77 Flavors of Chicago

Pack your proverbial bags and hand over your room key, we’re leaving the Expo.  Show notes here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠ admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE ⁠ HERE ⁠ ! Visit our *NEW* website ⁠ https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago ⁠ @77flavorschi ⁠ Da...

The Obama Presidential Center is open! We were there all weekend to experience the historic opening on Chicago's South Side.  In part 2 we interviewed Michael Strautmanis and Chef Cliff Rome Special thanks to the Obama Foundation for lending the studio and for some of the video footage used in this episode! Show notes  here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd lik...

The Obama Presidential Center is open! We were there all weekend to experience the historic opening on Chicago's South Side.  In part 1 we interviewed: Valerie Jarrett John Roberson Tina Tchen  Special thanks to the Obama Foundation for lending the studio and for some of the video footage used in this episode! Show notes  here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd...

The last few weeks we spent time diving into the fantasy that was the World’s Columbian Exposition. This has always been an event that I would do anything to go back in time to attend. In reality, if I existed as myself all the way back in 1893, there’s no way I would’ve attended the Fair. At best, I would’ve been on display at the Midway. Show Notes  here !  Send us Fan Mail Support the show If y...

This is your official guide to the World's Columbian Exposition  Show notes here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠ admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE ⁠ HERE ⁠ ! Visit our *NEW* website ⁠ https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago ⁠ @77flavorschi ⁠ Dario ⁠ dari...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠ admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE ⁠ HERE ⁠ ! Visit our *NEW* website ⁠ https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago ⁠ @77flavorschi ⁠ Dario ⁠ dariodurhamphoto Sara @sarafaddah

Chicago has always attempted to escape its bad rap. This is the story of Chicago rising from the ashes to the World's Columbian Exposition  Show notes here !  Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠ admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE ⁠ HERE ⁠ ! Visit our *NEW* website ⁠ https://www.77fla...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠ admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE ⁠ HERE ⁠ ! Visit our *NEW* website ⁠ https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago ⁠ @77flavorschi ⁠ Dario ⁠ dariodurhamphoto Sara @sarafaddah

We went live from Kendall College to help support their fundraiser to some of their students to Italy for a culinary experience they won't forget! We also played a fun game of Kahoot! it got intense .. haha! History, food, and culture all in one night. Special thanks to the staff at Kendall College for being so welcoming. Special thanks to Leigh Uhlir & Christine Duke for including us!  G...

We're nearing the end of tour exploration of the Plan of Chicago. This week we look at the final chapter, The Heart of Chicago.  Show notes here ! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠ admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE ⁠ HERE ⁠ ! Visit our *NEW* website ⁠ https://www.77flavors.org Fol...

One thing Daniel Burnham didn’t shy away from was criticism. He knew that Chicago had too much potential that was withering away. Before he even sat down to write the “Streets” section of his 1909 plan, Chicago’s City Council had spent decades trying to rename, renumber, and reimagine the city streets. Show notes here !  Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to...

One of the largest projects that the plan broke down was transportation. The ideas were large and costly. Burnham dedicated a great part of his plan to remapping the city with a focus on how people and freight interacted. Show notes here ! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠ admin@77flavors.or...

The Burnham Plan of Chicago stands as a clear example of an era when wealthy power players used their influence to shape the city, believing, at least in part, that their vision would serve the public good. Were they always right? Not necessarily. But given the choice, I’ll take an ambitious parks system over another phallic rocket launched into space any day. Read the show notes here !  Send us F...

The roar of Chicago in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was not just the sound of industry and stockyards; it was the rising collective voice of women demanding influence, education, and reform. Far from the halls of government, these voices were first amplified within the elegant, often unassuming walls of women's clubs, institutions that were simultaneously havens for self-improvement...

How many statues of women exist in the city of Chicago; people have asked this question every year in March for the last decade at least! What I found most surprising is that we’re still getting the same answer. Why are there only a handful of monuments? Show Notes Here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please e...

Dive into the life of a woman that was the first of many things here in Chicago. Carol 'Mickey' Norton tells stories from her time as the first woman on the floor of the International Monetary Market, her ownership in Chicago sports and more! Show Notes Here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please ema...

This week is one of our favorites. Chicago turns 189, it’s Women’s History Month, and you can finally feel that little hint of spring in the air. There was no way we were skipping a celebration of Chicago’s birthday — so we did what we love most: dove! Show Notes Here Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please ema...

It’s easy to roll your eyes at a heritage month. To assume it’s corporate. Performative. Political. A logo swap and a themed menu and then back to business as usual. But when you step back and really look at the data — at tourism dollars, small business revenue, museum attendance, school engagement, public programming — you start to see something deeper. Heritage months aren’t just symbolic. They...

We often spend days looking for one single thread that helps us unravel a story. It often takes even longer when the story is set on the South Side of Chicago. We look for publications, ads, cookbooks, letters, and anything else that would have documented that time period for even a glimpse into what life would be like. One thing that never fails us is the Negro Motroist Green Book. Published betw...

A Porter’s Life: Riding the Rails of Black Labor History The morning of April 6th 1907, Ross Wood decided to fill out the application to become a Pullman Porter. He was 23 years old, and until this point he has only ever worked as a servant; a “houseboy”. Wood was born to parents that were enslaved not too long before he was born. He thought about how if he had been born just 20 years earlier, he...

Chicago Black History Month  You cannot tell the history of Chicago without telling the history of Black Chicago. And you cannot tell the history of the United States without the history of Black America. In our first episode back, we dive deep into the origins of Black History Month—long before it was officially recognized—and into the people who fought to ensure Black history was preserved, taug...

It was been over 8 months!! Honestly, we are happy to be back and have you as a listener. Thank you. Sara & Dario Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠ admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE ⁠ HERE ⁠ ! Visit our *NEW* website ⁠ https://www.77flavors.org Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicag...

What's up, good people!? Today we are sticking to our Instagram theme of talking about streets. But also, we stopped by Migos , finally, and tried the halal tacos. MY...GOODNESS!! Come learn with us! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠ admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE ⁠ HERE ⁠ ! Vi...

Welcome back, friends! That was our first break in 4 years!! Much needed, but we are excited to get back to you with more Chicago history! Have you heard of furniture row?? If not, we gotchu! Come learn with us! Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠ admin@77flavors.org WATCH US ON YOUTUBE ⁠ HERE...

AYYYE!! So this we learn about a dope dance group that is right here in Chicago's South Loop! Hiplet is a form of ballet started by Homer Bryant ! Learn about the style and how it started! And then, we head over to Time Our Market  ! DONATE TO THE CHICAGO MULTI-CULTURAL DANCE CENTER HERE ! If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us a...