Podcast appearances and mentions of devon avenue

The Story of Chicago's South Asians and Their Food Colleen Taylor Sen Chicago has the country's third-largest urban population of South Asians (a community that includes Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Nepalis) – and a vibrant South Asian food scene. Colleen Taylor Sen will tell the story of this community from the early 20th century when a small community lived on the Far South Side to the present. She'll also talk about the evolution of the city's South Asian grocery stores and restaurants, including the transformation of Devon Avenue on the Far North Side from a mainly Jewish shopping district in the 1960s to a mecca for South Asian shoppers from all over the Midwest. Today, Chicago's Indian food lovers can enjoy a wide range of cuisines from the simple fare of taxi drivers' "dhabas" to a Michelin-starred temple of cuisine. Biography: Colleen Sen has presented many programs before the Culinary Historians of Chicago. A prolific author and editor, she has contributed free-lance articles to such publications as Travel and Leisure, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Tribune, and was a regular participant in the Oxford Symposia on Food and Cookery. She has written eight books, among them Food Culture in India, Curry: A Global History, and Feasts and Fasts: A History of Food in India. In 2017 Colleen coedited The Chicago Food Encyclopedia. Her books have been translated into Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. She has also organized many culinary tours of Indian stores and has given talks and cooking demonstrations on Indian cuisine. Recorded via Zoom on December 3, 2024 CONNECT WITH CULINARY HISTORIANS OF CHICAGO ✔ MEMBERSHIP https://culinaryhistorians.org/membership/ ✔ EMAIL LIST http://culinaryhistorians.org/join-our-email-list/ ✔ S U B S C R I B E https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Y0-9lTi1-JYu22Bt4_-9w ✔ F A C E B O O K https://www.facebook.com/CulinaryHistoriansOfChicago ✔ PODCAST 2008 to Present https://culinaryhistorians.org/podcasts/ By Presenter https://culinaryhistorians.org/podcasts-by-presenter/ ✔ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Y0-9lTi1-JYu22Bt4_-9w ✔ W E B S I T E https://www.CulinaryHistorians.org

Devon Avenue is known as a cultural hub for South Asian Chicagoans. As folks celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, and traffic picks up in the neighborhood, we are checking in on some of the best Indian and Pakistani restaurants in the city. Eater Chicago editor Ashok Selvam tells host Jacoby Cochran what qualities he looks for in South Asian cuisine and his favorites.  Places mentioned: Tandoor Char House  Annapurna  Superkhana International Indienne The Coach House  King Sweets Art of Dosa  Udupi Palace Basant Kama Bistro Indian Garden  Indian House Nominate City Cast Chicago for best podcast and Hey Chicago for best email newsletter.  Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this Oct. 30 episode: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners BetterHelp – get 10% off at betterhelp.com/CITYCAST Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE 

Devon Avenue in the West Ridge neighborhood has been the region's top destination for South Asian restaurants, grocery stores, clothing, jewelry and more. But with more South Asian families settling in the suburbs, what does the future hold for the area known as “Little India”?

Devon Avenue has long been known as Little India, but the diverse West Ridge strip has become home for many and is still evolving today.

