The Chicago food subreddit has quietly become one of the internet’s most reliable sources for up-to-the-minute restaurant intel, thoughtful recommendations, and lively conversation celebrating the city’s singular hospitality culture. This week’s guest, Mitch Gropman — better known by his Reddit handle TriedForMitchcraft — has played a key role in shaping that space into what it is today. After moving to Chicago from Jacksonville, Florida, Mitch helped turn /r/ChicagoFood into a vibrant hub for both newcomers and seasoned locals. A top-notch culinarian with a knack for deep-dive posts into the city’s vast and varied food scene, he joins us in the studio to talk about the evolution of the subreddit, the etiquette of digital food discourse, how he ended up eating for free at Alinea, and plenty