Good Food

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March 13Making Khmer food accessible to everyone
This week on Good Food:
Nite Yun aims to make Khmer American food accessible to everyone.
Kate Brown argues that the most fertile agriculture is in small garden beds often on the edges of mainstream society.
Hans Fama breeds unique tomato varieties with a surprising shelf life.
Casey Lane shops for English peas at the farmers market.
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1 hr
March 06The struggle to save wine from wildfires
This week on Good Food:
Nicola Twilley explores the problem of smoke taint, the latest challenge in the wine industry.
Khushbu Shah makes a meal of Nepali dumplings.
The secret to an award-winning pie is in the flour, say bakers extraordinaire Roxana Jullapat and Clemence DeLutz.
Ifrah F. Ahmed looks to preserve Somali dishes of the diaspora.
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1 hr
February 27How glyphosate got a greenlight from Trump
This week on Good Food:
Journalist Lisa Held digs into the controversy around Donald Trump's executive order encouraging the production of glyphosate, the key ingredient in the herbicide Round Up.
Benjamin Delwiche aka Benjamin the Baker has tips for bakers entering the fruit and cooked custard categories in this year's PieFest.
Culinary anthropologist Ozoz Sokoh explores the cuisine of Nigeria.
Julia Child Foundation Fellow Janek Schaller dives into California's purple urchin explosion.
Ilhan Mohamed Abdi weaves together flavors and techniques to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.
At the farmers market, chef Josiah Citrin cheers for cherimoyas.
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1 hr
February 20Your freezer can be your meal prep hero
This week on Good Food:
Vivian Howard's love of the freezer has never thawed and she uses it as a secret weapon for meal prep.
Sophie Sadler proves that German home cooking is more than pretzels and brats.
Natasha Pickowicz prepares for a communal Lunar New Year over a bubbling hot pot.
Kate McDermott shares a recipe and tips for the quintessential apple pie.
How the founders of Granada Coffee turned their Echo Park home into a bustling business.
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1 hr
February 13New Orleans street food lets the good times roll
Laissez les bon temps rouler with a bit of food history.
Looking toward Mardi Gras, historian Ashley Rose Young explores the vibrant street food culture of New Orleans, with roots stretching back to the city's origins.
Food writer Adrian Miller enlists the help of Deborah Chang to share the story of Asian heritage chefs cooking in the White House.
Molecular biologist and PieFest judge Nik Sharma reveals the secrets behind thickening agents in pies.
For the last 30 years, attorney Bill Marler has represented victims of deadly foodborne illnesses. His latest cause is tainted baby formula.
At the farmers market, mandarins are in season.
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1 hr
February 06Our PieFest & Contest is back!
Plus: A powerful pie documentary, Puerto Rican party food, a loverly chocolate tart, the best Mexican restaurants, and hydroponic tomatoes at the farmers market.
KCRW's PieFest & Contest is back! We talk to Iowan Beth Howard about her documentary Pieowa, which brings together church ladies, state fair contestants, farm wives, and historians to explore the power of a flaky crust.
Mia Castro transports herself to Puerto Rico with inspired dishes for Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny.
Psychotherapist and Ottolenghi Test Kitchen recipe developer Helen Goh incorporates baking into a meaningful life.
L.A. Taco's Memo Torres finds time to help compile the city's best Mexican restaurants.
At her Highland Park gastropub, chef Debbie Lee incorporates farmers market produce into creative bar snacks.
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1 hr
January 30Marion Nestle breaks down our new food pyramid
The good, the bad and the ugly about our new dietary guidelines.
Marion Nestle reconsiders her seminal book What to Eat Now, two decades later.
Polina Chesnakova sneaks in a few comforting, cool weather recipes from the Caucuses.
Pyet DeSpain drew on her Native American and Mexican heritage to find a deeper purpose.
Cha McCoy shines a light on underrepresented wine regions and pairings for foods of the diaspora.
At the farmers market, Erika Chan of Kato shops for parsnips for dessert.
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1 hr
January 23René Redzepi brings Noma to Silver Lake
Would you pay $1,500 for dinner?
René Redzepi explains how he's orchestrating Noma's LA residency and why it comes with such a hefty price tag.
Anna Ansari follows flavor down the Silk Roads.
Khushbu Shah knows where to get the best veggie burgers.
At the farmers market, Walter Manzke finds fun uses for chanterelles.
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1 hr
January 16Are grocery stores charging you more than your neighbor?
AI might be making your groceries more expensive.
Reporter Eric Gardner explains how grocery stores are exploring "dynamic pricing," charging different people different prices for the same items.
Sean Sherman, the Sioux Chef, links the natural environments, traditions, and histories of Indigenous peoples across North America in his latest cookbook.
Krystle Hickman journeys through the world of California bees, one letter at a time.
Jason Cheng explains why his farm, Yao Cheng Farm in Camarillo, is dropping its organic certification.
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1 hr
January 09One year after the Eaton & Palisades fires
Amid the loss and devastation, there is resilience and hope.
We remember our friend Christine Moore, owner of Little Flower, who unexpectedly passed away this week.
Leah Ferrazzani of Ferrazzani's Pasta & Market tells the tale of multiple fires, pointing out the disparities in how Altadena residents were affected.
Teddy and Andy Leonard weigh in on the challenges of rebuilding the Reel Inn, their cherished coastline seafood shack, which was lost in the Palisades Fire.
Elina Shatkin hangs out with the Altadena Dining Club, the brainchild of Brooke Iva Lohman, who gathers locals at struggling eateries for a weekly meal.
Janek Schaller visits the Altadena Community Garden, where scientists and volunteers use bioremediation practices to clean up contaminated soil.
LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison reviews two Altadena restaurants — Miya, a Thai spot, and Betsy, a venture from Tyler Wells.
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1 hr