Chewing the Fat

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11/18/2018

This week at WBEZ Monica is launching series on how to shop at international grocery stores. This is the Filipino installment.Later in the week it will feature audio tours with smart funny guides Sarahlynn Pablo and Natalia Roxas. Enjoy!

https://www.wbez.org/shows/worldview/malunggay-jackfruit-cheese-ice-cream-the-chicago-guide-to-filipino-groceries/3c41d413-7a0d-4bc2-896f-68baf7a0641c

Ever wish you had a pal to guide you through stores like Seafood City and Uni-Mart? Look no further.

10/19/2018

The Chewing the Fat ladies have trimmed the fat and are now just Chewing Podcast. Here's our latest episode about buns, exploding watermelons, motherhood and more. https://soundcloud.com/chewingpodcast/episode-52-bao

Pixar "Bao" director Domee Shi and producer Becky Neiman-Cobb talk about the story behind the dark yet moving dumpling short film. Then Monica investigates an exploding watermelon gene. Plus Louisa of

12/28/2017

Louisa and Monica are eating a lot more broccoli in the new year and coming back with great Chewing episodes on food, health, digestion, elixirs, chefs, recipes and why its better to eat adult animals rather than baby animals--if you're going to eat them at all.

11/27/2017

Check out our latest episode of Chewing (with a little less fat) https://soundcloud.com/chewingpodcast/episode-37-thanks-and-giving

This week Louisa and Monica discuss the new Moto Cookbook with the late Homaro Cantu's wife Katie McGowan. She shares sweet and sad memories of the famed chef, including an incredible Thanksgiving sto

11/04/2017

11/04/2017

Listen to Episode 36: Life Liberty & Gentrification with Alpana Singh, Thai and Danielle Dang by Chewing on
https://soundcloud.com/chewingpodcast/episode-36-life-liberty

This week Monica and Louisa talk to restaurateur Alpana Singh about some big life changes--including the moment Seth Kunin (Monica's just departed brother-in-law) changed the trajectory of her life wi

10/20/2017

Louisa and Monica are back with the HAPPINESS EPISODE. Learn recipes for joy from Chicago's most effusive restaurateur and an international Laughter Yoga Guru. Plus, Melrose Park Italian recipes. https://soundcloud.com/chewingpodcast/episode-34-happy-and-italian?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=facebook

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 Ja

09/23/2017

Listen to our Trash Tiki Drinks & Hong Kong Foodie Customs by Chewing on
https://soundcloud.com/chewingpodcast/episode-33-trash-tiki-drinks

Monica talks to Hong Kong foodies about strange local eating customs and the best craft beer for Chinese food. Meanwhile, back in Chicago, Louisa explores "Trash Tiki" a quests to make cocktails more

09/04/2017

The Chewing the Fat ladies (now called Chewing) eat the hottest Puerto Rican dish in Chicago and explore Hong Kong.

https://soundcloud.com/chewingpodcast/episode-32-despacito-jibarito-michelin-hong-kong-dive

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 b

03/16/2016

U of I professor took $57k in Monsanto money over two years without disclosing on forms. I explain how this happened. https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/u-of-i-professor-did-not-disclose-gmo-funding/eb99bdd2-683d-4108-9528-de1375c3e9fb

A WBEZ investigation has found that a U of I professor got more than $57,000 from agricultural giant Monsanto company to do outreach on GMOs, a crop whose safety he was charged with evaluating.

02/10/2016

Hey Tyler, you were asking how to roll egg rolls in Louisa's recipe. Here is a video by Monica and her daughter.

02/09/2016

If you listened to our Do Or Diet Episode you heard Dawn Lerman talk about her beloved grandma's chicken soup. I forgot to post this recipe for it from a New York Times story years ago. Sounds perfect on a cold February day.

Beauty’s Chicken Soup With a Kick

Chicken soup, known as “Jewish penicillin,” is an essential recipe for all grandmothers and mothers to have in their bag of tricks. It’s delicious, and bone broth is touted for its restorative powers. I used to look forward every holiday to seeing my grandmother and eating her delicious chicken soup. From the age of 9, I began making my grandmother’s classic recipe to feel closer to her. I’ve tweaked the recipe over the years, adding a little ginger, garlic and sweet potato. This recipe is foolproof. Basically, throw all the ingredients in a pot, boil and let the magic happen.

1 (3 1/2-pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces, most of the skin removed
4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
4 ribs celery, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
2 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 medium yellow onion, quartered
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, finely grated
A handful of fresh dill, chopped
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Garlic powder

1. Add 4 cups of cold water to an 8-quart stockpot set over high heat and bring to a boil. Add the chicken and cook until foam comes to the top. Spoon off the foam, reduce the heat to medium-low, and add the carrots, celery, parsnips, sweet potato, onion, garlic, ginger and dill. Simmer the soup for 2 hours and add 8 cups of cold water, 1 cup at a time, as needed. As the soup cooks, the liquid will evaporate and the soup will thicken. Check the soup every 30 minutes to remove any film that rises to the top.

2. Stir in the turmeric, salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste, and remove the pot from the heat.

3. Remove the chicken and the vegetables from the soup, and pull the chicken meat off the bones. Ladle the broth into bowls and add the desired amount of chicken and vegetables to each.

Yield: 12 servings.

02/08/2016

What are Michael Pollan and Jack Hitt doing in this photo? Find out on our last installment of Chewing the Fat. Plus find out what Hitt's heritage has in common with Louisa and Monica's https://soundcloud.com/chewingthefat/ctf-ep-54-last-supper-final-v1

02/06/2016

Chewing the Fat presents its final episode (now we're Chewing Podcast) with last suppers: Jack Hitt teaching Monica to roast a pig, Louisa making amazing fake egg rolls and a sad goodbye to dear Kiba Dog Eats World Chu. https://soundcloud.com/chewingthefat/ctf-ep-54-last-supper-final-v1

What would you want for your last meal? On this series finale of Chewing the Fat, co-hosts Louisa Chu and Monica Eng dedicate the episode to Kiba Chu. Kiba was Louisa’s adopted Alaskan Malamute mix do

02/01/2016

This seems more like a Shelbyville idea.....

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01/29/2016

Check out our first new episode in many months with My Fat Dad author and nutritionist Dawn Lerman - Author on why her bubbie's chicken soup was the best food for her and Dr. David Ludwig, M.D., PhD on his new diet. Plus Louisa tries to make Monica eat something really weird in jook. https://soundcloud.com/chewingthefat/ctf-ep-53-do-or-diet-david-ludwig-and-dawn-lerman-talk-about-losing-that-gut

Do or Diet: The Chewing the Fat ladies are back hearing from Dr. David Ludwig about his bestseller “Always Hungry” on the best way to finally lose that gut forever. Author Dawn Lerman talks about gro

01/24/2016

Food & health podcast by Chicago Tribune food critic Louisa Chu & Axios Chicago reporter Monica Eng

01/24/2016

A million apologies for not keeping this page up to date. Louisa and Monica (me) finally have some news. We will release our two finale Chewing the Fat episodes. Then we will rise like twin phoenixes from the ashes with our new venture simply called CHEWING. We're billing it as the funniest, smartest and most delicious food and health podcast you've ever heard. But you can judge yourself in mid February. Subscribe for free now to be the envy of all your friends. Just click the link below and then click subscribe in iTunes.
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Food & health podcast by Chicago Tribune food critic Louisa Chu & Axios Chicago reporter Monica Eng