Oct. 27, 2026

The Best Burgers in Chicago with Food Critic Maggie Hennessy

The Best Burgers in Chicago with Food Critic Maggie Hennessy
The Best Burgers in Chicago with Food Critic Maggie Hennessy
Notes from Chicago
The Best Burgers in Chicago with Food Critic Maggie Hennessy

What does a longtime Chicago restaurant critic actually eat when nobody’s assigning the story?

This week, Ashley sits down with Maggie Hennessy, a freelance food journalist, former Time Out Chicago restaurant critic, and author of The Burger Bible: Everything You Need to Know About the Humble Hamburger. Maggie left a financial journalism job covering hedge funds at Reuters for night classes at culinary school, and she’s covered Chicago’s food scene ever since.

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Notes from Chicago is a weekly interview show hosted by Ashley Phillips, centering the voices, stories, and neighborhoods that make up the real Chicago.

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