I am Consciously Curious

183. Yuta Katsuyama: Folding Culture Into Every Rice Ball

182. Charles Wong on BBQ, Culture & What Comes Next

181. You Don't Need a Crisis to Ask for Help — Holley Brandchaft-White, SHFT Behavioral Health

180. A Love Letter To Pizza in Chicago ft. Tony Scardino [Professor Pizza]

179. Immigration Law ft. Anastasiia Bilousko, ESQ and Mia Isberto

178. Da Local Boy ft. Nate and Dianne

177. Burgers and Falafel ft. Danny Sweis

176. The Heavy Rotation ft. Grant Frahm and Kalium Ewing

175. Sam Zeitlin of Zeitlin’s Delicatessen

174. Building Honey Butter Fried Chicken: Radical Transparency in Restaurants

173. From Steppenwolf-Trained Acting To Hosting Plant Workshops ft. Austin Hunt

172. Brennan's Gourmet Burger Shack ft. Alyssa and Conor Brennan

171. Uncut with Novel Pizza Cafe ft. Ryan Catolico and Enrique "Gremski" Huizar

170. Carmilla Kupritz Returns

169. No BS Wine Education with Slik Wines' Founder ft. Marie Cheslik

168. Melding Various Interests As A Multidisciplinary Artist ft. Alyssa Low

167. ER Vet Nurse Cooks Vegan Food For Gordon Ramsay ft. Courtney Fraley

166. Holey Dough & Co. ft. Jake Rubin

165. Coming Out in More Ways Than One ft. Alvis Huynh

164. Exploring the Filipino Renaissance ft. Joe Fontelera

163. Tilly Bagel Shop ft. Hannah Tillett-Banaszak

162. Maintaining the Lost Art of Hand Painted Signs ft. Ches Perry [Right Way Signs]

161. Full Circle Moments with Andrew Lim of Perilla Fare and Steakhouse

160. Playing The Long Game Beyond Chef Life ft. Brian Jupiter

159. More Than Michelin Stars ft. Simon Davies

158. Balanced Hospitality ft. Stevan Miller

157. Increasing Access to High Quality Oysters ft. Motorshucker

156. Modern Korean Supper Club, Haru Haru ft. Junho Lee

155. Effortlessly Intentional Menswear ft. Jabari Sandifer

154. Living Your Truth and Radical Traceability ft. Annie Xiang [Volition Tea]

153. From Flunking 6th Grade to Cultivating a Thriving Coffee Community ft. Raoul Adwan [Thrd. Coffee Co.]

152. Unifying Indian Culture With Beer ft. Bhavik Modi of Azadi Brewing

151. Finding Peace Through Acceptance with Visual Artist Katie Chung

150. The Mischievous Child ft. Chef Mitchell Acuña

149. Resilience Through Grief ft. Bernie Ambubuyog

[Takeover] Healing Ancestral Trauma with Jenn Dieas ft. Dr. Jon Mackoff

148. Recruiting for Tech Giants like Uber and Netflix ft. Jeff Vadukumcherry

147. New Math Coffee ft. Mikey Rinaldo

146. The Filipino-Cuban One-Two Punch ft. Lawrence Letrero

145. The Power of Asking: Chef Zubair Mohajir’s Recipe for Success

144. Tea Practitioner and Ceramic Artist ft. Danielle Chutinthranond

143. Moderating the r/chicagofood subreddit ft. Mitch Gropman

142. Community-driven Joy and Serendipity in Vending Machines ft. Steph Krim [Good Things Vending]

141. Reclaiming Agency as a Hospitality Vet ft. David Mor

140. How Desert Trees Are Becoming The Next Chocolate ft. Mez Foods

139. Private Dining Experiences ft. Chef Francis Pascal

138. Tech Recruiting, Furikake Chex Mix, and Musubis ft. Julius Tacadena

137. Fatherhood, Dinner Parties, and Influencer Marketing ft. Amin Tomalieh

136. Carolyn's Krisps ft. Amie Kesler

135. The Girl Behind Ice Cream Girl Co. ft. Sarah Cochran