Get us in your inbox
🙌 Awesome, you're subscribed!
Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon!
Jaison Chahwala is a food writer, comic book collector, author and nurse who was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. His best-selling book, First Admission: A Handbook to New Grad Nursing, has sparked conversation and debate across all nursing spectrums. Jaison is also the author of the cult hit Regards, Ditko.
A hop, skip and brief drive west of Chicago will land you in a village with so much astounding Italian influence, you’d think you were in Italy. Addison, Illinois is not only home to many of the Midwest’s Italian-American immigrants, but is also officially declared as the sister city of Triggiano, Italy. Though the village boasts some of the most authentic Italian-inspired restaurants, it is also home to some of the best hole-in-the wall gems outside of Chicago. Don’t be mistaken, there’s more to Addison than just pastas, pizzas, and cannolis. Fuhgettabout what you know and explore the wide array of restaurants, parlors and sandwich joints Addison has to offer.
With the recent release of the seventh season of Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil, Phil Rosenthal continues his mission to inspire viewers to leave their couches and explore the world. Throughout the show's 41 episodes, he has visited 40 different dining destinations, including Mexico City, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Santiago, Chicago and many others. Somebody Feed Phil serves as the spiritual successor to Rosenthal’s PBS series I'll Have What Phil's Having, which follows a similar format: Rosenthal travels to various locations, enjoys a plethora of dishes and finds humor in everyday situations. Ahead of his visit to Chicago for An Evening With Phil Rosenthal at the Chicago Theatre on May 4, Time Out spoke with the star about a variety of topics. On why somebody should feed Phil: Rosenthal didn't grow up in a home that was particularly focused on culinary pleasures. Due mostly to modest beginnings, his family ate what they could afford, which sometimes meant fast food. "I just loved fast food because, first of all, it was marketed to us as children. God knows what that did to us. It had fat, flavor, salt and sugar—things I didn't get at home." Rosenthal’s perspective changed dramatically after a childhood trip. “So we went on a trip once when I was nine years old. That was the first time we've ever been anywhere. And we went to Atlanta, Georgia, for a family bar mitzvah. And my cousin took me to a place that we didn't have in New York called 7-11. And they had a Space Age-looking mach