Author Archives: Laura Levy Shatkin

Cocoa Buff

Mix-and-Match Meals, High-Drama Rice Balls, and Sports-Bar Sushi

Authentic Mexican, Inventive Breakfast, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Sushi

Clark Street Newbies

Mini Meals

This week: Vietnamese

American With a View, Home-Style Mexican, and Ambitious Italian

Herbal Therapy

Real Italian in Rogers Park

Leaving behind their family-style Chinese carryout joint, Mandarin Garden, in Evanston, the Lin family–Chen Shing, his wife, Hui Chu, and their son Jun–opened the pan-Asian GREEN GINGER in Wicker Park this September. “It gives my dad a chance to cook the upscale traditional Chinese food he was trained to cook in China,” says Jun, who […]

Milk Shakes From Electric Trains, Guacamole Made to Order, and Marco Conti’s Latest Venture

Recent Openings

Three Latin Favorites Near Clark and Addison

Where Thai Meets Toy

This week: Turkish