There is not a more definitive Chicago food staple than deep-dish pizza. The warm melted strings of cheese, the tomato-topped pie stuffed with your favorite “topping” and the crispy cornmeal deep-dish crust is a hallmark of the Chicago food scene. “It’s like an edible hug!” was the comment from our guest and CEO of Superheroic Jason Mayden. He took us to his favorite place of food nostalgia on Chicago’s South Side. Giordano’s in Hyde Park is a neighborhood joint that lives up to the hype in both ambience and food. It is the setting for our second episode of To Dine For on Chicago’s South Side where we dine with the incredibly inspirational footwear designer Jason Mayden. Jason shares his fondest memories of childhood growing up in Roseland and the many, many family meals he shared at this Hyde Park location. How he parallels Deep Dish pizza and the fabric of the dynamic and complicated city he calls home is worth hearing. That and the many, many lessons he learned growing up in Roseland that made his dreams possible.