David Manilow is a Chicago institution. As the creator of the beloved PBS series Check, Please!, which ran for nearly 20 years in Chicago and expanded to over 10 cities, including San Francisco, Miami, and even Vienna, David helped Chicagoans discover the city's neighborhoods through the lens of food. He's now the host of The Dining Table podcast with Crain's Chicago Business.

In this episode, David sits down with Ashley to talk about how Check, Please! was really never just a restaurant show; it was a neighborhood show, a people show, and a guide to understanding Chicago.

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