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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: Hot dog chain Portillo’s culinary head talks about its new fall-themed cake
Description: The holiday creep comes earlier and earlier each year. Already consumers are seeing fall- and Halloween-themed items on the shelves and menus. Illinois-based Portillo’s is jumping on that trend with its first new cake flavor in two decades. WBEZ’s Esther Yoon-Ji Kang sits down with Garrett Kern, the head of culinary at the popular fast-casual chain known for Chicago-style hot dogs. HOST: LARA