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Car Con Carne

Apr 27, 2018

This week takes Car Con Carne to Palatine for the exceptional-beyond-words, I swear I'm not exaggerating, amazing Chicago Culinary Kitchen (773 N. Quentin Road Palatine, IL
http://chicagoculinarykitchen.com/).

Chicago Culinary Kitchen owners Greg and Kristine Gaardbo take turns sitting shotgun (the car is a little...


Apr 23, 2018

For this year's "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day" (April 26), I'm joined by my 11-year-old daughter, Fiona, for a trip to Grecian Kitchen (3938 Dempster Street in Skokie). My 16-year-old son, Noah, opted out of this year's podcast, which left Fiona "disappointed." Discussed on this week's show, sponsored by...


Apr 21, 2018

This week takes us to Stern Pinball, headquartered on a non-descript industrial zone west of O'Hare in Elk Grove Village.

Jumping in the car for the episode is Stern Marketing Director Zach Sharpe, who's also the #1 pinball player in the world. For real. #1.

Here's what we covered this week (in an episode sponsored by...


Apr 12, 2018

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Kristina Cottone (along with Honey & the 45s guitarist Jon Gould) joins the show for a stunning in-car performance and a magnificent Mexican dinner from El Metro Cantina (1959 Chicago Avenue, Chicago).

Kristina and Jon play two songs in the Mazda 3: A solo Kristina song ("Ukelele Summer Love...


Apr 5, 2018

For this episode, we visit a long-running south side Chicago institution: Calumet Fisheries (3259 E 95th St, Chicago, IL 60617). I'm joined by my (recently) former WLUP co-workers,
Al Roker, Jr. (YAY YAY! It's a slippery slope!) and Abe Kanan (who joins the podcast for the third time).

In this BOOST MOBILE-sponsored...