Food ex-pats miss when they live here.
Food Americans miss when they visit there.
Moderated by
Chad Rubel
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
While most of the Canadian population lives within 50 miles of the U.S. border, they retain regional culinary traditions that don’t always migrate across the border to the United States. Continue reading
Presented by:
Chef Gale Gand,
Executive pastry chef, Tru; TV Host, Food Network; Cookbook author
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
When we invite our culinary luminaries to speak before our group, we always ask them to jot down a few lines about their topic, and then we write up the program flyer. When Chicago’s venerable pastry artiste Gale Gand sent us her notes, we decided not to change one sweet word. Continue reading
Presented by
Andrew Coe, author
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
In 1784, passengers on the ship Empress of China became the first Americans to land in China, and the first to eat Chinese food. Today there are over 40,000 Chinese restaurants across the United States—by far the most plentiful among all our ethnic eateries. Join us as Andrew Coe provides the history of this American infatuation. Continue reading
Presented by
Michaela DeSoucey
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
This talk is based on Michaela DeSoucey’s dissertation, called Gullet Politics, in which she compares the political, cultural, and moral debates over foie gras in the U.S. (primarily in Chicago) and in France. She conducted several years of ethnographic fieldwork, 80 interviews, and analyzed the contents of myriad newspaper and magazine articles, web postings, legislative documents, veterinary reports, radio and television reports, and organizational documents. Continue reading
Presented by
Almaz Yiginaw,
chef-owner, Ethiopian Diamond Restaurants, Chicago
with
Mawi Asgedom, author, educator
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
Come join us as two of Ethiopia’s finest exports discuss the 3000 year-old culture and cuisine of their native country.
Almaz Yiginaw, chef-owner of the popular Ethiopian Diamond Restaurants, located both in Edgewater and Rogers Park, will discuss the food traditions and customs of her beloved Ethiopia, which she has transported to Chicago through her authentic cuisine. Continue reading