Books

BooksA take-your-time spot for a snack and a chat, away from the Benzedrine throb of Chicago's Villagey Near North Side, is the low-ceilinged, unpretentious A Bit of Sweden (1015 N. Rush). Here, with quietude enow to permit a make-out discussion of Bartók and Buxtehude with that stacked little culture hound, you can sip an aquavit at the cubbyhole bar in the corner; wander around the smorgasbord table, sampling and yakking as you go; dawdle over strong coffee; top things off with a platter of pl...