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Was the Modern Gyro Invented in Chicago?

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America's Test Kitchen

Society & Culture, Food, Arts

4.41.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

When reporter Justin Barney first moved to Nashville, he kept seeing signs for "Chicago-Style Gyros." Chicago-style? What's that? And why Chicago? These questions sent him down a deep reporting rabbit hole as Justin tries to uncover the origins of this enigmatic dish. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at ⁠⁠https://www.rula.com/proof⁠⁠ EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ ⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/proof⁠⁠ Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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1:03.2

As a reporter, I am dogged?

1:09.5

This is reporter Justin Barney.

1:12.0

By day, he's a music reporter at WPLN, Nashville's Public Radio Station.

1:18.2

I've interviewed, like, Chapel Rhone and Nick Cave and Steve Martin.

1:24.4

How would you describe your approach to reporting? Do you have a particular style?

1:29.3

I like seeing the big thing in something small.

1:32.3

And I think that really lends itself to music.

1:38.3

Today, he's obviously bringing us a story about food.

1:41.3

But before I tell you what that is, I really need to emphasize that

1:45.5

Justin is the kind of reporter who really goes all out when searching for that big thing

1:51.0

and something small. I think a good example of that is like one time I was listening to this song

1:56.0

by the artist Rap Ferreira, and there's a line in it that says, it's epic poetry that keeps the cosmos orbiting.

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