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Podcast: This Is Nashville
Episode: This Is Curious Nashville: Why do we have Chicago-style gyro restaurants?
Description: Our question today: What is a "Chicago-style gyro," and why are there so many shops with that name in Nashville?Little did we know that trying to figure this out would take us way beyond Nashville and lead us to uncover the very creation of the gyro as we know it. WPLN reporter Justin Barney is taking you along as he crisscrosses the country, plunges into culinary history, hits the factory floor, and gets face-to-face with the man who elevated a niche menu item into a cultural staple.You can find more Curious Nashville stories...