Episodios

  • Pickles are having a moment in Chicago, and so is the Puckered Pickle Company

    Pickles are having a moment in Chicago, and so is the Puckered Pickle Company
    Sep 30 2025
    With the inaugural Chicago Area’s Best Burgers Tournament behind us, Kevin Powell and Michael Piff talk to co-sponsor/Puckered Pickle Company owner Chuck Newman on the Chicago’s Very Own Eats podcast. Chuck talks to Kevin and Michael about the story of his company, the process of diving into the pickle business, all the products that Puckered […]
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  • Chicago Culinary Kitchen knows how to have fun

    Chicago Culinary Kitchen knows how to have fun
    Sep 26 2025
    On the heels of the inaugural Chicago Area’s Best Burgers Tournament, tourney participant and northwest suburban, award-winning favorite Chicago Culinary Kitchen wanted to show Chicago’s Very Own Eats podcast hosts Kevin Powell and Michael Piff how good their burgers really were. “Special Operations” Manager Jay Goldberg joined Kevin and Michael for a very fun conversation, […]
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  • The 2025 Chicago Area’s Best Burgers Tournament winner is…

    The 2025 Chicago Area’s Best Burgers Tournament winner is…
    Sep 25 2025
    After 4 weeks of voting on 64 local burger businesses, the inaugural Chicago Area’s Best Burgers Tournament, sponsored by Turano Baking Company and The Puckered Pickle Company, has its champion. The announcement was made on The John Williams Show, as Chicago’s Very Own Eats co-host and WGN Radio bracketologist Michael Piff joined John to call […]
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  • Chicago has chosen their final four in the Best Burgers Tournament

    Chicago has chosen their final four in the Best Burgers Tournament
    Sep 19 2025
    Host of WGN Radio podcast “Chicago’s Very Own Eats,” Michael Piff, joins Bob Sirott to talk about the final four contenders in the Chicago Area’s Best Burger Tournament, sponsored by Turano Baking Company and Puckered Pickle Co. He discusses how he monitors the incoming votes, how each of the burger places are spreading the word to their fans, […]
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  • A ‘Best Burgers Tourney’ breakdown and gameday eats with Paul Pabst

    A ‘Best Burgers Tourney’ breakdown and gameday eats with Paul Pabst
    Sep 5 2025
    With the Chicago Area’s Best Burgers Tournament, sponsored by Turano Baking Company and The Puckered Pickle Company, and football season both underway, WGN Radio sports correspondent and Dan Patrick Show executive producer Paul Pabst joined Kevin Powell and Michael Piff for a very fun episode of Chicago’s Very Own Eats. As deep into sports Paul […]
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  • The Chicago Area’s Best Burgers Tournament starts on Sept. 4th

    The Chicago Area’s Best Burgers Tournament starts on Sept. 4th
    Aug 28 2025
    What better way to celebrate National Burger Day than announcing our new Chicago’s Very Own Eats Podcast tournament! The Chicago Area’s Best Burgers Tournament, sponsored by Turano Baking Company and Puckered Pickle Co., will launch on Thursday, September 4th. Kevin Powell and Michael Piff discussed all the details on a brand new CVOE episode. Listen […]
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  • Find out where Billy Zureikat’s ‘Tripping Billy Chicago Tour’ is going next

    Find out where Billy Zureikat’s ‘Tripping Billy Chicago Tour’ is going next
    Jul 25 2025
    Billy Zurekait first joined Kevin Powell and Michael Piff on the Chicago’s Very Own Eats podcast in February of 2023, and now has been on 5 more times since then with their latest episode. As he raises awareness and funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Billy has grown from a home chef to an in-demand […]
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  • Chicago Pizza Tours: One of the best ways to experience Chicago

    Chicago Pizza Tours: One of the best ways to experience Chicago
    Jul 16 2025
    When you have out-of-town company visiting the Chicago area, what’s the one thing you make sure is part of their experience? If your answer isn’t “pizza”, you’re a bad host and you need to fix that. Taking them on the original Chicago Pizza Tour is a great way to do so. Chicago Pizza Tours founder […]
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