The "Top Chef" season finale will be a Southside Chicago showdown, with Windy City natives Joe Flamm and Adrienne Cheatham squaring off in the show's final round. They join Cheddar to look back at their time on the iconic reality competition series. The show's fifteenth season saw some of the country's leading chefs head to Colorado for an epic culinary competition.
Both chefs faced a bumpy road before making it to the finale. Cheatham started out struggling before her finding her footing and establishing herself as one of the strongest chefs in the competition. Flamm was eliminated before returning to the competition after being named the winner of Last Chance Kitchen.
Finally, we put Cheatham and Flamm on the spot with our own version of a Quickfire Challenge. Watch them answer our rapid-fire questions to find out their favorite delivery apps. We also get their thoughts on why there wasn't a weed-themed challenge, even though the season was set in Colorado.
Simple Goodness Sisters produces homemade cocktail syrup from their farms in Buckey, Washington. Cheddar News was joined by the sisters and Co-Founders themselves, Belina Kelly and Venise Cunningham, to talk more about the business and make a cocktail themselves!
Haley Taylor Schlitz graduated from her Texas homeschooling high school program at just 13 years old. At age 19, she became the youngest black woman ever to graduate from law school. Schlitz joins Cheddar News to share how she did it all.
As AAPI Heritage Month comes to a close, Azia Celestino caught up with the stars at Gold House’s inaugural gala. Attendees shared their hopes for Asian and Pacific Islander representation beyond May.
With the baby formula in the United States surging to an out-of-stock rate of 70 percent, the FDA has given Abbott permission to reopen its Michigan plant amid the crisis and authorized foreign imports. Professor Peter Pitts, a former FDA associate commissioner and current president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, joined Cheddar News to discuss the ongoing shortage and its wide impact. “As difficult as things is in urban areas, they’re even worse in small communities and tribal areas where parents can't just go to the next store on the corner," he said. Pitts also noted that the Abbott factory was a "disaster" prior to its shutdown and that it would have been "regulatory malpractice" to have left it open.
Modeled after traditional Taiwanese night markets that founder John Wang experienced growing up, the market showcases the borough it calls home and the diversity Queens is known for.
New real estate data shows that mortgage applications are slipping but home listings are increasing 9 percent from a week ago. It comes as sellers worry they might miss out on the hot housing market before it's too late. Skylar Olsen, Senior Director, Principal Economist, at Tomo joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss.
Gas prices are at record highs just as many Americans are getting ready to hit the road for memorial day weekend. The average price for a gallon of gas is now $4.59, with all 50 states above $4 per gallon. Dan Eberhart, CEO of Canary, has tips on how to save money and ease some of the pain at the pump.
While many Americans of South Asian descent hold prominent positions in America, they are rarely seen in mainstream media. Simi Shah tells Cheddar News that’s why she decided to start her own podcast featuring prominent South Asian Americans highlighting their professional journey.