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Madhuri Shekar, Playwright of “Queen” Madhuri Shekar Madhuri Shekar (Playwright) Award-winning plays include Dhaba on Devon Avenue (commissioned by Victory Gardens), House read more The post Stagecraft: Madhuri Shekar, Playwright of “Queen” appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Street talking Indian Street Food Ranjana Bhargava Mention the words street food and most of us Chicagoans think of food trucks parked downtown at lunchtime with vendors selling a variety of freshly prepared ethnic foods. Our program today takes us to India where street food has abounded for years, but with a different twist — no trucks. What you'll see are vendors with open carts preparing food right before your eyes; or vendors sitting on the ground cooking at their stoves; or cooks at storefronts preparing one or more items And while these scenes may be the same across India, the variety of food is endless and served on leaves, newspaper squares, or plates made from clay. Street food addresses the palates and pockets of all, and Indian street food has become a staple for workers, students and tourists. Join us as Ranjana Bhargava, one of Chicago's pioneering Indian cooking teachers, discusses the street food of several Indian regions and gives us tips on their preparation. Says Ranjana, “The art of Indian cooking focuses on combining a variety of grains, vegetables, spices and fresh condiments.” She'll cover the following (Links to recipes): Bread, flatbreads, and bread rolls are served with sauces, relishes, or stews. (Paneer Kathi Rolls) https://culinaryhistorians.org/wp-con... Medley of snacks, nuts, and bite-sized grains-soaked, blended or fried. (Bhel Puri) https://culinaryhistorians.org/wp-con... Items filled with sauces, spices, vegetables. (Chutneys and Samosa (combined)) https://culinaryhistorians.org/wp-con... Ranjana Bhargava has taught vegetarian Indian cooking for nearly 40 years. Her focus has been to make Indian foods simplified and accessible to all. She has taught from her home in Chicago's south side well as in schools, libraries and community centers. She has also led Indian culinary tours of Devon Avenue. A psychologist by profession, Ranjana has served as the executive director of five different non-profits and is the founding member of the first shelter for battered Asian women in the United States. For information on Ranjana's classes go to www.indiancookingclass.com https://culinaryhistorians.org/street... Recorded via Zoom on May 25, 2022 CONNECT WITH CULINARY HISTORIANS OF CHICAGO ✔ MEMBERSHIP https://culinaryhistorians.org/membership/ ✔ EMAIL LIST http://culinaryhistorians.org/join-our-email-list/ ✔ S U B S C R I B E https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Y0-9lTi1-JYu22Bt4_-9w ✔ F A C E B O O K https://www.facebook.com/CulinaryHistoriansOfChicago ✔ PODCAST 2008 to Present https://culinaryhistorians.org/podcasts/ By Presenter https://culinaryhistorians.org/podcasts-by-presenter/ ✔ W E B S I T E https://www.CulinaryHistorians.org

