Cambodians and fried chicken, baby pureés, vegan baking tips

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Apr. 22, 2017 Food & Drink

Frank Shyong explains how Cambodians got into LA’s fried chicken game. Clara Polito shares vegan baking tips from her new book, and Leena Saini says boost the flavor of your baby’s food with spices. Martha Rose Shulman talks up a nifty kitchen gadget that will take your produce for a spin, and Jonathan Gold does lamb barbacoa at Maestro in Pasadena. Plus, a closer look at how bees make honey and wasps pollinate figs.

From this Episode:

How Cambodians got into the LA fried chicken biz

Maybe you’ve heard of Cambodian refugees owning most of the donut shops in California. But did you know the Cambodian fried chicken game in South LA is just as strong? LA...

9 min

Vegan cookies 'n' milk pie

At the ripe old age of 20, vegan baker Clara Polito has published her very first cookbook. It’s named after her business, “ Clara Cakes .” Polito clues us into vegan...

9 min

Jonathan Gold dines at Maestro

This week, our favorite food critic, Jonathan Gold , sips mezcal between bites of ceviche and esquites while dining on regional “Mexican food with a different point of...

4 min

'Around the World in 80 Purées'

When her eldest daughter refused to eat the bland baby food that Americans tend to feed their infants, Leena Saini did some research into what babies in other parts of the...

10 min

The Market Report: Honey

This week at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, Laura Avery talks with Rose Renni about how bees make honey at Energy Bee Farm. Then chef Craig Towe stocks up on buckwheat...

8 min

'Gods, Wasps and Stranglers'

Honeybees might get most of the press in the insect world due to their dwindling numbers and power to pollinate. Enter writer and rainforest ecologist Mike Shanahan , who...

7 min

'SPIRALIZE this!'

You’ve probably heard this one before: Eating more vegetables would be a whole lot easier if there was less prep time involved. So without further ado, we give you the...

9 min