The knives are out at Sun Wah
The knives are out at Sun Wah
Daughters of Uptown restaurant founder look to blaze new trail — if they can just agree on something first
Eric Cheng opened the first Sun Wah BBQ in New York City in the early 1980s. He had nine feet of storefront, but it was a lot to him. He had grown up in southern China, a student from the city who had escaped his fate of being assigned to a collective farm. He swam to Hong Kong, clinging to a spare tire for eight hours.
At Prairie Fire, finesse elevates comfort food
Sarah Stegner and George Bumbaris have returned to Chicago with the recent opening of their second restaurant. Like Prairie Grass in Northbrook, Prairie Fire on North Clinton Street features the two chefs’ signature American comfort food prepared with classic French sensibility and ingredients from local, sustainable farms.
Free cocktail-inspired cupcakes 5-7 p.m.
A cupcake happy hour.
‘This is it!’ Send-off Bash
Wish owner Rodney Alex good luck as he leaves Juicy Wine Company to start a new wine-making project on the West Coast. Expect wine deals, special guests, music and more to-be-announced fun.