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2 months ago 552 0
True Great Lakes whitefish are one of the classics of midwestern dining— and a local and sustainable choice to boot. In the second of my two-part exploration of fish and sustainability, I go on a Lake Michigan whitefish boat to see how they're fished, talk with the family that runs a fifth-generation, […]
4 months ago 1,116 0
Dive deep into the world of fish as it meets us at the dinner table in this Sky Full of Bacon video podcast. I go on a tour of one of the country's largest fish distributors, to see how they move through thousands of pounds of fresh fish a week, and talk with a sales rep who's passionate about getting […]
6 months ago 2,407 2
Iowa fills the supermarkets with generic produce and meat... but a few people are trying to show that it can be capable of world-class cuisine, too. That's the mission of La Quercia, whose prosciutto made in a suburb of Des Moines has been raved about by top chefs and food writers. In this Sky Full […]
7 months ago 863 0
Here's a slice of small-town America served next to a heaping plate of an unusual meat. Since the 1920s, the American Legion Post in Delafield, Wisconsin has hosted a raccoon dinner to support its youth sports programs. Even as the World War II vets who run it get older and the town itself becomes a […]
9 months ago 1,150 1
Ever wonder about the people who grow and sell food at your local farmer's market? In this Sky Full of Bacon podcast, I meet Oriana Kruszewski, the lady who sells amazing Asian pears at Chicago's Green City Market, and learn how her love for tasty pears led to a 500-tree orchard plus everything from […]
10 months ago 6,626 5
Urban foragers are people who eat what grows naturally from a very unnatural place— a city. In this all-vegetarian Sky Full of Bacon podcast, urban foragers show us how they find food all around them. Chef-blogger Art Jackson shows us what's growing around his home in Pilsen, and then foraging expert […]
1 year ago 1,246 0
The phrase "farm to table" is used a lot in foodie circles. In the second half of this Sky Full of Bacon two-part podcast, I'll complete the picture of what that really means with visits to restaurant kitchens... and to a slaughterhouse. Mike Sula of the Chicago Reader has been writing about the rare […]
1 year ago 1,263 0
The phrase "farm to table" is used a lot in foodie circles. In this Sky Full of Bacon two-part podcast, I'll show you what it really means-- from the farm to the slaughterhouse to the kitchens of five of Chicago's top restaurants. Mike Sula of the Chicago Reader has been writing about the rare mulefoot […]
1 year ago 1,792 1
It's Sky Full of Bacon, the Chicago-based high-definition video podcast about interesting people and great-looking food. We're so used to eating anonymous squares of meat that it's shocking to encounter a piece of meat with a face. Yet traditional cultures have always used every part of the animal, […]
1 year ago 3,641 1
It's Sky Full of Bacon, the Chicago-based high-definition video podcast about interesting people and great-looking food. Taylor, Texas is a legendary barbecue mecca, home to BBQ joints still serving up brisket and sausage like they did 75 years ago-- though the cottonpickers they served then are computer […]
1 year ago 1,447 1
It's Sky Full of Bacon, the Chicago-based high-definition video podcast about interesting people and great-looking food. You know you're in Chinatown when you see ducks and chickens with their heads on in the window! Chicago's Sun Wah has been serving Chinese BBQ that way for 20 years. Now the younger […]
1 year ago 2,091 2
It's Sky Full of Bacon, the Chicago-based high-definition video podcast about interesting people and great-looking food. Local is a hot word in food these days. In "How Local Can You Go?" I visit two people who are taking different approaches to trying to bring local food into the mainstream in Chicago: […]

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