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WATCH: Then-State Senator Obama On 'Check, Please!'

Posted 01.22.2013 | Chicago
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Just as they had four years earlier in honor of Barack Obama's first inauguration, WTTW on Friday re-aired the 2001 appearance of the president, then ...

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Obama's 'Check, Please!' Appearance: Talks Johnnycakes, Peach Cobbler, Small Business (VIDEO)

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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**Scroll down for video** CHICAGO — Barack and Michelle Obama are known for nights out on the town in Chicago, dining at some of its poshest re...

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Dixie Kitchen, Hyde Park Restaurant Touted On TV By Obama, Closing

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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The Dixie Kitchen & Bait Shop, a staple of the Hyde Park restaurant scene that President Obama once touted on "Check, Please!", is closing in June, th...

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"Check, Please!" Creator David Manilow on "The Interview Show"

Mark Bazer | Posted 04.16.2009 | Chicago
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The creator and executive producer of "Check, Please!" discusses the show, Barack Obama's appearance, his favorite Chicago restaurants and more.

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Obama, "Check, Please!" and the South Side

Josh Brusin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Josh Brusin

While the discussion of Obama's restaurant was interesting, his quote about retail and restaurant interest in the South Side was more telling.

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"Check, Please!" Airing Unseen Episode Featuring Obama

Chicagoist | Chuck Sudo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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["Check, Please!" will] be going deep into the vaults on January 16. In response to a recent feature on WBEZ's "Eight Forty-Eight," WTTW will be runni...

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