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Michael Carlson Lets a Video Camera Inside Schwa's Kitchen

"He's a little bit reclusive," deadpans NBC's Marcus Riley of Schwa chef Michael Carlson. But in a coup for the news team, Carlson lets a video camera — and Riley — into the kitchen of his restaurant for the first time ever. "Do you get too tense with it sometimes?" Riley asks, obliquely baiting Carlson to open up about his infamous personal breakdown and restaurant closure. Carlson deflects admirably: "Yeah, but everyone does." We've got to admit, if we had this kind of access to Schwa's kitchen, we probably would have asked different questions — the logistics of so many people in such a tiny kitchen; where Carlson gets both his flavor and technological inspiration — but hey, it's not our interview. Keep an eye out for 312 Dining Diva's Audarshia Townsend, who almost lands more airtime than Carlson himself.

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcchicago.com/video.

Previously: Chef Michael Carlson Reveals The Real Story Behind Why Schwa Closed

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  • Thanks for posting the video guys and for the feedback. I understand your desire to hear more about the food and logistics, and we actually have some of that on camera -- just real difficult to fit a lot in in a 3-minute piece. But again, thanks guys.. I felt we got a sense of his quirky personality, especially for a large portion of our audience who may never have heard of him...

    By Marcus Riley on 06/04/2009 at 4:07 PM

  • Couple of observations here: 1. Points for getting a camera behind the scenes. 2. Points taken off for using "Unwrapped" as a title for the show. 3. I didn't know rhutabagas had balls. It would be nice to try this restaurant. I'm afraid though that people may confuse the "reservation system" as unorganized rather than part of the appeal. At the end of the day, should you get in, the tab is high, is there a return on the investment? The food is most important but so is the overall experience i.e. reservation process, service, ambiance, etc. Like I said, I haven't been there but haven't been to eager to try based on a phone that never picked up.

    By Rudy Begaballs on 06/04/2009 at 1:28 PM

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