The Perfect Bite
Your fusion of food and entrepreneurship, The Perfect Bite brings you inspiring conversations with chefs, restaurateurs, CPG brand founders, food tech founders, and more in the food and beverage industry, highlighting their experiences and how they've cooked up something new. From emerging brands to established business owners, you'll learn from the best entrepreneurs in food, beverage, hospitality, and agriculture about how they started their businesses, what problems they're solving, the tough times they've overcome, and their best advice for entering these industries or starting your own business. We end each episode with the world's best and hardest question: What is your perfect bite?
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How Dana Cree Turned the Science of Ice Cream Into One of Chicago's Most Creative Food Brands
NOVEMBER 05, 2026
Dana Cree has spent her career asking questions most pastry chefs never think to ask. Why does brown sugar make ice cream icier? What is bubblegum actually made of? Can a green bean casserole taste incredible as a frozen pop? The answers led her fro...
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How Rye Bunny's Jon Sybert and Jill Tyler Walked Away From a Decade of Success to Build Something Better
OCTOBER 29, 2026
After a decade running Tail Up Goat, one of DC's most celebrated tasting menu restaurants, Jon Sybert and Jill Tyler did something most restaurateurs would never consider: They closed it on their own terms, gave their team almost a full year to cele...
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How Donnie Madia Changed the Way Chicago Eats
OCTOBER 22, 2026
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