BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF FOOD TELEVISION

Presented by
Louisa Chu

Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified

What’s it like to be suddenly thrust on camera with Anthony Bourdain? Where was the eeriest location to sip pre-ban absinthe? How does the food actually taste on Iron Chef America? Louisa Chu, chef and food journalist, will answer these questions and more with first-hand reports from behind the scenes of food television. Continue reading

Flavors of the Fruitlands: An Ode to Michigan 

Presented by
Justin Rashid
Co-founder, American Spoon Foods, Inc., Petoskey, Mich.

Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified

Michigan has some fruity history, and who better to tell us the tale than the state’s best-known proponent of its fabled fruitland than Justin Rashid, co-founder of American Spoon Foods, Inc. Join us as Justin shares his entrepreneurial insight into founding his iconic company and then cherry picks his way through his state’s sweet and tangy history. Continue reading

GEORGE H. HAMMOND AND MARCUS M. TOWLE: FORGOTTEN PIONEERS OF THE BEEF PACKING INDUSTRY

 Presented by
Richard Lytle

Podcast Courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified

A few years ago, several Roundtable members attended the Hammond, Indiana Historical Society’s cemetery tour.  At the grave of Marcus Towle, we learned he opened a slaughterhouse with his partner George Hammond in 1869. Continue reading