Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang "Chi-Con" (w/ Maggie Winters)
Mar 4, 2026
Maggie Winters, Chicago-born comedian promoting her solo show Marguerite. She riffs on Chicago identity and food rituals. They joke about bean soup theory, spices and pizza traditions. Nostalgia pops up with Top Chef, Nickelodeon theme songs and teen drinking stories.
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Limit Your Spice Collection To What You Use
- Avoid buying an entire decorative spice rack you won't use; keep only the spices you regularly reach for.
- Bowen and Maggie suggest limiting jars because multi-tier racks take a whole 'Sims square' yet many spices go untouched.
Ambrosia Salad As Midwest Comfort Food
- Maggie recounts Midwest ambrosia/pistachio salad served in grocery delis as a cherished, odd comfort food.
- She lists ingredients (marshmallows, pistachios, apples, pineapple, sometimes Snickers), making the dish a vivid Midwestern cultural touchstone.
Deep Dish Pizza Is A Chicago Family Tradition
- Maggie describes deep-dish pizza as a distinct, cherished Chicago tradition eaten on Christmas Eve at her house.
- She frames deep dish as a separate experience from thin/tavern pizza, immune to outside criticism and tied to family rituals.