Chewing the Fat

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!

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.

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)

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

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.

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

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.

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