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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the impact of cornonavirus threatens the security of the US food supply chain, from farmers and other producers to grocery store workers and consumers.

Then, on the rest of the menu, California ordered insurance premium refunds during the coronavirus outbreak; the Trump campaign sued a local television station in Wisconsin over a political ad that accurately depicts his failures on the pandemic; and, “Fat Tony’s” son, Trump labor secretary, “Skinny Gene” Scalia, was slammed for his ‘despicable’ efforts to roll back unemployment benefits and paid leave in the coronavirus stimulus package.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a comprehensive study by researchers at a consortium of Brazilian universities and institutes, found the country has twelve times more coronavirus cases than is officially reported; and, authorities in Kyiv sealed off a thousand year old Orthodox monastery that became a coronavirus hotspot.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.”

― Ernest Hemingway
"A Moveable Feast"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/14/1937029/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, billionaire NBA owner Tilman Fertitta told Fox News that his move to swiftly lay off almost all of his 45,000 employees was a “favor” that would help them get unemployment quicker, when it’s really just gaming the system during a pandemic.

Then, on the rest of the menu, in a move that could severely limit the nation’s meat supply, Smithfield Foods announced it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota after hundreds of employees tested positive for coronavirus; a major California labor union that announced it had discovered a stockpile of thirty-nine million N-95 masks was duped in an elaborate scam uncovered by FBI investigators; and, the White House attacked Voice of America as anti American and an enemy of the people, so Voice of America promptly fired back defending its coverage is mandated by law.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where South African police were caught in the illegal sale of alcohol after the country banned the sales of spirits during the pandemic lockdown; and, Asian shares took a dive as OPEC and Russia finalized an unprecedented deal to cut global oil production by ten per cent.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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"I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help."

-- Julia Child

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/13/1936740/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the lack of a national COVID-19 testing program leaves nursing homes across the country the most at risk.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Pentagon leaders say more navy ships face outbreaks like the one aboard the Theodore Roosevelt that infected four hundred sailors; Bill Barr whined that the media is on a ‘jihad’ for reporting the truth about Trump's 'miracle' drug; and, Dr Anthony Fauci insisted there is 'absolutely no evidence' the coronavirus death toll is being inflated, but nobody asked if higher totals are actually being suppressed.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Pacific Island nations stay vigilant against the coronavirus pandemic in the aftermath of the Cat 5 Cyclone Harold; and, the center-right US research institute, The Jamestown Foundation, said Russia's move to label it ‘undesirable,’ will not affect its operations.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.”

― Douglas Adams
"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/10/1936056/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the failed federal response to COVID-19 has manifested into an international disaster.

Then, on the rest of the menu, federal supplies of protective medical equipment are nearly depleted; even Wyoming's GOP governor admitted his state’s extreme abortion bill 'will harm people;' and, the House Intel Committee called on Trump’s acting spy chief to explain the spate of firings and resignations of top intel officials.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where state-backed hackers and online criminals are taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to further their operations; and, OXFAM says the pandemic could plunge half a billion people into poverty.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue his own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.”

-- The Daily Picayune,
New Orleans, March 5, 1851

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/9/1935768/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the truth about the toilet paper shortage is not about irrational hoarding.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump is moving aggressively to challenge the authority and independence of agency watchdogs overseeing his administration; when confronted with memos about the severity of the pandemic he ignored in January, Trump blasted the World Health Organization for being “China-centric;” and, despite mocking the idea of climate change, Trump will preside over one of the country’s sharpest drops in climate-damaging emissions on record as the pandemic tamps down energy use.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where in what is the Swiss Army’s biggest call-up since World War II, thousands of soldiers have been sent to support health workers in the fight against the pandemic; and, a prominent Communist party member who criticized Xi Jinping’s handling of the pandemic is being investigated on suspicion of a “severe violation of discipline and law.”

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness right where we are. I want all of the holiness of the Eucharist to spill out beyond church walls, out of the hands of priests and into the regular streets and sidewalks, into the hands of regular, grubby people like you and me, onto our tables, in our kitchens and dining rooms and backyards.”

