Penny jumps over to the other side of the kitchen pass and puts herself on the line serving up her mom’s spaghetti sauce recipe to…
Episode #16: Good for the ‘Hood
/ 11. 30. 2018Mike says “like” more than a valley girl in this edition of Dining Out Loud where we check out Etta, the new restaurant from Danny…
Episode #15: Midwestern Twain-g
/ 10. 24. 2018Mike and Penny visit Twain, the new Logan Square gourmet homage to Midwestern cuisine from Tim and Rebekah Graham. In this podcast we parse the…
Episode #14: Penny in Paris (via Chicago)
/ 10. 12. 2018Penny checks out the classic Chicago spot Bistro Campagne, the restaurant founded by the late Michael Altenberg. Mike professes his love for the dreamy Emmanuel…
Episode #13: One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out
/ 09. 29. 2018Just in time for a Cubs post-season run, Penny and Mike check out Dutch and Doc’s the new Wrigleyville restaurant from Boka group. Penny grew…
Episode #12: The High Life at Miller’s Pub
/ 09. 21. 2018Penny Pollack goes back in time to check out the old school loop staple Miller’s Pub after the owners did a quick relaunch. Mike reminisces…
Episode #11: Rock You Like a Hurricane
/ 09. 07. 2018Ina Mae Tavern blew in to Wicker Park a few months ago with the verve of a second line brass band. In this episode Mike…
Episode #10: The One About the Hummus
/ 08. 22. 2018Penny and I check out Aba, the hot West Loop spot from CJ Jacobson and Lettuce Entertain You. In this podcast, Penny teaches me how…
Episode #9: Flyin’ the Friendly S.K.Y.
/ 07. 25. 2018In this episode, Penny and Mike review S.K.Y. a luxury pan-Asian restaurant in Pilsen where they dive in to questions of gentrification. Penny continues to…
Episode #8: Clockin’ In at Pacific Standard Time
/ 06. 22. 2018Worried that they’d be inundated with kale smoothies, tofu, and other hallmarks of California cuisine, Mike and Penny are surprised to find that Pacific Standard…