Tonight we discuss notable Chicago restaurant closings, the future of the restaurant industry and we get our first update from the Great Soylent Experiment.

It's a new year, and so it's time to do a thing.  I'm going on an all-Soylent diet for the next two weeks!  We discuss the history of meal replacements, as well as their appearances in sci-fi.

Tonight, we discuss undocumented robots smashing strawberries, naked waitresses & why you shouldn't saute naked.

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-25412/a-naked-restaurant-is-opening-in-london-theres-a-45-000-person-wait-list.html?utm_source=quickanddirtytips.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange_module

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ht-GHpm5U&feature=youtu.be

This week we discuss what makes a good first date restaurant, and due to recording technical details, it sounds like I'm interviewing Steve's Force Ghost.  Please be aware, we DID NOT record this episode on a ouija board.

What do Presidents and Wannabe Presidents eat?  What does this tell us about them?  And what is Jimmy Carter's backup band called? We cover ALL of this in tonight's white-housed and red-eyed episode!

I know it's almost Halloween, but I want you to NOT be afraid.  Trust me, it's gonna be ok.

Today we sit down with Dave Gebhardt of Rogue Philanthropy (roguephilanthropy.org) to trade industry stories, ponder the future of fine dining and discuss how to make a charity-driven restaurant work.

You walk in the front door of a restaurant & what do you see?  Not the seething stockpot of hatred.  Oh, but it's there.

Hosting a big holiday dinner this year?  Scared yet?

What's REALLY in your food?