattan…
Chicago's Most Dangerous (Abstract, Categorical) Locations
Your mother was right: don’t go play in the street. Cars aren’t that much safer, either. Clubs, offices, bars, and car washes, on the other hand, are quite safe (in terms of murders, at least).
Trenchermen Taps WD-50 Veteran for Beverage Director
Four Questions for Tona Palomino
Palomino met Michael Sheerin in 2000 on the line at Jean Georges in New York. They’ve stayed connected ever since…
Top 5 Things to Do This Week
Your agenda for the days ahead: One man, decades of battle at Court Theatre . . . a jazz up-and-comer with a famous last name returns to Chicago . . . what to hear in place of Tune-Yards’ sold-out shows . . . plus, playwright Seth Bockley’s weekend plans and free stuff