If you love the salty and sweet flavors of kettle corn, ... Chicago-style popcorn is unique, ... It seems a little random to mix the salted caramel corn together with the buttery, ...

Often overlooked, however, is Chicago mix popcorn, that lovely mélange of both cheese and caramel popcorn all in one bag. It's a delightful feast of sweet and savory that leaves your fingers ...

Chicago-based Garrett Popcorn makes nine different flavors, but the Garrett Mix — that combination of caramel and cheese — is the company’s best seller, said Garrett co-owner Megan Chody.

Though it had once been called the “downtown mix,” on Oct. 15, 2009, reporter Denise Joyce referred to the combination as the “Chicago Mix.” But that also didn’t last long.

CHICAGO — “Are the Chicago people fond of popcorn?” asked a Tribune reporter in an article from Dec. 2, 1883. A food vendor replied emphatically: “Fond of it? Well, I should rather say so.