Adrienne and Joe share their favorite things about regional pizza tastes, including what your favorite Chicago pizzeria says about you. Then we get a taste of Eating History, the newest podcast featuring Adrienne and her husband Stephen Bailey. They dive into one of pizza’s greatest debates: how did America’s regional pizza styles emerge, and why do people defend them so fiercely? 

Topics Covered:

• The origins of Chicago deep dish pizza

• The partnership that launched Pizzeria Uno

• How deep dish challenged conventional ideas of what pizza could be

• The key differences between Chicago and New York pizza

• The rise of Detroit-style pizza and its automotive roots

• Regional pizza identities and rivalries across America

• The growth of pizza franchising and commercialization

• The tension between preserving tradition and expanding access

Listen to Season One of Eating History now: Spotify / Apple

Follow the show: @chefscutpod

Follow Adrienne: @chefadriennecheatham 

Follow Joe: @insta.flamm