then-State Senator for Illinois' 13th district Obama, whose keynote
address for the 2004 Democratic Convention was still years ahead --
"I'm not looking for some fancy presentations or extraordinarily subtle
flavors. What I'm looking for is is food that tastes good for a good
price." -- I immediately raced to the Chicago Check, Please! website, knowing that our local one keeps all their shows online for repeated viewings.
Only to find out that Chicago's Check, Please! is crowing about showing
what they're calling a "lost episode" (yes, the one with Obama) on
January 16th, 18th, and 20th. They tease us with a tiny excerpt, even
shorter than the excerpt viewable
on Youtube that pleases the critic in us with his ordering of the
Southern sampler and recommendation of the peach cobbler.