Food Network recently named a popular Illinois dish the “most iconic” in the state, and while its origins are in Chicago, you can also find it in the metro-east.
Food Network’s May 13 report, “The Most-Iconic Food in All 50 States,” named deep-dish pizza the most iconic food in the Land of Lincoln.
“Because it’s a knife-and-fork affair that threatens your cardiac health, most Illinoisans eat deep-dish pizza only a few times a year,” Food Network’s analysis reads. “But when they do, the best places to get it are the restaurants run by the sons of deep-dish pizza co-inventor Rudy Malnati Sr.: Lou Malnati’s and Pizano’s (owned by Rudy Malnati Jr.).”…