I tēnei rā Alice is joined by Sananda Chatterjee to kōrero about the wonderful Prayas Theatre's latest production, Dhaba on Devon Avenue. Catch it at TAPAC from this Thursday, 26 May. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Traditions under threat from changing attitudes and new generations who have different expectations, is one of the ideas being investigated in a new play being presented by Auckland's Prayas Theatre company. In Dhaba on Devon Avenue a multi generational Indian family who run a restaurant serving traditional Sindhi food, are facing bankruptucy if something doesn't change. But there's strong resistance from the matriarch to meddling with the cuisine. Dhaba on Devon Avenue was written by American Madhuri Shekar and the setting translocated from Chicago to Wellington. Lynn Freeman is joined by writer and director Sananda Chatterjee and actor founding member of Prayas, Amit Ohdedar.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to announced on-line and streaming local theatre & book events   Bookwaves Gail Sheehy, one of America's most distinguished journalists, known for her incisive profiles in the New Yorker and other magazines, died on August 24, 2020 of complications from pneumonia, possibly brought on by Covid-19. She was 83. One of the founders of the New Journalism, Sheehy's book, Passages, a kind of road map of life from our twenties to old age, is considered one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. In this interview with host Richard Wolinsky, conducted at Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera, California on September 24, 2014, she talks about what would be her final book, Daring: My Passages, which takes us from her days at New York Magazine through her years as a freelance journalist, focusing on the personalities of the people she's interviewed over the years as well as on her personal life. Gail Sheehy Wikipedia page Artwaves Madhuri Shekar‘s play, “In Love and Warcraft” will be seen in live performance as part of ACT's InterAct Home Initiative, September 4-12, 2020, and then streaming September 18-25. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. “In Love and Warcraft” concerns a young woman who spends much of her time in the World of Warcraft game, and on the side writes love letters for her friends. Along the way, she discovers she has feelings for one of her clients. Madhuri Shekar's other plays include “House of Joy,” which played at Cal Shakes last summer, along with “A Nice Indian Boy,” “Queen,” and “Dhaba on Devon Avenue,” which was having its premiere at the New Victory Theatre in Chicago and was shut down due to the novel corona virus. Her web TV series, “Titus and Andronicus” can be found on You Tube. She was part of the writers' room of Joss Whedon's new series, “The Nevers,” which will have its premiere on HBO. Born in California, she spent most of her formative years in Chenmai, India, and currently lives in New Jersey. Headshot: Ganesh Toasty. Horizontal photo: Niyantha Shekar Post-production: Richard Lavin.     Announcement Links Book Passage.Ticketed events are Louise Penny, Saturday September 5 at noon Pacifica time, and Jodi Pico on Sunday September 6 at 4 pm Pacific. Carl Hiaasen in conversation with Dave Barry, Tuesday September 8, 4 pm. Chasten Buttegieg in conversation with Andrew Sean Greer Tuesday September 15, 5:30 pm The Booksmith features Joe William Trotter Jr. and Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America, on Monday September 7 at 11 am and Tuesday September 8, at 6 pm, Julian Guthrie with Good Blood at 6 pm. Both are free with RSVP. Books Inc presents a book launch with Carole Bumpus and Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, later today at 5 pm, and a talk about children's literature with author Shirin Yim Bridges and editor Amy Novesky on Wednesday, September 9 at 5 pm. Bay Area Book Festival Sunday, October 4, the Bay Area Book Festival presents Berkeley #UNBOUND, an all-day, free, virtual mini-festival — kicked off with a ticketed keynote program on Saturday night, October 3. Kepler's Books presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required. San Francisco Playhouse ADDED SEPT 4: Monday September 7, 7 pm. Two Pigeons Talk Politics by Lauren Gunderson. Virtual table read. Free with registration. Thursday September 3 at 7 pm: Fireside chat with Susi Damilano and Stacey Ross. Custom Made Theatre UPDATED SEPT 4: Sarah Ruhl's How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, recorded during its Jan/Feb run, streams September 18-20, On Demand 10 am-11 pm. Theatre Rhino Live Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursday September 3 is Fillmore. Other Letters created by Renaud and Carin Silkaitis, a queer and diverse take on A.J. Gurney's Love Letters, can be seen on Zoom on Tuesday September 8 at 7 pm. American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) begins a series of live then streamed ticketed productions, titled InterAct, starting on September 4 with In Love and Warcraft by Madhuri Shekar. Live productions Sept 4-5, 11-12; On Demand recording Sept 18-25. 42nd Street Moon. 8 pm Tuesdays: Tuesday Talks Over the Moon. Fridays at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia. Shotgun Players.  Check out the website for streamed material. Berkeley Rep Another live performance by Hershey Felder, George Gershwin Alone, airs on Sunday September 13 at 5 pm. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Another live performance by Hershey Felder, George Gershwin Alone, airs on Sunday September 13 at 5 pm. Tickets on sale on the website. TheatreWorks' production of the musical Pride and Prejudice is now streaming with an Amazon Prime subscription. California Shakepeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) Direct Address: Allyship and Anti-Racism, Where Are We Now? Panel discussion Friday Sept 4, 5-7 pm. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more. SFBATCO Songs of the Golden Age, Thursday September 3, 6 pm with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV. Aurora Theatre's A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, will stream this fall, date to be announced. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Marin Theatre Company Lauren Gunderson's play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website. Central Works The Script Club, where you read the script of a new play and send comments to the playwright. The September script is Strange Ladies by Susan Sobeloff. A podcast will be posted to the Central Works website on September 29. New Conservatory Theatre Center presents In Good Company, a podcast about life when it goes off script. The first three episodes are now available streaming. The Marsh: Class Performances. David Ford's class members perform 20-minute monologues live streamed, next Monday September 7 and Tuesday September 8 at 7:30 pm. Pear Theater. Lysistrata, October 8 – November 9, filmed live outdoors. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Afterschool classes begin September 14. Lincoln Center Live Through September 8, 2020: Carousel, with Kelli O'Hara & Nathan Gunn. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theatre venue to this list, please write bookwaves@hotmail.com.   . The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – September 3, 2020: Gail Sheehy – Madhuri Shekar appeared first on KPFA.

This Week’s Guest: Ricky Ahuja Ricky Ahuja, Head of Business Development of MoreNiche Limited, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins. Episode 102 I wanted to learn more about the real Ricky, so I asked him a variety of questions I figured he had not been asked in previous interviews. We discussed... A celebration with lots of colors Being an alumnus of the University of Maryland The Webster Dictionary Becoming a Jacksonville Jaguars fan Being able to speak in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Spanish Hanging out on Devon Avenue in Chicago How he met his wife Links from this episode Ricky on Facebook Ricky on LinkedIn MoreNiche Limited RickyAhuja.com Thank you for listening Please leave a comment or feel free to contact me. And if you enjoyed this episode of This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins, please share it.

