Sonoran tortillas, Korean Home Cooking, Jet & Ali Tila

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Aug. 17, 2019 Food & Drink

Coca-Cola Carnitas. Photo credit: Ken Goodman

Sonoratown looks to defend its crown in this year’s tournament. Sohui Kim is your guide to building a Korean pantry at home, and Jet and Ali Tila are improving on the classics. Also, Gustavo Arellano visits a Syrian ice cream maker in Anaheim.

From this Episode:

Defending champion Sonoratown aims for tortilla perfection

KCRW and Gustavo Arellano’s second annual Great Tortilla Tournament is now underway, with 32 tortilla makers from across Southern California moving on to the second round...

10 min

Making masa at Carnitas Uruapan

LA is a city that runs on corn tortillas, and the best of them start with quality masa. In 2014, Good Food’s Evan Kleiman spoke to Eddie de la Torre, owner of Carnitas...

8 min

Making Korean meals at home is easier than you think, says Sohui Kim

When you’re introduced to a cuisine by eating in restaurants, often times the process and pantry seem impenetrable. But Brooklyn chef Sohui Kim likens Korean home...

14 min

Improving on the classics with Team Tila

These days Los Angeles chef Jet Tila is recognized by millions as a presenter on Iron Chef America. But cooking well, and teaching others how to do it, is still a...

12 min

Now in season, Biquinho peppers are coveted by chefs. Here’s why

Over at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, chefs are flocking to Weiser Family Farms for biquinho peppers. These teardrop-shaped peppers have all the fruitiness and...

6 min

Le Mirage Pastry in Anaheim is a destination for Syrian ice cream

In 2018, Gustavo Arellano wrote for the New Yorker about Le Mirage Pastry, a Syrian bakery in Anaheim making bouza, a chewy ice cream studded with pistachios. The process...

7 min