Category: BBQ restaurants
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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…
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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…
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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…