Chewing

This week Monica and Louisa serve up recipes for happiness. Louisa tries to coax well-loved recipes out of Italian cooks at Taste of Melrose Park, while Monica talks to beloved Chicago restaurateur Jason Chan about positivity, sushi and their secret connection. Then Monica drives out to the inaugural Laughter Yoga conference to talk to guru Madan Kataria about the power of laughter. If you want to smile click play!

Louisa and Monica talk to chefs Curtis Stone, Carla Hall and Paul Kahan about Marco Pierre White, work lunches and school food. Plus Monica talks to professor Marion Nestle about why she thinks soda taxes can improve world health. And finally, Louisa refuses her FIRST Will She Eat it dare. Find out what Monica asked her to eat on this shocking episode of Chewing. 

Monica talks strange Hong Kong food customs and craft beer pairings. Louisa talks low-waste Trash Tiki. Then smoking tiki cocktails, but Will They Drink It?

Monica takes us to Hong Kong’s Michelin starred dive Tim Ho Wan. Louisa invites her to surprisingly popular Chicago shop Jibaritos y Mas. Then they welcome Chewing superfan (Monica’s mom) to taste a blood sausage jibarito, but Will She Eat It?

Monica learns all about lentils, world’s healthiest food? She and Louisa lunch with veteran Chicago Tribune restaurant critic and pal Phil Vettel. Dessert is 7-Eleven 90th anniversary Birthday Cake Snack Pie, but Will They Eat It?

Monica talks pu-erh tea, dim sum, and "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" with best-selling author Lisa See.  Then Monica and Louisa talk to microbiome scientist and author of "Dirt is Good" Jack Gilbert at Lit Fest. Plus dirty food, but Will They Eat It?

In this episode of the Chewing food and health podcast, Louisa Chu and guest co-host Bill Daley, fellow Chicago Tribune Food and Dining reporter, welcome back Monica Eng (who’s finished writing her debut book on magical dumplings). First, they talk about the importance of potstickers in dating profiles. Then Bill tells the stories behind his stories on mayo and Chicago’s mild sauce. Finally, Louisa offers Monica and Bill Japanese themed snacks but Will They Eat / Drink It?