The Bialetti Moka Express, Stinging Wild Nettles, Ag-Gag Laws

Take a ride on the Bialetti Moka Express

The man who turned an aluminum stove-top espresso maker into a kitchen staple has died. Renato Bialetti was 93. Bialetti's ashes were buried in one of his signature Moka...

12 min

The rise of Latino coffeehouses in LA

The Moka Express is an Italian invention. But half the world's top 10 coffee producing countries are in Latin America. To meet the demand in Los Angeles, several specialty...

9 min

Embracing the sting of nettles at the farmers market

If guava pastries and lonches de lomo aren't your thing, we bet you can find something to eat at your local farmers' market. At the Santa Monica Farmers' Market, chefs and...

8 min

Let them eat galettes

This week, a film documenting the last years of Le Bec-Fin in Philadelphia and its passionate chef, George Perrier, is being screened at movie theaters in LA, New York and...

9 min

Jonathan Gold dines at The Bellwether

The next time you've got the urge for a patty melt on rye with taleggio cheese and sweet caramelized onions, or some meatballs baked with tomato and ricotta that are served...

5 min

Here's your ag-gag update

Earlier this month, the New York Times published an op-ed that took a stand against legislation that makes it illegal to videotape or record footage on farms and in...

9 min

A mixtape from Madhur Jaffrey

To close out this week's show, we play some music that inspires Indian cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey in the kitchen. Jaffrey shared her playlist with KCRW's Aaron Byrd for...

4 min

The Bialetti Moka Express, Stinging Wild Nettles, Ag-Gag Laws

Take a ride on the Bialetti Moka Express

The rise of Latino coffeehouses in LA

Embracing the sting of nettles at the farmers market

Let them eat galettes

Jonathan Gold dines at The Bellwether

Here's your ag-gag update

A mixtape from Madhur Jaffrey

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