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Your weekly treat from Evan Kleiman. By tuning in to Good Food, you can discover great restaurants that you've never heard of, the politics of consumption, explorations of cultures through their food customs and some of the most interesting people who devote their lives to various elements of the food supply.
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UPCOMING SHOWS
Australian Olive Oil; Wolfgang's Steakhouse; Raising Pigeons
Hear an Australian olive-oil producer sing the song of a revolutionary type packaging (he's also a Latin Jazz recording artist); learn about newly blind Diabetes sufferers getting needed help to get back into the kitchen. Jonathan Gold goes to Wolfgang's Steakhouse. Plus, learn how to combine the right flavors for extraordinary eating, raise pigeons for food at home, and take a walk through old cookbooks to learn about our history.
RECENT SHOWS
ArtBites; MoneyMaker Water Pump; Drink Vinegar; Chicken Knees
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Learn about a cooking class that combines art history; drinking vinegars; how to use worms to recycle your kitchen waste. Go knee-deep in chicken knees and hot wings, discover a company that uses a water pump to solve rural poverty and celebrate Dia de los Reyes Magos. Plus, find out about a restaurant that plans on using breast milk as an ingredient and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
New Year's Eve Cocktails, Oysters, Party Rules; Drunkorexia
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We nibble on some royal dim sum, drink refreshing Mexican beer cocktails and learn the history of the cocktail. We get advice on surviving New Year’s Eve parties, hear about a Frenchman’s love of oysters and discover tasty ideas for reusing wine. Find out about the troubling phenomenon of “drunkorexia” and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
Christmas in Paris; Crisp Latkes; Cheesy Holiday Guide; Eggnog
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We make delicious latkes for Hanukkah and spend Christmas in Paris. We drink creamy eggnog, sample cheese for the holidays and get tasty ideas for New Year’s Eve. Meet a man who is on a mission to eat from every country in the world without ever leaving Los Angeles. Plus, learn the ramifications of President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of Agriculture and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
Stealing Recipes; Homemade Lollipops; Best Food Books of 2008
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We take a look at the conspicuous amounts of food that is wasted in this country and find out about recipe theft. We get a lesson on how to make tasty lollipops, round up the best food books of 2008 and learn about the chemistry of baking. Plus, we go inside world-famous restaurant, Le Bernardin, discover the sport of competitive eating and get a fresh Market Report from Laura Avery.
Foraging for Wild Mushrooms in LA; Bagel History; Winter Soups
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This week, we’ll go foraging for wild mushrooms in the heart of Los Angeles and learn about a new cultivated mushroom operation that produces gorgeous fungi. We cook with a convection oven, dish up deliciously simple soups and find out about a community supported preserves and bakery. Plus, we take a look at how the bagel became a huge crossover hit, do justice to the lowly chicken breast and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
Best of Good Food: Five-Second Rule; Padma Lakshmi; Canning
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This week, we serve up some of Evan Kleiman’s favorite leftovers. We’ll revisit bold flavors with Padma Lakshmi, learn about the history of the toothpick and test the 5-second rule. We’ll also hear from a man who spent a year living biblically, literally. Plus, we get into canning.
Thanksgiving; Meatless Feasting; Hunger Challenge; Eat, Memory
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Celebrate Thanksgiving with chef Mark Peel of Campanile and the Brass Sisters. Learn how to enjoy the holiday without eating meat, meet a woman who lets her kids decide what to be thankful for, and eat spiced chocolate cake with pastry chef David Lebovitz. Plus, find out how to fight hunger by taking a unique challenge, enjoy stories of food and memory from the New York Times magazine and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
Oyster Shucker; Life of a Swordfish; Jacques Pépin; Pet Food
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Discover a culinary school that teaches how to harvest an animal into meat and learn about the life of a swordfish. Get tips on holiday baking, meet an oyster-shucking champ and cook fast-food at home with Jacques Pépin. Plus, find out what Jonathan Gold ate while in Korea, what the pet food recall means for human consumption and get a fresh Market Report with Evan Kleiman.
Chestnuts; Casseroles; Asian Condiments; Cost-conscious Shoppers
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We learn how the economic crisis is affecting the grocery industry; must-have Asian condiments; and sample chewy chestnuts. We whip up homemade dairy products; Octavio Becerra makes magic with food and fine; and Piero Selvaggio dishes up delicious prosciutto. Plus, we go crazy for casseroles and get a fresh Market Report with Evan Kleiman.
Day of the Dead; Eating With Your Fingers; Iceberg Harvesters
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Join Evan Kleiman as she celebrates the Day of the Dead and learns the etiquette on utensil-less eating. Find out about a food product that can provide essential nutrition to starving children. Discover how prison gave one man a career and learn how to go to cooking school without ever leaving home. Find out about iceberg harvesters, Thanksgiving recipes and the human side of the American beef industry. Plus, get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
Halloween History; Melamine; Vampire Tales; Digesting Fear
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We trace the origins of Halloween, sample strange sausages and hear about one man's obsession with blood-drinking vampires. Learn how melamine entered the food supply, fear's impact on digestion and get the low-down on stinky cheese. Plus, an edible plant tour of Central Park and a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
Faux Wine Award; Ode to Breakfast; Cocktail History; Vegan Soup
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Discover America’s handcrafted cheeses, get buzzed on Sichuan cuisine and meet a wine critic who exposed a coveted wine award as a sham. Get tipsy with cocktail history, celebrate breakfast from around the globe and savor a delicious Fall vegan soup. Plus, learn how an outsider found her place in New Orleans through gumbo and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
Tarahumara Nutrition; Argentine Ants; Royal Meals; Pollinators Plunge
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Meet a chef who cooked meals fit for a king and queen. Learn about Argentine ants invading your kitchen and Mexico's Tarahumara Indians secret to a long, healthy life. Visit a restaurant for the "dude" set, find out about wine maker Didier Dagueneau's legacy and learn about the decline of pollinators and its effect on global agriculture. Plus, discover some catchy tunes about food safety and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
Elegant Fish Soup - Video Podcast
Don't tell anyone how easy it is to toss together some great fish -- shrimp, mussels, a nice piece of white fish, some calamari -- and create an elegant looking soup that looks like you slaved all day! Watch, learn, drool.
Vertical Farming; Stealth Vegetarianism; Breadfruit; Duck Love
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Learn about the breadfruit as a solution to hunger, the concept of vertical farming and the best hot dog spot in South Los Angeles. Drink from glassware that enhances wine, meet a woman who saves a duck from the wild and find out about vegetarian restaurants that don’t advertise they are meatless. Plus, hear about the dying fish trade in Gloucester, Massachusetts and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
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Evan Kleiman
Evan Kleiman has been the host of Good Food on KCRW since 1998. A longtime restaurateur and owner of Angeli Caffe on Melrose. She was the founder of Slow Food, Los Angeles and is an avid gardener.
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