31 May CHIC127: What’s Happening?
Sometimes it’s just good to sit down and talk with friends....
This Week In Food
24 May CMN – CHIC126: Buffet and Graduation
CHIC Podcast #126: Buffet and GraduationI am privileged to attend so many fun and exciting events in food and peoples lives. This last week I attended two really fun ones. First was the buffet put on by our advanced baking class for culinary students. As I talked about...
17 May CMN – CHIC125: Culinary Student Questions
CHIC Podcast #125: Culinary Student QuestionsMy friend Chef Amy Wolf and I just completed teaching the second baking course for culinary students on Thursday. We had a great time working together and with the students. They had some questions that I though needed answering. They had some insightful...
11 May CMN – CHIC124: Meathead: AKA, Craig Goldwyn
CHIC Podcast #124: Meathead: AKA, Craig GoldwynYes, my friend Craig is known as Meathead in the circles he travels in. Those circles would be those of bar-be-que afficianados. Craig is a renaissance man but his real passion is meat and mostly the smoked variety. He is well...
03 May CMN – CHIC123: Fried Chicken with Chef Wook
CHIC Podcast #123: Fried Chicken with Chef WookHard to believe but Chef Wook's favorite food is fried chicken. He and I talk about the best fried chicken, what to look for and how to make it yourself. We also examine some of the best offerings of fried chicken in Chicago...
26 Apr CMN – CHIC122: Barry Sorkin at Smoque
CHIC Podcast #122: Barry Sorkin of SmoqueBar-be-que is one of lifes singular pleasures. Anyone can do it but it take a real master of the smoker to make it special. Barry Sorkin has opened a new restaurant here in Chicago that my friends and I visited this week. Mr. Sorkin...