Ching Ming, Chicago-style

Apr. 3, 2012
The first tastes of spring may be marked by ramps, smelts, or even food trucks these days, but for thousands of years, for billions of Chinese around the world—including the diaspora in Chicago—they're heralded with the aroma of incense.

Reasons I have not eaten at the Wiener's Circle

Mar. 27, 2012
I'm a Superdawg kind of girlDrunken college kids frighten meI was led to believe that we live in a post-racial AmericaI'll be talking about the new Wiener's Circle reality TV show (and more) on The Afternoon Shift today around 2:40 p.m.

That which we call a ramp

Mar. 22, 2012
What's in a name? That which we call a ramp, by any other name would smell as...stinky? But that's not quite it.

An interview with Hot Doug's Doug Sohn

Feb. 28, 2012
Doug Sohn owns the best hot dog place in the world. I don't think there's much dispute about that. He's also one of the best interviewees there is.

Stephanie Izard’s dirty little secret

Feb. 11, 2012
Stephanie Izard wasn’t like other kids.When the future Top Chef-winner and owner/executive chef of the West Loop restaurant Girl and the Goat went shopping with her parents, she would walk right past the toy store.

How Japan’s food industry is recovering a year after the tsunami

Feb. 6, 2012
It's been about a year since a devastating tsunami -- and an ensuing nuclear disaster -- hit Japan.

Worldview 2.6.12

Feb. 6, 2012
WBEZ’s food blogger Louisa Chu is just back from a trip to Japan’s east coast, the area hit by a devastating tsunami and nuclear disaster nearly a year ago. She tells Worldview how the area’s restaurants and food industry are recovering.

The Farm Bill

Jan. 9, 2012
The 2012 Farm Bill has now opened up for debate by Congress after the bi-partisan super committee failed to reach an agreement on how to make allocated cuts to reduce the federal budget deficit. The Farm Bill began as legislation to protect farmers against risks such as drought.

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