Ahmed Ali Akbar
radbrowndads.bsky.social
Ahmed Ali Akbar
@radbrowndads.bsky.social
food reporter @ chicago tribune 🗣️ co-host: hbo's dune: prophecy official podcast w greta johnsen (every sunday!) 🥭 james beard award winning writer 🎤 see something say something pod
I feel there's much more Chicago local history to the bean pie to dig into than I could fit in one piece. I'm grateful to everyone who shared their story. Lastly, I'll leave you with this photo: James 40X delivering pies to my father and I over the holiday.
January 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In terms of current businesses, here's what I found:

Supreme Bean Pie & Shawn Michelle's collaborating on a bean pie ice cream

Imani's Originals selling pies & other health foods with Inner-City Muslim Action Network

Paradise Desserts opened up again this month after a hiatus
January 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
So a lot of that didn't end up in the piece — instead, what I found was a still growing and changing bean pie industry here in Chicago. The very last source I found was a classic bean pie man, James 40X. It took months. Every single time I met him, he was in a suit and bowtie, selling papers & pies.
January 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My love of underground food continues: I searched Chicago for bean pie man, selling papers & sweets with a side of black liberation. I met with NOI & WD Muhammad community historians, bakers and sellers to get the local history. Also: bean pie ice cream!
January 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My record 🫡
December 9, 2024 at 7:13 PM
My record 🫡
December 9, 2024 at 7:08 PM
The annual @hels.bsky.social Christmas gift guide is literally the only holiday ritual I observe. It always leads me to incredible places, like this (sold-out!) cast-iron foot that's suggested use is.... for saging???

www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 24, 2024 at 6:51 PM
copywriter who is trying to create the most fucked up security questions (you must answer 5 of these to access your account)
November 15, 2024 at 4:57 PM
bunny waffles are the only kind of waffles my daughter knows
November 15, 2024 at 2:33 PM
One advantage of the job is sometimes u get mangos in the mail
July 1, 2023 at 10:19 PM