Cooking Up A Storm: Pepper and egg sandwich

Thursday, February 29, 2024
CHICAGO (WLS) -- We are cooking up a storm with a Chicago classic that becomes very popular during the Lenten season!

Pepper and egg sandwiches fly off the menus on Fridays in Lent, when many Catholics abstain from meat.
[Ads /]
Helping us make this version is the mayor of Elmwood Park, Skip Saviano, who's a chef himself and restauranteur Angelo Lollino.

Skip and Angelo what over what is needed to make a pepper and egg sandwich, how long it takes to assemble along with other Lenten dishes.
[Ads /]
Elmwood Park has had restaurants that have been around for decades, including Johnnie's, Jim and Pete's and New Star.
Copyright © 2024 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.