Best Burgers in Paris; Ramadan Fasting and Feasting; Kombucha

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Sep. 27, 2008 Food & Drink

We get tasty ideas for using leftover wine, find out about kombucha tea and drink caffeinated alcohol. We celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, go on a Hawaiian food tour and discover the best burgers in Paris. Plus, we learn how to raise backyard chickens and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.

Stacie Hunt has tasty ideas for using leftover wine, while Adam Goodman brews kombucha tea. John Cloud talks about the caffeinated alcoholic beverages trend, Professor Muhamad Ali celebrates Ramadan’s fasting and feasting and chef Matthew Gray leads food tours of Hawaii. Plus, David Lebovitz finds the best burgers in Paris, David Kahn raises backyard chickens and Laura Avery has a fresh Market Report.

From this Episode:

Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks

Time magazine staff writer John Cloud talks about the caffeinated alcoholic beverages trend that's being marketed to teens. Read the Time magazine article about...

7 min

Ramadan Fasting and Feasting

Professor Muhamad Ali talks about fasting and feasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Muslims observe this holiday by fasting from sunrise to sunset and breaking...

6 min

Backyard Chickens

David Kahn raises backyard chickens and harvests their eggs at Edendale Farm in Silverlake. A board member of Edendale Farm, Kahn is also the executive director of...

9 min

Hawaii Hole-in-the-Wall Food Tour

Chef Matthew Gray leads a local foods tour of Hawaii and talks about Hawaiian cuisine. He is the founder of Hawaii Food Tours and food critic for Hawaii's largest daily...

7 min

The Market Report

Jean Francois Meteigner of La Cachette uses Sugar Baby Pumpkins and fresh corn to make a delicious Fall soup. He peels the pumpkin, sautés it in oil with corn, leeks and...

8 min

Reusing Wine

Du Vin Wine 's Stacie Hunt has tasty ideas for using leftover wine. She recommends turning wine into vinegar, making ice cubes, using them as sauce starters, baking cookies...

7 min

Best Burgers in Paris

David Lebovitz finds the tastiest burgers in Paris. He is the former pastry chef at Chez Panisse and is now based in the City of Lights. Read more about David's sweet life...

7 min

Kombucha

Adam Goodman talks about brewing kombucha, a yeast fermented sweetened tea. Adam is the chief "kombuchero" at Kombucha Botanica . Read the Los Angeles Times article that...

6 min