The Chicago Way, the book, is an oral history of how Chicago’s culinary ascendancy transpired. Thoughtfully curated by culinary writer Bob Gebert, Kyle delves into some of the stories behind the stories. 

Classic Eats with Kyle Johnson Cherek is created and hosted by Kyle Johnson Cherek, and co-produced by a'point productions and WUWM. Executive producers are Kyle Johnson Cherek and Rob Schoonover. Audio editing and engineering by Brian Arkta and John Rymaszewski. Additional production by Valeria Navarro Villegas, Michelle Maternowski and Rob Larry, Special thanks to our guest hamburger historian, Sef Gonzalez.