Behind the Line: Rob Levitt
Topic: Off the Clock
Holidays: How Food Figures in For You
Did your family have a food-related essential tradition for Christmas Eve and/or Christmas Day? Do you have any now? Are they the same or different?
- Rob Levitt
- Executive Chef/Owner
- The Butcher & Larder
- Chicago, IL
We never had any unusual food traditions. The usual suspects applied. Turkey on thanksgiving, brisket on the Jewish holidays. Once Allie and I moved to Chicago, though the thanksgiving tradition has become: Rob roasts and carves the bird and makes the gravy, and Allie makes cranberry sauce and Apple pie. Apple pie was always on the table at her family's thanksgivings, and now my family gets to share the joy that is Allie's apple pie! Mom makes everything else...



