If I were a New York-based food reporter, this podcast would be a half-hour or more, since the 2009 Beard Awards featured mostly NYC restaurants. But Chicago (despite 17 nominations) only had two winners, (Cookbook From a Professional Point of View and Restaurant Design) plus another one by a chef who spent a lot of time in the city and still has an apartment here. Here are my three interviews with the Chicago winners.‚  More info: www.jamesbeard.org James_Beard_Awards