Currying Interest in Indian Cuisine From its Arrival in America to its Rise in Chicago Presented by Colleen Sen, PhD Author, Culinary Historian “The history of Indian food in America has been largely neglected, even though it is much older than Chinese American cuisine,” says Colleen Sen, PhD, one of our nation’s foremost authorities on South Asian food. Please join us as Colleen regales us with a buffet of flavorful facts about one of the world’s greatest cuisines, and its long-simmering impact on our nation and our city. A few tidbits: · The first Indian cooks arrived a decade after the founding of the Jamestown Colony in 1607 as servants to British “Nawabs” who came to America after making their fortunes. · Curry recipes were featured in most 19th century cookbooks. · America’s very first ‘bad boy’ celebrity chef was an Indian, Ranjit Smile, who hit the New York culinary scene in 1899 and made front page headlines with his exotic dishes and his frequent run-ins with the law. · Faced with tightening immigration laws in the early 1900s, Indian farm workers in the Sacramento Valley married Mexican women and created a hybrid Indian-Mexican cuisine, including “Hindu pizza.” · In Chicago, the first Indian restaurant was the House of India (1963), followed by Bengal Lancers (1969) –15 years before the first restaurant on Devon Avenue.. · For a finale, Colleen will dish on Chicago’s current South Asian food scene. BIOGRAPHY: Colleen Taylor Sen is a Chicago-based author and culinary historian focusing on the food of the Indian Subcontinent. She has written many articles and seven books, including Food Culture in India; Curry: A Global History; Menus; Feasts and Fasts: A History of Food in India (named one of the best food books of the year by Vogue and The Smithsonian Magazine); and, most recently, The Chicago Food Encyclopedia (with Carol Haddix and Bruce Kraig).

Currying Interest in Indian Cuisine From its Arrival in America to its Rise in Chicago Presented by Colleen Sen, PhD Author, Culinary Historian “The history of Indian food in America has been largely neglected, even though it is much older than Chinese American cuisine,” says Colleen Sen, PhD, one of our nation’s foremost authorities on South Asian food. Please join us as Colleen regales us with a buffet of flavorful facts about one of the world’s greatest cuisines, and its long-simmering impact on our nation and our city. A few tidbits: · The first Indian cooks arrived a decade after the founding of the Jamestown Colony in 1607 as servants to British “Nawabs” who came to America after making their fortunes. · Curry recipes were featured in most 19th century cookbooks. · America’s very first ‘bad boy’ celebrity chef was an Indian, Ranjit Smile, who hit the New York culinary scene in 1899 and made front page headlines with his exotic dishes and his frequent run-ins with the law. · Faced with tightening immigration laws in the early 1900s, Indian farm workers in the Sacramento Valley married Mexican women and created a hybrid Indian-Mexican cuisine, including “Hindu pizza.” · In Chicago, the first Indian restaurant was the House of India (1963), followed by Bengal Lancers (1969) –15 years before the first restaurant on Devon Avenue.. · For a finale, Colleen will dish on Chicago’s current South Asian food scene. BIOGRAPHY: Colleen Taylor Sen is a Chicago-based author and culinary historian focusing on the food of the Indian Subcontinent. She has written many articles and seven books, including Food Culture in India; Curry: A Global History; Menus; Feasts and Fasts: A History of Food in India (named one of the best food books of the year by Vogue and The Smithsonian Magazine); and, most recently, The Chicago Food Encyclopedia (with Carol Haddix and Bruce Kraig).

