After a few weeks of dark content, Alyssa thought we could use some fun so she tells John Zinn about the history of Chicago's most famous foods and beverage.That's right we talk Hot Dogs, Pizza, Italian Beef, and Malort.Have Fun!Also, subscribe, leave a five-star review and tell your friends.Show Notes:Eater: Anthony Bourdain’s Most Memorable Chicago QuotesThe Wiener Circle TwitterVideo: Ed Sheeran works at The Wiener CircleJeppsons'Malort TwitterChicago DogThrillist: A History of the Esteemed Chicago-Style Hot DogBlock Club Chicago: A Short History Of Chicago-Style Hot Dogs (And Why We Love Them So Much)NY Eater: The Chicago Dog Floodgates Have OpenedThe Chicago-style hot dog: ‘A masterpiece’The Reader: Why is there no ketchup on a properly made hot dog?NBC Chicago: Vienna Beef to reopen former Bucktown factory with restaurant, headquarters, retailers and moreItalian Beef:NPR: How Chicago came to love the Italian beef sandwichLA Times: This Chicagoan explains why true Italian beef is so hard for other cities to get rightNPR: How Chicago came to love the Italian beef sandwichChicago Tribune: Three generations of beefChicago Reader: Who invented Italian beef, and why can't you get it outside of Chicago?NBC Chicago: The New York Times posted an Italian Beef recipe, and it's caused an uproar among ChicagoansPizza:BBC: The deep rooted history of Chicago’s deep-dish pizzaBBC: The deep rooted history of Chicago’s deep-dish pizzaChicago Tribune: Family’s stuffed-pizza dynasty began with a fightPizanos' HistoryChicago Tribune: WHO INVENTED DEEP DISH?Malort:Thrillist: 19 Things You Didn't Know About Jeppson’s MalörtFood & Wine: Chicago's Malört Liqueur Is Both Off-Putting and ExcellentChicagi Tribune: After 30 years, Malort is home. Production of the bitter liqueur returned to Chicago this week.Chicago Sun-Times: What drink asks 'are you man enough?'Chicago Sun-Times: Malört’s unlikely rise from a joke to Chicago’s drinkWBEZ: The unlikely rise of Malört as Chicago’s drinkSocials:Alyssa's TwitterOh Malort! TwitterAlyssa's IGOh Malort! IGOh Malort! TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices