Penny checks out the classic Chicago spot Bistro Campagne, the restaurant founded by the late Michael Altenberg. Mike professes his love for the dreamy Emmanuel…
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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…
Episode #7: Sitting in the Catbird Seat
/ 06. 22. 2018Penny travels to Nashville to check on native-Chicagoan Ryan Poli and the work he’s doing at The Catbird Seat. Penny has a brush with “Ms.…
Episode #6: The Delights of Eating Squirrel Head
/ 06. 08. 2018Penny and Mike check out the reboot of Paul Fehribach’s seminal southern restaurant Big Jones. Mike shares the joy of eating squirrel cheeks with Penny.…
Episode #5: Critical Eye and the Chopped Guy
/ 05. 21. 2018Penny caught up with her old Chicago magazine colleague, Food Network superhost Ted Allen at the 2018 James Beard awards. Learn how Ted Allen gave…