This week I'm joined by two guests: Mike Gebert, excellent food writer/editor of Fooditor (fooditor.com) and Chef Won Kim, food magician behind Kimski (kimskichicago.com // 954-960 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60608). Fooditor just published its annual must-read "Fooditor 99" collection of places to eat in Chicago, and for this episode we went to Kimski (which is one of the 99).  Chef Won Kim arrived with veritable Kimski buffet which didn't last long in the Mazda. Buy The Fooditor 99: Where To Eat and What To Eat There: 2019 Edition Eat at Kimski. KIMSKI SEGMENT "Ko-Po" cuisine: Did Mike make up that name? Where did the Korean/Polish cuisine concept come from? Regulated pre-show shots were consumed. You'd never guess what's behind the doors of Kimski if you walked by on the street ("we wanted something cool, and something modernist"). Regarding Yelp: Never read the comments. The Kimski food is amazing. We sampled: The Maria Standard, which started it all. Kimski makes its own sauerkraut, and it's really good. They also make their own soju mustard. Holy crap. Gołąbki: Polish cabbage rolls with a meat chili sauce. Polish dumplings, similar to gnocchi. Kopu Wangs (Wings). Complex and delicious, and they made me swear. Kimski poutine. Wow. I could have had that for a meal. Trips to Pekin House on Devon Avenue back in the day. Chef Won's appearances on the Food Network ("Cutthroat Kitchen" and "some really shitty show with Anne Burrell"). Kimski's pork chop sandwich competition. Chef Won can use salty language at times ("don't ask stupid, tired questions"). FOODITOR SEGMENT Mike is a "frequent podcast guest." Food trends in Chicago. Is charcuterie still a trend? Oriole: A crown jewel in Chicago's restaurant scene "What's the point of living in a city this large and not taking advantage of its resources?" Roosevelt Road is Chicago's Berlin Wall. "Dickhole" is a Car Con Carne first! What restaurant is housed in a former "rub & tug?" Five Loaves: Nicest restaurant in its area. The always-consistent Duck Inn: Chef Hickey gets lots of praise. Smack Dab in Rogers Park: An "adorably woke cafe." Tempesta Market in West Town. I was drooling as Mike and Chef Won were talking about it. Mango Pickle: The Indian joint that's not on Devon Avenue. Schaumburg isn't just a chain restaurant mecca. passerrotto: For a "big, warm accessible meal." Pork brings us together. The Chicago restaurant "classics": Johnnie's Beef, Superdawg, Vito & Nick's, Pequod's, Lem's, Calumet Fisheries. My long history with Calumet Fisheries. Car Con Carne is presented by:  

This week I'm joined by two guests: Mike Gebert, excellent food writer/editor of Fooditor (fooditor.com) and Chef Wan, the food magician behind Kimski (kimskichicago.com // 954-960 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60608). Fooditor just published its annual must-read "Fooditor 99" collection of places to eat in Chicago, and for this episode we went to Kimski (which is one of the 99).  Chef Wan arrived with veritable Kimski buffet which didn't last long in the Mazda. Buy The Fooditor 99: Where To Eat and What To Eat There: 2019 Edition Eat at Kimski. KIMSKI SEGMENT "Ko-Po" cuisine: Did Mike make up that name? Where did the Korean/Polish cuisine concept come from? Regulated pre-show shots were consumed. You'd never guess what's behind the doors of Kimski if you walked by on the street ("we wanted something cool, and something modernist"). Regarding Yelp: Never read the comments. The Kimski food is amazing. We sampled: The Maria Standard, which started it all. Kimski makes its own sauerkraut, and it's really good. They also make their own soju mustard. Holy crap. Gołąbki: Polish cabbage rolls with a meat chili sauce. Polish dumplings, similar to gnocchi. Kopu Wangs (Wings). Complex and delicious, and they made me swear. Kimski poutine. Wow. I could have had that for a meal. Trips to Pekin House on Devon Avenue back in the day. Chef Wan's appearances on the Food Network ("Cutthroat Kitchen" and "some really shitty show with Anne Burrell"). Kimski's pork chop sandwich competition. Chef Wan can use salty language at times ("don't ask stupid, tired questions"). FOODITOR SEGMENT Mike is a "frequent podcast guest." Food trends in Chicago. Is charcuterie still a trend? Oriole: A crown jewel in Chicago's restaurant scene "What's the point of living in a city this large and not taking advantage of its resources?" Roosevelt Road is Chicago's Berlin Wall. "Dickhole" is a Car Con Carne first! What restaurant is housed in a former "rub & tug?" Five Loaves: Nicest restaurant in its area. The always-consistent Duck Inn: Chef Hickey gets lots of praise. Smack Dab in Rogers Park: An "adorably woke cafe." Tempesta Market in West Town. I was drooling as Mike and Chef Wan were talking about it. Mango Pickle: The Indian joint that's not on Devon Avenue. Schaumburg isn't just a chain restaurant mecca. passerrotto: For a "big, warm accessible meal." Pork brings us together. The Chicago restaurant "classics": Johnnie's Beef, Superdawg, Vito & Nick's, Pequod's, Lem's, Calumet Fisheries. My long history with Calumet Fisheries. Car Con Carne is presented by:  

