| Steve Dolinsky | |
| Birth Place: | St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Food & Travel Journalist |
| Years Active: | 1990 - present |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Known For: | food reporting on WLS-TV as "Hungry Hound" (2003-2021) and WMAQ-TV as "The Food Guy" (2021-present) |
| Spouse: | Amy Dordek (present) |
Steve Dolinsky (born 1968) is an American television, radio, print, and podcast food and travel reporter. He has reported as “Hungry Hound”[1] on ABC 7 (Chicago) from 2003 to 2021[2] and as "The Food Guy" on NBC 5 (Chicago) from 2021 to present.[3] He also submits food reports for Public Radio International’s “The World” and is co-host with Rick Bayless and producer of The Feed Podcast. He is the author of a guide to Chicago pizza titled Pizza City, USA, which was published by Northwestern University Press in 2018.[4] The book challenges the perception that the favorite and most common pizza in Chicago is deep-dish style pizza.[5]
Dolinsky was born in 1968 in St. Cloud, Minnesota and raised in a kosher household.[6] He earned a BA in Journalism and History at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Dolinsky has been recognized twelve times with the James Beard Foundation Award for excellence in cuisine, culinary writing, and culinary education in the United States.