Good Food Pumpkin Spice; LA's Best Carne Asada; Craft Beer Buyouts Hosted by Evan Kleiman Oct. 03, 2015 Food & Drink Listen 57 min MORE Photo: Bill Esparza From this Episode: Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon Cindy Ott is an associate professor of American studies at St. Louis University. In her book, Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon , she provides a fascinating... 9 min Live Fire Cooking and No Tips at Camino Russell Moore and Allison Hopelain are the husband and wife team behind Camino in Oakland, CA. They discuss their unconventional way of operating their restaurant, from... 15 min The Best Carne Asada in Los Angeles Bill Esparza writes the "Essential T" column for Los Angeles magazine. He also blogs under the name Street Gourmet LA . As Good Food's official taco correspondent, he... 8 min Why Big Beer Is Buying Up Craft Breweries The Great American Beer Festival is an annual event that brings together over 60,000 brewers, writers and industry enthusiasts. 9 min Market Report Santa Monica Farmers' Market manager Laura Avery talks with farmer Mark Carpenter of Coastal Farms about two of his rare Italian heirloom varieties of winter squash:... 6 min Talking Shop with One of California's Last Remaining Silversmiths Randy Stromsoe is a classically trained silversmith, whose treasured works have been commissioned by the White House, the Smithsonian and even Quentin Tarantino. He came by... 6 min Credits Host: Evan Kleiman Producers: Gillian Ferguson, Laryl Garcia, Camellia Tse