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Chipotle's tofu based sofritas started life as chorizo according to chef Nate Appleman. But in the end he came up with a proteiny vegan friendly option.

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We talk to chef Nate Appleman, Jared Van Kamp and Bruce Sherman about what makes food sustainable and if that always means delicious.

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WBEZ's Afternoon Shift, on which Louisa and Monica frequently appear, is competing with Wait Wait Don't Tell Me in the public radio March bracket competition. We are going to get massacred but our boss Justin Kaufman got half naked and mounted a horse to try to inspire us not to give up hope. You can see the whole thing here. And by the looks on our faces you probably guess that it wasn't pretty. BUT IT WAS SUPER FUNNY. 

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Chicago's Good Food Festival 10 years this year and plans to celebrate with chef demos and workshops on kombucha, cured meat, beer brewing and more. WBEZ's Monica Eng Reports. 

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Today we are releasing a Chewing the Fat movies extra, featuring filmmaker Jeff Spitz who talks about his new documentary food patriots featuring food heroes of the Midwest and some very brave chickens. You'll come out of it wanting to raise a few cluckers of your own. You'll also be inspired by the food work being done at Prosser High School under biology teacher Marnie Ware and others.

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Don't forget to buy your paczki for Fat Tuesday and paczki weekend in Chicago. Hint: Plan to eat the warm freshly fried doughnuts in the bakery or in your car where you have a hot cup of coffee waiting. They taste soooo much better eaten two hours (rather than eight hours) after they are made.