Italian beef isn't just a Chicago sandwich. It's ingrained in the flavor of Chicago cuisine. Fox News Digital speaks to Christopher Zucchero, who runs Mr. Beef, about why the sandwich is so beloved.
Italian beef isn't just a Chicago sandwich. It's ingrained in the flavor of Chicago cuisine. At least that's how the proprietor of Mr. Beef sees it. Christopher Zucchero has made Mr. Beef his life's work, succeeding his father, who opened the preeminent Italian beef stand at 666 N. Orleans St.
Italian beef is truly what I believe to be Chicago's real root food,' he told Fox News Digital in an interview from his Minnesota cabin just ahead of the start of the Democratic National Convention this week. 'You know, it's not pizza. It's not hot dogs. It really is Italian beef. It's something that we created. It's our thing, you know, like the Philly cheesesteak, or like pizza is to Connecticut or Rhode Island.' Here are five things to know about Mr.
always looked at myself as just another employee there,' he said. 'I never looked at myself as I was running it. I was just — I'm Joe's son, you know. That was the only difference with me.' He added, 'I still wash dishes. I'll clean the grease trap. I'll go sweep the parking lot. I'll throw the garbage out. I mean, we all do that. That's my big thing. Nobody has a position. Everybody does everything.' 4.
The central character in 'The Bear' is inspired by the real-life Zucchero. 'That's what my friend said,' Zucchero said. 'I didn't say that.' Zucchero's friend is series creator Christopher Storer, whom he's known since kindergarten. 'I never accept that, and I think it's wonderful,' Zucchero said of being Storer's muse. 'He said that, and I love that kid with all my heart. He knows that already. I'm very honored by all of it.
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