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
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
Presented by
Timothy Brook
Lao Sze Chuan
2172 S. Archer Ave., 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60616
312 326-5040
website: http://www.laoszechuan.com
Dinner will be family style with tables choosing from the menu and sharing costs. Please reserve in advance to allow adequate seating.
Johannes Vermeer’s paintings have haunted viewers with their beauty and mystery for centuries. Continue reading
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
Presented by
Carol Haddix, Food Editor, Chicago Tribune, and
Barbara Glunz, The House of Glunz Wine Shop
Podcast by Chicago Amplified of WBEZ Chicago Public Radio
Carol Haddix, food editor for the Chicago Tribune and a founding member of the Culinary Historians of Chicago, will be discussing and signing Chicago Cooks” (25 Years of Food History, with Menus, Recipes and Tips from Les Dames d’Escoffier Chicago. She will be joined by Barbara Glunz, who will discuss the changes in the wine and spirits business for the last quarter century. Continue reading