The Story Behind The Story: The Great American Menu

Let's go behind the scenes of our notable stories in 2013. Here's how "The Great American Menu" came to be.

Chat transcript, Sept. 19:

Tommy Craggs:i had a thought for a listor maybe a mapor maybe bothwas watching steelers-bengals the other night, and naturally they showed that diarrhea pasta that cincinnatians shovel into their horrible fat mouths

Albert Burneko:oh god, their "chili"REGIONAL FOODSTUFFS, RANKED AND MAPPED

Tommy Craggs:yep

Albert Burneko:OH GOD

Tommy Craggs:and yep

Albert Burneko:yeah, this must bemy whole life has led to this

Tommy Craggs:why don't you start drawing up a list?

Albert Burneko:OH I'M GONNA