This week at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, Laura Avery talks to Nguyen Tran, chef-owner of Starry Kitchen and Button Mash, about using kohlrabi in their Singaporean chili crab gumbo. At Smith Farms in Costa Mesa, McKay Smith plants green and purple varieties of the spiky space-age-looking veggie alongside rows of sugar snap peas.
Music: "I Need a Dollar" (instrumental) by Aloe Blacc and "Action Bronson" (instrumental) by Shiraz, produced by Tommy Mas