Dining Out Loud Podcast
1) Episode #17: Penny Risks It All
Penny jumps over to the other side of the kitchen pass and puts herself on the line serving up her mom’s spaghetti sauce recipe to paying patrons at Eataly. No one has savaged her yet on Yelp, that we...Show More
2) Episode #16: Good for the ‘Hood
Mike says “like” more than a valley girl in this edition of Dining Out Loud where we check out Etta, the new restaurant from Danny Grant and the Maple & Ash folks. Penny continues to correct Mike’s pr...Show More
3) Episode #15: Midwestern Twain-g
Mike and Penny visit Twain, the new Logan Square gourmet homage to Midwestern cuisine from Tim and Rebekah Graham. In this podcast we parse the latest design trend of undergarments hanging from restau...Show More
4) Episode #14: Penny in Paris (via Chicago)
Penny checks out the classic Chicago spot Bistro Campagne, the restaurant founded by the late Michael Altenberg. Mike professes his love for the dreamy Emmanuel Macron. Penny ignores this love (or thi...Show More
5) Episode #13: One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out
Just in time for a Cubs post-season run, Penny and Mike check out Dutch and Doc’s the new Wrigleyville restaurant from Boka group. Penny grew up on the south side and Mike’s second favorite baseball ...Show More
6) Episode #12: The High Life at Miller’s Pub
Penny Pollack goes back in time to check out the old school loop staple Miller’s Pub after the owners did a quick relaunch. Mike reminisces about the old decor. Penny challenges Chicago liquor laws an...Show More
7) Episode #11: Rock You Like a Hurricane
Ina Mae Tavern blew in to Wicker Park a few months ago with the verve of a second line brass band. In this episode Mike checks out the pomp and circumstance and tries to mainline beignet sugar.
8) Episode #10: The One About the Hummus
Penny and I check out Aba, the hot West Loop spot from CJ Jacobson and Lettuce Entertain You. In this podcast, Penny teaches me how to pronounce the word hummus. We give a shoutout to Rahm’s new podca...Show More
9) Episode #9: Flyin’ the Friendly S.K.Y.
In this episode, Penny and Mike review S.K.Y. a luxury pan-Asian restaurant in Pilsen where they dive in to questions of gentrification. Penny continues to make fun of Mike for being “fancy”. Mike adm...Show More
10) Episode #8: Clockin’ In at Pacific Standard Time
Worried that they’d be inundated with kale smoothies, tofu, and other hallmarks of California cuisine, Mike and Penny are surprised to find that Pacific Standard Time serves up killer wood-fired bread...Show More