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# Cameron Esposito: Chicago Italian Beef Sandwich
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2020/12/cameron-esposito-chicago-italian-beef-sandwich/
- Published: 2020-12-23T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-05T19:52:20.000Z
- Description: Comedian Cameron Esposito wants to be clear: she's not from Illinois, she's from Chicago. Specifically, Little Italy, where her Italian American family has lived and ate red sauce and melted mozzarella for generations. Cameron is sentimental about Chicago's famed Italian beef sandwich, a big, sl
- Author: Rachel Belle
- Tags: Your Last Meal, #podcast, #delete-this-tag, #dovetail_e871c3b3-cc89-4cd5-8326-c69aa7f647ec

Comedian [Cameron Esposito](https://www.cameronesposito.com/?ref=cascadepbs.org) wants to be clear: she's *not* from *Illinois*, she's from Chicago. Specifically, Little Italy, where her Italian American family has lived and ate red sauce and melted mozzarella for generations. Cameron is sentimental about Chicago's famed Italian beef sandwich, a big, sloppy, drippy, delicious mess that she has given up for a vegetarian lifestyle in Los Angeles.

Chicago's [Al #1 Italian Beef](https://www.alsbeef.com/?ref=cascadepbs.org) claims to be the inventor of the Italian beef, and host [Rachel Belle](http://www.hellorachelbelle.com/?ref=cascadepbs.org) gets the history from owner Chris Pacelli, who has worked in his family's business in some capacity for more than 60 years.

Plus! Cameron and Rachel ponder the age-old question: "Is guacamole a lesbian food?" and Cameron reveals the unorthodox midnight snack she invented while working long, late hours on the road.

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