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Conversations with people about their relationship to food and how food traditions and habits are formed. We will talk with chefs, foodies, and just about anyone to gain incite on how we came to be the eaters that we are. Chef Elaina Alexander is your host, leading the explorations of all things food, especially in the Chicago scene.

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Chef Alan of Atlanta and Chef Elaina share a common past, a love of food, and the same title of chef. Growing up in Chicago, this brother and sister duo both found their way into culinary. Chef Alan relocated many years ago to... more

Chef Elaina meet this young chef when they once worked together, now Chef Teoskii has relolcated and expanded his experience. Listen in to see what has developed in these chef's lives since last they worked together.

Chef David R. Blackmon is the Sr. Program Coordinator, Agriculture | Culinary Arts | Hospitality | Logistics | Manufacturing | Transportation Career and Technical Education (CTE) Office of College and Career Success Chicago Public Schools,... more

*This is part two of our conversation, as we experienced some technical difficulty with the live broadcast, we went to a taped version of our show to honor the time that he had set aside for us.* Gerald and I have been friends since the early... more

Gerald and I have been friends since the early 1990's when he was studying at Columbia College and I was at Roosevelt University. Since those days, we both married and had children or our own. Over the years, I learned that Gerald loves... more

Lifetime Chicago native, Bryan Hudson, has had a lifelong passion for architecture and food. Graduate of Linbloom High School and UIC, Hudson's home has always been Chicago, but in his travels he has found a love of New Orleans and its... more

Listen in as we chat with a Chicago Foodie who is created Chi-Town Chefs a great Facebook group promoting networking amoung minority chefs.

Tune in to hear the fascinating conversation of chef life and food service industry as seen from Chef Ramona's perspective. This exploration of chef's history, culture, and food experiences. We will discuss how she became a chef, what... more

Listen to the conversation between Chef Elaina Alexander and L. Willborn talk about their food cultural history. Willborn's involvement in a cultural revolution and martial arts, lead him into new ways to look at food and eating. We explore... more

Listen in on the conversation between these two female professional chefs in the Chicago culinary scene. The discussion includes topics of gender bias in the industry, industry bias from other professionals, cultural impacts, and of course,... more

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