Have you hit a summer festival in Chinatown yet? Starting today through Sunday, Hip Hop in Chinatown is happening at Chinatown Square (2133 S. China Pl.), a three-day festival celebrating Chicago hip-hop while subtly intimating the relationship of immigrant communities to music, fashion, and street culture. From 2-9 PM today, there will be a street […]
Tag: Chinatown
Posted inCity Life
Light up your life with these lovely events
Are you loving life? Or living to love? While we don’t have recommendations for romantic fireside dinners (expect perhaps, don’t wear flammable fabrics and keep your phone charged in case you need to split early), we do have a list of interesting events that you can attend with friends, family, neighbors—or just by your beautiful […]
Posted inCity Life
Chinatown: the next generation
This year’s Summer Fair represents a passing of the torch and merging of communities in the historic neighborhood.
Posted inFood & Drink
Dim sum and win some at Lincoln Park’s D Cuisine
Yum cha is fine at this rare tearoom outside of Chinatown, but it’s the Guangdong chef specials that are really worth investigating.
Posted inFood & Drink
Shanghai is hidden in plain sight at La Mom Kitchen
An underrepresented regional cuisine reappears in Bridgeport.
Posted inFood & Drink
Give yourself a tongue lashing at Friend BBQ and Gao’s Kabob Sports Grill
Two new Chinatown spots warn of the coming northern-barbecue outbreak.
Posted inNews & Politics
Overlooked mayoral hopefuls share bold visions for Chicago
They may have little name recognition and no campaign funds, but the regular people running for mayor are committed to making the city thrive.
Posted inFood & Drink
Shan Shaan Taste is harboring a noodle hero
Veteran chef Richard Zhou conjures a rare regional specialty in a tiny stall in a Chinatown basement food court.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Mid-Autumn Festival gives Chinese ex-pats a piece of home.
Ceremonial celebrations include lantern lighting and storytelling.
Posted inFood & Drink
San Soo Korean BBQ is next generation
The scion of Chicago’s oldest live-coal gogi jip (“beef house”) has set up shop in River West.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
What’s the deal with the 31st Street bus?
A pilot run seems to have fizzled, and Third Ward alderman Pat Dowell is arguing in favor of canceling the service.
Posted inBlogs
J.B. Pritzker under fire for comments about African-American elected officials in newly released Blagojevich tape, and other Chicago news
Also, Jeanne Ives is “a little bit surprised at some of the hysteria” over controversial campaign ad.
Posted inFood & Drink
As Chinatown bleeds into Bridgeport, a new generation of young restaurateurs emerges
A Place by Damao is a Sichuan joint unlike any other.
Posted inBlogs
Cool your sweaty corpus with stir-fried ice cream at Legend Tasty House
Chinatown’s Legend Tasty House is your source for “phat” rolled ice cream
Posted inFood & Drink
The K-pop is awesome at Daebak
But the tabletop Korean barbecue isn’t exactly a big success.