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Childhood junk foods inspire un-junky dishes

Janet Isabelli's Profile Photo Janet Isabelli
Public Relations Manager
The Purple Pig, Autre Monde Cafe & Spirits, GT Fish & Oyster and more
Chicago, IL

"Right now we are perfecting Bunuelos for our dessert menu! These are somewhere between beignets and doughnuts, and are very Spanish. I always loved little fried bits of dough, as long as they were crispy on the outside and pillowy on the inside. These bunuelos deliver both. We will be serving them with fresh grated nutmeg-Cardamom sugar and drizzled with honey." ~ Chef Dan Pancake, Autre Monde Cafe & Spirits

Celina Tio's Profile Photo Celina Tio
Executive Chef/Owner
JULIAN
Kansas City, MO

It's still my favorite. French Fries : ) I just make them here and serve them with house made, zingy spicy ketchup. They don't need to be reinterpreted : )

Christine Cikowski's Profile Photo Christine Cikowski
Chef/Partner
Sunday Dinner Club
Chicago, IL

I'm sure if Josh could find a way to replicate double-stuffed oreos, he would. Also-I would fully support this.

Steve McDonagh's Profile Photo Steve McDonagh
Owner
Hearty
Chicago, IL

The summer menu starts tonight at HEARTY with a Red Velvet 'Twinkie' with Bourbon Cream Filling. Also, our Moxie Glazed Chicken is served over savory Funnel Cake.

Amanda Downing's Profile Photo Amanda Downing
Chef/Partner
Rockit Bar and Grill
Chicago, IL

We have cheese fries on our menu at Rockit; thick cut fries with melted brie and shitake mushrooms.

Natasha Goellner's Profile Photo Natasha Goellner
Pastry Chef/Owner
Natasha's Mulberry and Mott
Kansas City

Yes. I love Ho-Hos and Oreo cookies. We have come up with our own version of each. We have a couple of different flavors of Buche de Noels at Christmas. One of them is a giant Ho-ho inspired chocolate roulade with marshmallow fluff filling.

Andy  Schumacher's Profile Photo Andy Schumacher
Sous Chef
Lincoln Cafe, Mt. Vernon IA
cedar rapids

As a kid I loved Coco Puffs, my favorite thing would be the bowl of
chocolate milk it left behind when the cereal was all gone. I would love to
see a dessert of warm frothed coco puff milk infused with cinnamon
surrounding a frozen creme friache- raspberry parfait crusted in shards of
crunchy coco puffs!

Matt Haase's Profile Photo Matt Haase
Executive Chef
Rocketbaby Bakery
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

We serve potato chips and flavor them differently everyday. Some days it is smoked salt and ras el hanout and others it can be sumac and alleppo or sour cream and chive. We also serve spice popcorn like duckfat and parm, or brown butter and espelette.

Paul Fehribach's Profile Photo Paul Fehribach
Executive Chef/Owner
Big Jones
Chicago, IL

These days we are serving our popular wood grilled burger with potato chips fried in beef tallow. Mmmmmmm. Of course our beignets on weekend brunch are the ultimate junk food - a pile of powdered sugar accompanied by nuggets of fried dough!

Matt Danko's Profile Photo Matt Danko
Pastry Chef
The Greenhouse Tavern and Noodlecat
Cleveland, OH

At the Tavern our current pot du creme is buttered popcorn with salted caramel.