-- Shauna Niequist
"Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/8/1935415/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, in the wake of the leaked audio, more elected officials and former naval commanders are calling for the firing of the acting Secretary of the Navy.

Then, on the rest of the menu, not even the pandemic is stopping the EPA from pushing forward with a rule to block scientific studies on air and water pollution; Trump attacked his own government's report on the shortage of COVID-19 tests because it was prepared by an inspector general; and, a Washington state non-profit sued Fox News and Murdoch over coronavirus misinformation.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Ontario is angry over the 'unacceptable' US move to block the export of three million face masks it bought to fight its coronavirus outbreak; and, the Singapore government proposed a law to ensure safe elections during the pandemic.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.”

― Ernest Hemingway
"A Moveable Feast"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/7/1935075/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, health experts agree, everyone should wear masks in public to end this pandemic.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a Tiger at New York City’s Bronx Zoo tested positive for coronavirus; Defense Secretary Esper defended the firing of the navy ship captain as a matter of holding leaders “accountable” when they issue warnings about a virus outbreak that makes Trump look bad; and, former NFL kicker and New Orleans Saints hero Tom Dempsey has died from complications of coronavirus at the age of seventy-three.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Ireland's Prime Minister has returned to medical practice to help in the coronavirus crisis there; and, after arsonists torched several cell phone towers, the UK announced that the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory is dangerous, fake nonsense.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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"I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help."

-- Julia Child

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/6/1934677/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump praised Pence as a “great professional” for being “able to speak for five minutes and not even touch” the question, when asked about uninsured Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Then, on the rest of the menu, anti govt militia head Ammon Bundy pledged to use force in defense of Idahoans against a coronavirus stay at home order; a federal judge won’t postpone Wisconsin’s presidential primary, but did order an extra six days beyond Tuesday’s election for absentee voting; and, two top House Democratic chairmen want the FCC to reject the Trump campaign threat to yank broadcaster’s licenses for political ads he doesn’t like.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Alpine ski resort Ischgl is the source of Austria's biggest coronavirus cluster of six hundred infections, with twice as many abroad; and, because of under reporting from a lack of testing, Australia’s health minister says instead of 1 million and counting, as many as ten million may have been infected globally.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.”

― Douglas Adams
"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/3/1933856/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, "no other event in our lifetimes" since WWII recalls a comparable sense of destruction, danger and dread, than “our World War” fighting this pandemic, that’s why FDR’s emphasis on sacrifice contrasts so sharply with Trump’s response to the crisis.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge dismissed an effort by pharmacy companies to shift their liability for the opioid crisis onto physicians; US small businesses wait impatiently for government aid that could be slow to come; and, Trump’s Navy Secretary does not rule out punishing the aircraft carrier captain who criticized the fleet’s coronavirus response.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned coronavirus lockdown violators he will “shoot them dead;” and, a team of Chinese scientists seeking potential COVID-19 treatments have found “extremely effective” antibodies that block the virus from entering cells.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue his own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.”

-- The Daily Picayune,
New Orleans, March 5, 1851

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/2/1933555/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Susan Rice criticized the Hungarian prime minister for using the pandemic in an illegal power grab.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump’s rollback of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act could kill billions of birds; New Yorkers cheer the city's health care workers from their windows every day at 7 pm, but Trump keeps accusing them of being thieves every day at his virus pressers; and, Trump wants to send ventilators abroad as US patients are forced to share.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where furloughed crews from Scandinavian airline SAS are taking a three-day course in basic hospital duties to help Sweden battle the pandemic; and, the Paris Club of creditor nations agreed to cancel $1.4 billion of Somalia debt.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness right where we are. I want all of the holiness of the Eucharist to spill out beyond church walls, out of the hands of priests and into the regular streets and sidewalks, into the hands of regular, grubby people like you and me, onto our tables, in our kitchens and dining rooms and backyards.”

-- Shauna Niequist
"Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/1/1933243/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays