The Culinary Low-down on Chi-town

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We're off to the City of Big Shoulders to taste everything it has to offer. This week's show is dedicated to Rabelais, a real hep Chicago cat who found my apartment in an ice storm 6 years ago this month, and in spite of his short life, left Chicago more fun than he found it.

Bruce Kraig is an emeritus professor of history at Roosevelt University in Chicago and president of the the Culinary Historians of Chicago. He teaches us what makes a Chicago hotdog a truly Chicago hotdog. Want to try it yourself at home? Order your Chicago hot dog kit from Amazon.

Food trivia: the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and food firsts

I get on my soapbox about stuffed pizza. To order the most amazing pizza in the world by mail, check our Giordano's and click on the "mail order pizza" link at the bottom.

Folks around the city voice their Chicago food favorites: Morton's Steak House, brunch, Hilary's, Silver Cloud, Flo, bubble tea, Joy Yee's, Thai 55, Cafe Bordeaux, La Creperie, Khyber Pass, Weiner Circle, veggie food, Heartland Cafe, 24-hour Korean restaurants, Jim's Diner, Mexican, Indian, eclectic cafes, Medici bakery and Medici pizza.

T. Ron Jasinski-Herbert, editor of Polonia Today, introduces foodies looking for something off the beaten path to the tastes and recipes of Chicago Polish cooking. Check out his recipes for Carrots Polonaise, Pork Chops, and Cherry Soup.

Thanks to Fooled by April for the song Come In, Chicago.

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