Shanghai 1930 circa San Francisco 2009

In a city with the largest Chinatown on the West Coast and second largest in the nation, how hard it is to stand out with some traditional ...

Supperclub Experience Offers Lots of Drama

There is supper, and there is club, but the two don’t mix like oil and water. A young Sexy Dishes book-featured chef, Alex Molitz, does his...

Essex Inn, Renovated Chicago Old Time Charmer

Proudly towering over Grant Park in South Loop, a high-rise 15-story hotel is hardly “old,” but it emits a vague sense of old times – good ...

Affordable Luxury at Affinia Chicago Comes With Six-Pillow Menu

Any weary traveler knows that true luxury is not about gilded chandeliers and rose petals; it’s about creature comfort. A cozy room, a good...

Chi-Town, C-House

Once transferred from the City by the Lake to the City by the Bay, I never quite abandoned my Sweet Home Chicago nostalgia. Every visit bac...

San Francisco Sexy Dishes Served by Taste TV: Market Street Grill

Since its inception just a few years back, Taste TV became a hugely popular community of people who know their food – be it in the kitchen,...

Ask Emma

Question: We recently held an intimate wedding reception for our daughter in an expensive restaurant. We invited only family members and cl...