Chicago's culinary history revealed by Michael Gebert and Kyle Johnson Cherek.
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After the talk, head to the nearby restaurant, Beans & Barley, for a post-event meal. It's a local favorite and just a 5-minute walk from Boswell Book Company.
Boswell hosts James Beard Award-winning food writer Michael Gebert for a conversation about his new book, The Chicago Way: An Oral History of Chicago Dining, with Milwaukee-area culinary historian Kyle Johnson Cherek. Gebert reveals the untold stories behind Chicago's globally celebrated culinary scene, from revolutionary chefs to kitchen disasters to public uproars to Michelin stars, as told by the cooks, servers, restaurateurs, critics, dreamers, and rebels who built America's fearless food city.