This week finds me interviewing AIWA USA Chairman Joe Born, a brilliant business leader, inventor and creative mind who I also happened to graduate high school with. In this episode, sponsored by Boost Mobile, we shared a Taco Tuesday at El Carrito (6019 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659) and talked about: "We've known each other for literal decades." Joe's 90s invention, "The Skip Doctor." The notion of entrepreneurship, from raising capital to commitment: This shit is hard. The Foremost Liquors next to El Carrito and its involvement in our high school years. My go-to? Old City Grocery on Devon Avenue. Joe's memory of me in high school? Accidentally punching me in the chin. My memory of Joe in high school? A brooding, earnest intensity. Why I missed the most recent gathering of old high school friends. "Life as an entrepreneur is just not routine." Working in an office is accurately portrayed by "Dilbert." How did Joe come to take over AIWA? (When we were kids, the Born family didn't run AIWA.) Best Rush album? I steer Joe to his answer. The magnificent AIWA Exos-9, and the importance of creating a real home stereo experience with a Bluetooth speaker. Does AIWA have a birthday club? Why does Spoon sound like Billy Joel? Joe shares an AIWA product on the podcast, and a way to get in early on AIWA product development. I make Joe repeat the high school punching story. AIWA Labs: It's not just dogs.  

Welcome to Baseball Buffet our monthly roundtable focusing on recent baseball events, the media’s coverage of the national pastime, and more. We will work our conversation in and around the luncheon buffet at the Viceroy of India on Devon Avenue in Chicago. In this episode, we will focus on some surprising performances during the first third of the 2017 season, a few of our best player memories, our most valued baseball sources on the web, and a few more surprises. Our buffet of baseball commentators and always hungry diners, include: Thom Henninger, editor at Baseball Digest and author of Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend. Chuck Hildebrandt, award wining baseball researcher and Chair of SABR’s Baseball and the Media Research Committee. Stuart Shea, author of Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines and Calling the Game: Baseball Broadcasting from 1920 to the Present. Your host is Jim Walker, author of Crack of the Bat: A History of Baseball on the Radio.

Welcome to Baseball Buffet our monthly roundtable focusing on recent baseball events, the media’s coverage of the national pastime, and more. We will work our conversation in and around the luncheon buffet at the Viceroy of India on Devon Avenue in Chicago. Today will focus on our impressions after the opening month of the 2017 season, the new, and possibly improved, version of Wrigley Field, the role of the newspaper sports reporters in covering the national pastime, and a musical surprise. Our buffet of baseball commentators, slash diners, include: Thom Henninger, Editor at Baseball Digest and author of Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend Chuck Hildebrandt, award wining baseball researcher and Chair of SABR Baseball and the Media Research Committee Stuart Shea, author of Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines and Calling the Game: Baseball Broadcasting from 1920 to the Present Your host is Jim Walker, author of Crack of the Bat: A History of Baseball on the Radio.

Welcome to Baseball Buffet our monthly roundtable focusing on recent baseball events, the media’s coverage of the national pastime, and more. We will work our conversation in and around the luncheon buffet at the Viceroy of India on Devon Avenue in Chicago. Today we will focus on our predictions for the up coming season and a few more surprises. Our buffet of baseball commentators, slash diners, include: Thom Henninger, Editor at Baseball Digest and author of Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend Chuck Hildebrandt, award wining baseball researcher and Chair of SABR Baseball and the Media Research Committee Stuart Shea, author of Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines and Calling the Game: Baseball Broadcasting from 1920 to the Present Your host is Jim Walker, author of Crack of the Bat: A History of Baseball on the Radio.

Welcome to Baseball Buffet our monthly roundtable focusing on recent baseball events, the media’s coverage of the national pastime, and more. We will work our conversation in and around the luncheon buffet at the Viceroy of India on Devon Avenue in Chicago. Today’s topics include off-season transactions, last season's dramatic rise in home runs, the differences in calling game on TV and radio, some spring training memories, and a few more surprises. Our buffet of baseball commentators, slash diners, include: Thom Henninger, Editor at Baseball Digest and author of Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend Chuck Hildebrandt, award wining baseball researcher and Chair of SABR Baseball and the Media Research Committee Stuart Shea, author of Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines and Calling the Game: Baseball Broadcasting from 1920 to the Present Your host is Jim Walker, author of Crack of the Bat: A History of Baseball on the Radio.

