WTTW’s Emmy award-winning weekly restaurant review series Check, Please! is hosted by Alpana Singh, who moderates a rotating panel of three “real people” reviewers. Each panelist chooses their favorite Chicago eatery and sends the other two to …

Check, Please! brings people from across Chicago’s neighborhoods together to inspire exploration and discovery of the diversity of foods, flavors, and cuisines of our community.

Sit down at the table with David Manilow, creator of Check, Please!, as he explores the Chicago food and restaurant landscape with the unique personalities who have influenced it.You’ll meet celebrity chefs, restaurant designers, restaurateurs, …

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Alpana A La Carte. Check, Please! host Alpana Singh returns for our 18th season! Each week, she’ll be writing a story here – sharing insights on a variety of topics, including food and wine, Chicago’s culinary landscape, the changing relationship of people to food, and anything else that pops into her head.

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Season 19, Episode 13 | Premiered Friday, August 7, 2020. Season 19, Episode 13. Roka Akor

In this series of video extras, Check, Please! host Alpana Singh sits down with series creator David Manilow for an “inside the episode” discussion about the week’s show, behind-the-scenes stories, favorite foods, the restaurant scene in Chicago, and more!

A pleasant, cheerful place to relax and have lunch served by the friendliest wait-staff in town! They offer a wide variety of choices from the salad bar and hot buffet to the grill to their homemade desserts.