Art of Mexican Cooking; Champagne Prices Climb; Sourtoe Cocktail

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jun. 07, 2008 Food & Drink

We get tasty ideas for eating succulent spot prawns, cook authentic Mexican food, and drink a “sourtoe” cocktail. We decant bubbly wines, create delicious weeknight meals and discover some baking secrets. We eat comfort food and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.

Russ Parsons cooks up succulent spot prawns, while Diana Kennedy makes authentic Mexican cooking. Dick van Nostrand mixes a sourtoe cocktail, George Cossette decants alternative wines to Champagne and Sara Moulton has tasty ideas for weeknight meals. Jack Bishop shares baking secrets, Zov Karamardian nourishes us with comfort food and Laura Avery finds what’s in season in a fresh Market Report.

From this Episode:

Spot Prawns

LA Times food writer Russ Parsons cooks up delicious ways to prepare succulent spot prawns. His most recent book is How to Pick a Peach : The Search for Flavor from Farm...

8 min

The Market Report

Laura Avery chats with Amelia Saltsman, author of The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook , who gives us an idea for using cherries in a savory way. Laura also talked...

7 min

Champagne Alternatives

Wine expert George Cossette decants delicious alternatives to expensive Champagne. He owns Silverlake Wine , which offers Sunday and Thursday night flight tastings.

8 min

The Art of Mexican Cooking

Before Mexican food became ubiquitous in Los Angeles and known throughout the United States, British writer Diana Kennedy set about cataloging the special flavors of...

6 min

Sourtoe Cocktail

Bar owner Dick van Nostrand serves up a sourtoe cocktail using a real, preserved human toe at Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon (Canada). This drink has even got a club...

7 min

Comfort Food

Chef-owner Zov Karamardian built her Orange County restaurants around the concept of comfort food. She's the owner of Zov's Bistro in Tustin and Zov's Cafe & Bakery in...

6 min

Weeknight Meals

Host Sara Moulton shares her secrets for tackling weeknight meals. She's the executive chef at Gourmet , author of Sara's Secret for Weeknight Meals and hosts Sara's...

8 min

Baking

America's Test Kitchen contributor Jack Bishop shares baking secrets in The America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book . He recommends adding vodka for making a great pie...

8 min