Apr 21, 2016
Baconfest co-founder Seth Zurer, answering whether it's possible to get sick of bacon: "First of all, it's a ludicrous proposition." James VanOsdol: "Second of all, shut up." Baconfest Chicago takes over the UIC Forum on 4/30 and 5/1, with dozens of Chicago's finest restaurants serving up unique bacon creations for all...
Apr 17, 2016
This week sees the return of the annual "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work" Day, and Car Con Carne is a proud participant! For this special edition, I took my daughter and son to the Grayslake location of Dog'n Suds, the well-known drive-in chain. Over footlong hot dogs and root beer, we talk about pressing...
Apr 15, 2016
The industrial music-heavy festival Cold Waves was started four years ago by Jason Novak (Acumen Nation, Czar, Acucrack, Cocksure) as a way for the community to rally after respected colleague Jamie Duffy took his life in June, 2012. Cold Waves continues to grow and gather momentum each year. This year's event...
Apr 5, 2016
I've known and adored fellow radio personality Tim Virgin for a very long time. For this week's show, Tim met me at Herm's Palace, a long-standing hot dog joint in Skokie. I had the Polish sausage with pastrami, he had the fried salami. Here's what you'll learn in this episode: Chest hair doesn't grow as fast as facial...