@chewingpodcast

Food & health podcast by Chicago Tribune food critic @louisachu & Axios Chicago reporter @monicaeng

 Chicago, IL
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Joined September 2015
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📣 Congratulations @monicaeng on your nomination and we’re cheering you on for your long overdue FIRST @beardfoundation award! Regular listeners of Chewing know that this is Monica’s SIXTH nomination, which she says makes her the Susan Lucci of the Beards! – at Chicago, IL
Louisa Chu 朱功蕾@louisachu26 Apr 2023
🍾 Congratulations @monicaeng and all 2023 @beardfoundation Media Award nominees! Read Monica’s story about the restaurant critic who suddenly walked away from the @chicagotribune and how she finally found peace and herself chicagomag.com/chicago-magaz…

Being Paula Camp

Three decades after suddenly walking away from the Chicago Tribune, the famously acerbic restaurant critic finally found peace — and herself.

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New episode at last! @monicaeng visits @thekoreanvegan at home @louisachu visits @owamni by @the_sioux_chef soundcloud.app.goo.gl/WbTndQ…
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NEW: MacArthur's cafeteria owner on year of pandemic, protests & politics. Then, does Chicago need restaurant critics? And @monicaeng dares @louisachu to try Korean macaroni snacks, but Will She Eat It? soundcloud.app.goo.gl/HSWnJG… – at Chicago, IL
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Did you know @monicaeng, host of @WBEZCuriousCity & @chewingpodcast, uses CPL to research Chicago's food culture and her family's history? Join us on Feb. 9 to hear how she uses CPL's newspaper & microfilm collection. Learn more and register to attend: 👉ow.ly/rMXR50Dg5ts
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The host of @WBEZCuriousCity and @chewingpodcast, @monicaeng, discusses her use of our newspaper and microfilm collection for her research on Chicago's food culture and her own family's history. Register on the event listing to join us on Feb. 9 at 6 PM: ow.ly/6Hd450Dg55J
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Monica Eng@monicaeng29 Dec 2020
On this weeks @chewingpodcast I talk to sleep scientists about the Top 5 ways to sleep better during COVID and we try delish local ice cream infused w/ Tulip Tree Gardens CBD. And we talk to the farmers about their regenerative veg & hemp. soundcloud.com/chewingpodcas…

Episode 87: Tulip Tree Gardens, Sleep Medicine, Hank Shaw, Ida's...

Chewing podcast co-host Monica Eng talks to CBD Tulip Tree Gardens founders Rachael and Jesse Smedberg and tries their CBN oil in her quest for a peaceful pandemic night's sleep. Then Monica consults

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.donna.@andshewas27 Nov 2020
Somebody please find me the recipe for the Beverly Woods’ dinner rolls.
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Learn a little bit about the history of Pizza Puffs in an interview with our friend @monicaeng! The #pizzapuff segment begins around the 37min mark, but the whole podcast is great. Thanks to @chewingpodcast for the Chicago love!
Chewing Podcast@chewingpodcast7 Aug 2020
📻🥡🍕🍳🎧 @louisachu visits an influential Chinatown basement food court, and @monicaeng talks to the family behind @pizzapuffs, then Louisa dares Monica to taste rancid lardo flavored eggs, but Will She Eat It? soundcloud.com/chewingpodcas…

Episode 82: Chinatown and Pizza Puffs

Chewing podcast co-host Louisa Chu visits an influential Chinatown basement food court during the pandemic. Co-host Monica Eng uncovers the origin story of the iconic Chicago-invented pizza puff. Then

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New episode! Chef @Rick_Bayless on working through pandemic. @monicaeng on Goya Foods w/ @chicagocultural director. @HenrysFarmMovie filmmakers on climate change. @louisachu dares Monica & @irisinspace to taste corn 🍩 & CBD ☕️ but Will They Eat/Drink It? soundcloud.com/chewingpodcas…

Episode 83: Farm to Endangered Table, Season Finale

Chewing podcast co-hosts Louisa Chu and Monica Eng talk to chef Rick Bayless about running restaurants in a pandemic. Then Monica shares Puerto Rican food memories, using food memories to support cult

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📻🥡🍕🍳🎧 @louisachu visits an influential Chinatown basement food court, and @monicaeng talks to the family behind @pizzapuffs, then Louisa dares Monica to taste rancid lardo flavored eggs, but Will She Eat It? soundcloud.com/chewingpodcas…

Episode 82: Chinatown and Pizza Puffs

Chewing podcast co-host Louisa Chu visits an influential Chinatown basement food court during the pandemic. Co-host Monica Eng uncovers the origin story of the iconic Chicago-invented pizza puff. Then

