Chris Corlew

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Location
Chicago
Expertise
Cooking Tips & Hacks, Food History, Throwing A Great Cookout
  • A former restaurant server, boat bartender, and Taco Bell worker, Chris now mostly cooks for his wife and six-year-old son.
  • He once ate at the same in-arena buffet as Chicago Bulls legend Bob "Butterbean" Love.
  • While writing for Cracked.com, Chris wrote the definitive take on the New York vs. Chicago-style pizza debate.

Experience

Chris was born inhaling Old Bay fumes in Baltimore and grew up eating smoked chicken wings in Tennessee. Currently, he is a writer, musician, and cheeseburger enthusiast living in Chicago. Previously, he's written for Cracked.com and Mental Floss and has had a number of short stories and poems published in journals. When not writing, Chris can be found talking someone's ear off about the importance of street tacos or the wonders of regional potato chips.

Education

Chris attended Loyola University Chicago and received a B.A. in English and creative writing.
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