Welcome to Taste Test, a new segment where a  ̶b̶l̶i̶n̶d̶f̶o̶l̶d̶e̶d̶ Tim and Danny, with the help of Tim's Sister Liz, pit local culinary delights against their mass-market counterparts. It's the Chicago food version of David vs. Goliath, or Jerry Maguire vs. Sports, with Tim and Danny's pallets settling the score.

In episode three, we're rounding out Liz's first stint by tackling a classic Chicago condiment: the smattering of pickled veggies known best as Giardiniera. Will Tim and Danny relish in glory by continuing their winning streak, or will Liz finally to jam them up in a jar of sweet, salty brine? You know what to do, folks.

This week, we're exploring the aesthetic side of the culinary world with none other than Huge Galdones, a man whose portfolio spans the hospitality gamut. This man knows just how to frame art, craft, and product -- he has experience photographing every facet of the Chicago restaurant scene and beyond. He tells us all about transitioning from a career in science to bootstrapping as a photographer, provides some friendly tips on raising your Instagram food photography game, and reminds us all just how important pre-production is.

Welcome to Taste Test, a new segment where a blindfolded Tim and Danny, with the help of Tim's Sister Liz, pit local culinary delights against their mass-market counterparts. It's the Chicago food version of David vs. Goliath, or Jerry Maguire vs. Sports, with Tim and Danny's pallets settling the score.

This week, we're hotboxing the studio with Mindy Segal of Mindy's Bakery and Mindy's Edibles. We settle in deep and plumb the depths in jocular fashion, exploring the true meaning of success and how to arrive at radical self-acceptance -- and Mindy shares some practical advice on safely enjoying cannabis.

Welcome to Taste Test, a new segment where a blindfolded Tim and Danny, with the help of Tim's Sister Liz, pit local culinary delights against their mass-market counterparts. It's the Chicago food version of David vs. Goliath, or Jerry Maguire vs. Sports, with Tim and Danny's pallets settling the score. For our sophomore episode, we're going to Flake Town with a quintessential French Pastry: the wonderful, butter-full croissant.

Join Tim and Danny as they take a seat with Robby Haynes III of Apologue Liqueurs and Sunday's Finest. He's a world-class drink designer using the knowledge and experience he gained as one of the nomads of Chicago's cocktail renaissance to create obscure liqueurs with one-of-a-kind flavor profiles. He takes us through his creative process (it involves not writing things down, but he's getting better about that), let's us know what inspired him to start Apologue, prompts Tim to reveal his dark history of pretentious Absinthe drinking, and so much more. 

This week, we're taken to school by none other than Chef Brian Jupiter, the extremely accomplished gentleman currently helming Pioneer Tavern Group, the driving force behind spots like Frontier, Jup Soups, Ina Mae Tavern, and Lottie's. He tells about cooking with his grandmother and making food for his friends as a teenager in New Orleans, and leads us through the kitchens that compose his extensive resume. We're cooking llama and gator today, folks (amongst other things) -- and we're already thinking about part two. 

Welcome to Taste Test, a new segment where a blindfolded Tim and Danny, with the help of Tim's Sister Liz, pit local culinary delights against their mass-market counterparts. It's the Chicago food version of David vs. Goliath, or Jerry Maguire vs. Sports, with Tim and Danny's pallets settling the score. For the first episode, the guys take on an early morning staple, often attempted and rarely perfected: the eggs-laden breakfast sandwich. 

How do you get from Dua Lipa to Hibiscus Wine in three moves or less? Find out this week, when the boys crack open a few cold ones with Dan Abel, Co-Founder and CEO of Pilot Project, a brewery incubator based out of Chicago. Fittingly, it's the first episode to feature actual drinking, and it's complemented by incredible insight into the type of creativity, market savvy, and attention to detail that makes a passion project stand out, from a man who perceives the logic in music and vice-versa. 

This week, we're lucky enough to have D'Andre Carter sidle up to the booth. D'Andre is the creative force and culinary talent behind a number of celebrated projects, like Feast & Imbibe and Soul & Smoke: two Chicagoland mainstays that put the chef's attention to detail and panache front and center.  We talk about what characterizes Chicago-style BBQ, how Olive Garden is low-key a masterclass in culinary process and planning, and how D'Andre and his team successfully pivoted to provide hundreds of emergency meals every day during the dawn of Covid.