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Car Con Carne

Dec 22, 2016

Mike Gebert, author of "The Fooditor 99: Where To Eat (And What To Eat There) in Chicago" jumps in the Mazda 3 to create audio food porn. We visit Khan B.B.Q. (2401 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659) for chicken boti, which Mike says is one of the "top three dishes in Chicago" (he's right). Khan B.B.Q. is an interesting...


Dec 18, 2016

In advance of the AAW Wrestling "Unstoppable" event (December 30 at 115 Bourbon Street: 3359 W 115th St, Merrionette Park, IL), AAW Producer Keith Lipinski jumps in the car to talk wrestling. We meet up at the Sandlot (1120 W Touhy Ave Park Ridge, Illinois) for burgers... really good, surprisingly delicious, burgers. We...


Dec 11, 2016

Chicago blues treasure Li'l Ed Williams (Li'l Ed and the Blues Imperials) jumps in my car for a burger, as well as conversation about the blues and his career. Before I started rolling tape, I had to shatter Ed's illusions of what Car Con Carne was about ("I didn't know what to expect. I thought you might pull up in...


Dec 7, 2016

This week's mouth watering food comes courtesy of the Carnivale Food Truck (http://www.carnivalechicago.com/food-truck-menu/) With Chicago band-on-the-cusp My Gold Mask (Jack and Gretta) in the back seat, Carnivale's Chef Rodolfo sits shotgun to talk about the food we're eating. Episode highlights/points of...


Nov 30, 2016

Legendary Chicago radio DJ Johnny Mars (WXRT) jumps in the car for a (gasp) vegetarian meal at Amitabul (6207 N Milwaukee Ave). We cover a lot of things, including: *Amitabul provides no napkins with carry-out ("that's what pants are for") *Johnny's move to veganism after hard living in the 80s *My move away...