Chinatown
The People’s Spice
The massive mural of Mao Zedong in Tony Hu’s new restaurant has raised a red flag for more than a few food critics. Lao Hunan is embellished with all the amusing touches of the Hunan province of China, including the face of its most prominent former resident, Chairman Mao. »
Noble Lineage
White Castle #16, at Wabash and Cermak, was built in 1929. Weathering the Depression and the eight decades that followed, the porcelain structure slowly lost its sheen. But in September, the site was deemed so important that the Commission on Chicago Landmarks awarded White Castle #16 the “2011 Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation... »
Chinatown
Bolstered by a second wave of immigration in the ’50s and ’60s, the area has developed two distinct sections. “Old Chinatown” runs down Wentworth Street, “New Chinatown” down Archer Avenue. »
Contingency Plan
That impulse to take a second look is at the heart of Joan Waltemath’s “Contingencies” exhibit. Contingency involves both the whimsies of chance and the connection between things. »
New Year of the Rabbit
Spanning three blocks on Wentworth, the Lunar New Year Parade rang in one of the most important holidays on the Chinese calendar, melding traditional symbols with local politics and color. »
Made in China(town)
Where in Chicago can I find live turtles? Unless this is your usual follow-up question to “What’s for dinner?” a visit to any one of the many markets lining the streets of Chinatown is sure to expand your culinary horizons. »
Best of the South Side 2010
From the elevated lines of the 54th and Cermak Red Line stop, the smell of dumplings beckons crowds to the gates of Chinatown. If the broad, open streets and modern buildings in this neighborhood feel different from the crowded, urban environment of the well-known Chinatowns in New York City and San Francisco, it’s... »
Hong Kong Café Chic: Chinatown’s newest restaurant boasts an expansive menu and trendy design
Entering Sweet Station, Chinatown Square’s newest Hong Kong café-chic restaurant, is like walking into a sleek, glossy 3-D rendering at a design contest. Complete with private flat-screen TVs beside most booths, custom design elements, and a stylish, young pan-Asian crowd, Sweet Station is the type of place one imagines Quentin Tarantino might have drawn... »
