Presented by
The Cheng Family of Sun Wah BBQ
Sun Wah BBQ
Chicago, Illinois 60640
Sun Wah BBQ is having a generational shift from its founder Mr. Cheng who immigrated from China to his American born children: son Michael and daughters Kelly and Chef Laura, who trained at Kendall College.
The children have one foot in Chinese culture and one foot in American, allowing them to convey Chinese BBQ processes expertly. Continue reading
Presented by
Yanna Liakouras, partner, The Parthenon restaurant, and
Camille Stagg, author, “The Parthenon Cookbook”
“Long may its fine traditions flourish, and long may its saganaki flame to the ebullient cries of ‘Oooppa!’”–Harry Mark Petrakis
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
Don’t try this at home,” cautions Yanna Liakouras as she ignites a platter of Saganaki, traditionally melted cheese over which she has poured Metaxa. “The flaming doesn’t affect the taste of the cheese–it’s just for show” she says of the searing tradition started by her father, Chris, who co-founded the beloved Parthenon in 1968. Continue reading
Presented by
Bill Kurtis
Documentary host, producer, conservationist, cattle rancher
and author, “The Prairie Table Cookbook”
Podcast recorded by WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
For the last 60 years Americans have been dining divinely on succulent, juicy, well-marbled grain-fed beef. But not only has the grain-fed diet been unhealthy for the cattle, it’s had a bad impact on the herd known as the human race, according to Bill Kurtis. Continue reading
Presented by
Amelia Saltsman, author
“The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook”
Podcast by Chicago Amplified of WBEZ Chicago
What better way to celebrate the first day of summer than by joining us to savor the tale of farmers’ markets–and the fresh and flavorful bounty they help us bring to our tables. Farmers’ markets have their own intriguing culinary history, especially the lush markets of Southern California. Continue reading
Presented by
Robert Gardner and Sophie Gardner
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
Just when you thought you reached the holy grail of upscale, healthy, hip eating; a whole new movement snuck up. The New Oxford American Dictionary declared locavore as the 2007 word of the year. Continue reading