Welcome to Baseball Buffet our monthly roundtable focusing on recent baseball events, the media’s coverage of the national pastime, and more. We will work our conversation in and around the luncheon buffet at the Viceroy of India on Devon Avenue in Chicago. This episode’s topics include the recent Hall of Fame voting, MLB’s 2016 Awards, the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the art of baseball announcing. Our buffet of baseball commentators, slash diners, include: Thom Henninger, Editor at Baseball Digest and author of Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend Chuck Hildebrandt, award-winning baseball researcher and Chair of SABR’s Baseball and the Media Research Committee.” Stuart Shea, author of Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines and Calling the Game: Baseball Broadcasting from 1920 to the Present. Your host is Jim Walker, author of Crack of the Bat: A History of Baseball on the Radio.

Welcome to Baseball Buffet our monthly roundtable focusing on recent baseball events, the media’s coverage of the national pastime, and more. We will work our conversation in and around the luncheon buffet at the Viceroy of India on Devon Avenue in Chicago. This episode’s topics include the recent Hall of Fame voting, MLB’s 2016 Awards, the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the art of baseball announcing. Our buffet of baseball commentators, slash diners, include: Thom Henninger, Editor at Baseball Digest and author of Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend Chuck Hildebrandt, award-winning baseball researcher and Chair of SABR’s Baseball and the Media Research Committee.” Stuart Shea, author of Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines and Calling the Game: Baseball Broadcasting from 1920 to the Present. Your host is Jim Walker, author of Crack of the Bat: A History of Baseball on the Radio.

Shalom Klein serves as Director of Communications for The S4 Group, a full-service government affairs firm.  As Vice President, Shalom has grown, managed and developed Moshe Klein, & Associates and MKA Receivables.  Shalom oversees a staff of more than 10 associates and the operations of three offices, as well as handling client relationships and consulting opportunities.  He also oversees a college and career program at Fasman Yeshiva High School, Hanna Sachs Bais Yaakov and Lubavitch Girls High School. As Founder of Jewish B2B Networking and Jewish Business News, Shalom Klein saw a need in the small business and Jewish communities and created the vision for what is now the premiere business and employment networking organization across the Midwest.  Shalom plans and runs events, oversees volunteers, meets with members / participants, and consults with other organizations in how to plan similar resources.  He was also engaged in December 2013 to become the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Council of West Rogers Park, leading marketing and economic development efforts in the Chicago community, which includes Devon Avenue. Shalom received Keshet's 2013 Community Service Award, the ATT's Young Leadership Award, multiple proclamations from the Illinois General Assembly, Senate, City of Chicago and the Illinois Villages of Lincolnwood, Evanston, and Skokie.  He earned his Certificate in Jewish Leadership from Northwestern University and Master of Arts degree in Jewish Professional Studies with a concentration in non-profit management along with a Certificate in Jewish Arts Education from Spertus Institute.  Shalom is a bone marrow donor and received honorary initiation from the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, and has been named “Jewish Community Hero” by Jewish Federations of North America and listed as one of the “36 under 36″ by the Jewish United Fund.  Shalom's work has been discussed twice on the floor of the United States Congress. Shalom is one of the extraordinary guests featured on The One Way Ticket Show. In the podcast, Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket, no coming back!  Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind. Several of Steven's guests have included:  Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett; CNN's Richard Quest & Bill Weir; Journalist-Humorist-Actor Mo Rocca (of CBS Sunday Morning & The Cooking Channel's "My Grandmother's Ravioli" fame); Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; as well as leading photographers, artists, writers and more.

Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon jumps in the backseat just as his Alligator Records debut, "The Chicago Way" is about to drop. He brings his resonator guitar along to play stunning acoustic versions of "Walk It Off," "Pain Around Me" and "Strength to Survive." We eat at La Unica in Edgewater. It's a supermercado on Devon Avenue with a cafeteria tucked in the back. Totally hidden. Totally gritty. Totally authentic. Kind of awesome. During the course of recording, Cannon talks blues history, what it was like to headline the Blues Festival, his approach to the new album and a handful of influences that may surprise you (including Devo). Oh, and someone comes to the passenger window with a question.