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NEW EP! ⁦⁦Fries 🍟sustainable seafood 🦞 and potatoes 🥔 with ⁦@ChiTribFood⁩ columnist ⁦@jimdewan⁩. Then ⁦@monicaeng⁩ dares ⁦@louisachu⁩ to try ketchup on potato chips but Will She Eat It? soundcloud.com/chewingpodcas…
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ICYMI NEW EP! @armandalegshow⁩ host ⁦@danweissmann⁩ talks health care costs with pal ⁦@monicaeng⁩. Then ⁦@louisachu⁩ dares her to dip into pandemic pantry, but Will She Drink It? soundcloud.com/chewingpodcas… – at Chicago, IL

Episode 74: Pandemic Pantry, Dan Weissmann

Louisa Chu and Monica Eng report from the midst of the coronavirus crisis in Chicago on what to eat and how to eat it. Plus how to deal with health care costs from old friend Dan Weissmann of the podc

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NEW EP! ⁦⁦@michaelpollan⁩ talks caffeine with pal ⁦@monicaeng⁩ ☕️ ⁦@davidlebovitz⁩ talks cocktails with pal ⁦@louisachu⁩ 🍸 soundcloud.com/chewingpodcas…

Episode 73: Michael Pollan, David Lebovitz, caffeine and cocktails

Michael Pollan talks to old pal Monica about and his new audiobook "Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World." Then David Lebovitz talks to old pal Louisa about his new book "Drinking French: T

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#OnAir: @chewingpodcast hosts Monica Eng and Louisa Chu break down Lunar New Year traditions. 📻:91.5 FM & wbez.org
Louisa Chu 朱功蕾@louisachu22 Jan 2020
🥢🥡🍴 What were these Chinese American restaurants? Listen to next @WBEZ @WBEZreset with @JWhitePubRadio when my @chewingpodcast cohost @monicaeng & I share highlights from @CulinaryHistory talk 🙌 Podcast from @CathyLambrecht soon 📻🧨🎧
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🥢🥡🍴 What were these Chinese American restaurants? Listen to next @WBEZ @WBEZreset with @JWhitePubRadio when my @chewingpodcast cohost @monicaeng & I share highlights from @CulinaryHistory talk 🙌 Podcast from @CathyLambrecht soon 📻🧨🎧 – at Chicago, IL
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🧧🥟🧨 What do you eat for #LunarNewYear? Listen to next @WBEZreset when @JWhitePubRadio talks lucky food with my @chewingpodcast cohost @monicaeng & me 👉 chicagotribune.com/dining/ct… – at Chicago, IL

72 dumplings and countless cups of tea: A dim sum field guide to 8 Chicago restaurants

Dim sum is the style of Chinese cuisine identified by steamer baskets filled with dumplings and small plates that’s fully experiential at its best and worst. If your earliest memories of Sunday...

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Gus Rickette from Uncle Remus is so charming on the @chewingpodcast and now I am craving mild sauce. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

Chewing

Food Podcast · Food and health podcast by Chicago Tribune food critic Louisa Chu and Axios Chicago reporter Monica Eng.

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🥡🍚🥢 SML! SATURDAY MORNING LIVE! @chewingpodcast talks Chinese food with old school egg rolls & chop suey by @CulinaryHistory! 🙏 Thanks @lucheezy from @monicaeng & me 👉 chicagotribune.com/redeye/ct… – at Chicago, IL

Tedeschi-Trucks Band and Soul Summit turns 10 — here are 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago

Chicago, there’s a lot to do this weekend, from Tedeschi-Trucks band to soul dance parties to winter fairs — and rest assured, it’s all indoors. ‘It’s beginning to feel a lot like Truck Month’...

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Louisa Chu 朱功蕾@louisachu17 Jan 2020
🥡🍚🥢 SML! SATURDAY MORNING LIVE! @chewingpodcast talks Chinese food with old school egg rolls & chop suey by @CulinaryHistory! 🙏 Thanks @lucheezy from @monicaeng & me 👉 chicagotribune.com/redeye/ct…

Tedeschi-Trucks Band and Soul Summit turns 10 — here are 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago

Chicago, there’s a lot to do this weekend, from Tedeschi-Trucks band to soul dance parties to winter fairs — and rest assured, it’s all indoors. ‘It’s beginning to feel a lot like Truck Month’...

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New episode! ⁦@monicaeng⁩ and ⁦@louisachu⁩ talk holiday feasts and drinks 🍹 drinks 🍸 drinks 🍷 soundcloud.com/chewingpodcas… – at Chicago, IL

Episode 71: Holiday Feasts and Drink

Monica Eng talks about surprising American story behind Italian Christmas Feast of the Seven Fishes with filmmaker Robert Tinnell. Louisa Chu talks about best new book "Last Call: Bartenders on Their

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