Last month, Dan Michaels, an owner of Gino’s East of Chicago in Los Angeles, watched as orders for Italian beef – the classic Chicago sandwich of thinly sliced roast beef and tangy giardiniera piled ...
This Italian beef sandwich is in a league of its own when it comes to cozy comfort food. Think chuck roast and peppers slow-simmered in Italian seasoning mix and beef broth, piled onto warm hoagie ...
It’s a big day for Chicago foodies. Saturday is National Italian Beef Day. The juicy roast beef sandwich has certainly been enjoying the national spotlight in recent years, thanks to the television ...
I ordered an Italian beef sandwich from three Chicago staples: Buona, Portillo's, and Al's Beef. Buona's beef was a bit underwhelming, and Al's beef was a bit overpowering. Portillo's sandwich took ...
Italian beef sandwiches have been part of Chicago's food culture since the 1920s. While passionate debates are still held today over who exactly invented the sandwich, the idea likely spawned from ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- My number three resides on the Northwest Side of the city, at Mr. Beef and Pizza on Harlem; no relation to the one on Orleans or in Homer Glen, by the way. They roast the massive cuts ...
Chef Jeff Mauro shares his recipe for the Chicago classic. Who better to recreate the iconic Italian beef sandwich than Chicago-born chef Jeff Mauro, who first rose to Food Network fame as the ...
Tried finding an Italian beef sandwich in North Jersey lately? You know, the sandwich that chef "Carmy" (actor Jeremy Allen White) and his frazzled kitchen brigade sling at their struggling, chaotic ...
ELMWOOD PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- If you want to start an argument in Chicago, just start naming who you think makes the best Italian beef. The only way this beef crawl was going to attain legitimacy was if ...
Movies and TV shows that revolve around food or a restaurant's specialty can put you in a craving mode. The spotlight right now is shining on the iconic Chicago-style Italian beef sandwich, with its ...