Toast Tips; Kitchen Evolution; Vanilla Beans; Prairie Beef

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Apr. 05, 2008 Food & Drink

We grill decadent Korean barbecue and learn about grass-fed cattle and the evolution of the American kitchen. We get Evan Kleiman’s third cooking lesson with producer Bob Carlson and tips on giving a toast. Plus, we talk about real vanilla and learn about "drunkorexia."

Jonathan Gold grills up decadent Korean barbecue, while journalist-rancher Bill Kurtis raises grass-fed cattle. Steven Gdula talks about the evolution of the American kitchen, Evan Kleiman gives producer Bob Carlson his third cooking lesson and LeeAundra Temescu shares tips on giving a toast. Plus, Jennifer Snierson talks about real vanilla, Dr. Douglas Bunnell discusses the troubling phenomenon of "drunkorexia" and Laura Avery has a fresh Market Report.

From this Episode:

Drunkorexia

Dr. Douglas Bunnell discusses the troubling phenomenon of drunkorexia - an eating disorder combined with alcohol abuse. He talks about the glorification of binge drinking...

10 min

Korean Barbecue

Pulitzer Prize winning critic and LA Weekly columnist Jonathan Gold grills Korean barbecue at Park's BBQ in Koreatown. He recommends the pork belly made from Tokyo X...

8 min

Kitchen Evolution

Steven Gdula traces the evolution of the American kitchen in his book, The Warmest Room in the House : How the Kitchen Became the Heart of the Twentieth-Century American...

8 min

Cooking with Bob Carlson: Lesson Three

Good Food host Evan Kleiman is conducting an on-air cooking class with producer Bob Carlson, a relatively inexperienced cook. Here's home movies of Bob's "cautionary tale"...

8 min

The Market Report

Laura Avery runs into Paul Shoemaker, former Chef de Cuisine at Providence restaurant. When he's at home he likes to roast chicken. He takes a 3-lb free-range chicken and...

7 min

The Art of Toasting

Public speaking coach LeeAundra Temescu shares tips on giving toasts. She talks about the history of the toast, what makes a good one as well as giving a wedding toast....

6 min

Prairie Tales and the Beef Revolution

Journalist-rancher Bill Kurtis raises grass-fed cattle and is the founder of Tallgrass Beef Company . He talks about the American prairie, the beef revolution and the...

7 min

Vanilla Beans

Chefs' Warehouse 's Jennifer Snierson talks about the vanilla bean market, the plant, pollination and vanilla extract. She also mentions organic Royal Vanilla Beans from...

7 min