Category: BBQ restaurants
‘Disturbing’ restaurant practice 86’d / ‘JVO sandwich’ sales steady: Epic Deli’s Tyler Wildey at BBQ’d (Episode 44)
This week’s episode finds the Mazda 3 in Grayslake, IL for BBQ’D, a barbecue joint recommended by guest Tyler Wildey. Tyler’s the man behind the insane sandwich shop Epic Deli, located in Johnsburg, IL. If you’re looking to keep your…
In-car performance with Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes (Episode 39)
This episode is a Car Con Carne first: A live-to-tape in-car performance, courtesy of Smoking Popes lead singer Josh Caterer! While parked in the lot of The Texan in Algonquin, Josh plays a couple of Popes songs, a song from…
Bomb scares, highbrow content and Phil Collins: Lillie’s Q with co-host “Hot Doug” Sohn (Episode 36)
“Hot Doug” (Doug Sohn) sits shotgun for a trip to Wicker Park. James talks about a bomb scare he lived through in Rosemont. And James and Doug go back and forth about music, from Phil Collins to Sonic Youth. Was…
Rock ‘N Ribs with guest host Alex Quigley (Episode 35)
Chicago media favorite Alex Quigley (The Fox, WGN, Q101, Rivet) sits shotgun for a trip to the unfortunately-named Rock ‘N Ribs in Lake Zurich. James and Alex talk about rock music (from Foreigner to Smashing Pumpkins), childrens’ breakfast cereals, and…
Show pilot preparation: finished
We’re ready to roll on our pilot this evening, with our confirmed “ride-along” backseat guest Elliott Serrano. We have menus and scorecards ready; let the BBQ quest begin!
Location for the show pilot: Fat Willy’s
We’re getting prepared to record our Car con Carne pilot this week. To make things easy-ish, we decided to start with a Chicago destination that’s both good and easy to get to: Fat Willy’s. We’re currently looking for our first…
