‘The Best Restaurants in America’ and power vegetables

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jan. 21, 2017 Food & Drink

This week, Eater's Bill Addison spotlights 38 restaurants that are defining America’s dining scene. Pomologist David Karp and farmer Tony Ayala introduce new mandarin varieties, and Padma Lakshmi talks spices. Thomas Thwaites ponders his own existence as a goat, and Peter Meehan shares his turbo-charged vegetable recipes. Plus, Jonathan Gold knocks one back at Here’s Looking at You in Koreatown.

Photo credit: Evan Sung

From this Episode:

The Market Report: Mandarins

Our favorite fruit detective David Karp has been hot on the trail of three new mandarin varieties just hitting SoCal markets now. Keep your eyes peeled for the DaisySL;...

8 min

The Best Restaurants in America

What are the criteria for making it onto Eater's annual list of " The Best Restaurants in America? " We ask Bill Addison , Eater's restaurant editor, to weigh in on his...

9 min

‘The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs’

Spices evoke aromatic exotica and recipes that hint at travel even if you never leave your kitchen. These special seasonings are the "unsung heroes of the kitchen," making...

9 min

'GoatMan'

With the weight of the world bearing down on us, what if we could "escape the existential angst of being human"? That was designer Thomas Thwaites ' reasoning, when he...

11 min

'Power Vegetables'

Never mind the meat and carbs. Peter Meehan dials up the salt, fats and acids in his latest cookbook, Lucky Peach Presents: Power Vegetables! Turbocharged Recipes for...

13 min

Jonathan Gold says "Here's Looking at You"

This week, our favorite food critic Jonathan Gold swings by the Koreatown hot spot Here's Looking at You for more than just cocktails and a slice of bar pie. Chef...

5 min