around 18th & Ashland (1800S, 1600W). Perhaps the most architecturally interesting neighborhood I mention here. Another dense Mexican neighborhood is Little Village / La Villita, mainly on 26th St between Kedzie and Pulaski...

cuisine of Los Angeles? Well, there’s just too much of that Cal-Mex sh*t out there, isn’t there? Way too much noise from all those taco chains and places with mariachi hats and cactus paintings on the wall-even in...

and salsa roja while frying the chips perfectly. His Texas chili was always requested at neighborhood block parties. And my friends often asked to “stay over” whenever he fried up chicken and then made the gravy from...

I’ve had several of those items off the a la carte menu, and enjoyed them all. 1. What was the price? 2. How about a few of your own rants and raves?

of 50 books he’d rather not live without. It might be interesting for you to peruse. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/508604#3586891 Based on this list, I bought "The Art of South American Cooking, Felipe Rojas-Lombardi...

Well this is an intriguing challenge, David. Do you think the “Stanley Punch” would be good even without the stork statue? I saw this, as part of the book review, @ Amazon: "American recipes are not neglected. There...

with green olives and raisins, and served with pickled red onions Pescado A La Parrilla – Grilled fish with vegetables and rice (fish of the day will vary with the season) Camarones A La Parrilla De Rio – Grilled shrimp...

in Chicago. I think there’s an interesting assortment of South American places, and some have good chicken, but they mostly have better cheap steak. Maybe Brasa Roja, or Mr. Pollo. BBQ— Chicago BBQ is its own style,...

sprouts, sticky bun a la mode, a good red burg, all quite excellent. Will be back for sure.