KCRW's Good Food show

KCRW's Good Food

Summary: Good Food explores current events, social phenomena, history and culture through the lens of food. From food politics to the science behind cooking, host Evan Kleiman highlights the diverse community of cooks, farmers, entrepreneurs, historians and journalists who have devoted their lives to food. Good Food is the only radio show where you can hear LA Times Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold each week. Get Jonathan Gold's weekly restaurant suggestion sent to your phone! Text "Good Food" to 69866 and get a text with the name, address and phone number of this week's restaurant.

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Podcasts:

 Eastside v. Westside Eats; How to Order in Thai Restaurants | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Are you an Eastsider or Westsider? Jonathan Gold dissects the dining culture on both sides of the LA River and highlights several restaurants worth driving for.

 Eastside v. Westside Eats; How to Order in Thai Restaurants | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Are you an Eastsider or Westsider? Jonathan Gold dissects the dining culture on both sides of the LA River and highlights several restaurants worth driving for.

 Eastside v. Westside Eats; How to Order in Thai Restaurants | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Are you an Eastsider or Westsider? Jonathan Gold dissects the dining culture on both sides of the LA River and highlights several restaurants worth driving for.

 Eastside v. Westside Eats; How to Order in Thai Restaurants | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Are you an Eastsider or Westsider? Jonathan Gold dissects the dining culture on both sides of the LA River and highlights several restaurants worth driving for.

 Eastside v. Westside Eats; How to Order in Thai Restaurants | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Are you an Eastsider or Westsider? Jonathan Gold dissects the dining culture on both sides of the LA River and highlights several restaurants worth driving for.

 Power Lunching; Super Bowl Snacks; The CA Homemade Food Act | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A health department inspector decodes the California Homemade Food Act. Plus, recipes for homemade Super Bowl snacks, and the art of the Hollywood power lunch.

 Decoding the Japanese Supermarket, Zinfandel 101, Queso | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A food writer and cookbook author explains how to shop for pantry staples in a Japanese supermarket. Plus, a short history and beginner?s guide to Zinfandel.

 Hot Buttered Rum, A History of Peanut Butter, New FDA Rules | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Warm up with a recipe for hot buttered rum and a round up of LA?s best fireside drinking spots. Plus, a history of America?s favorite food - peanut butter.

 Mark Bittman; Domestic Truffles; the Legacy of Cesar Chavez | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

How California truffle foragers use squirrels to help them find the prized mushrooms. Mark Bittman visits the Central Valley. Plus, the legacy of Cesar Chavez.

 The Best of 'Good Food,' 2012 Edition | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Highlights from this year including: the Google food program, barrel aged cocktails, the story of Dr. Kellogg, heritage grains and mint juleps.

 Hangover Cures; Porchetta; Gluten-Free Holiday Baking | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A scientist explains what food you should eat and what drinks you should avoid to lessen your chance of a hangover. Plus, a porchetta truck hits LA.

 Best Cookbooks of 2012: Jerusalem, Burma, Faviken | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A selection of the best cookbooks of 2012 including Yotam Ottolenghi's "Jerusalem," Naomi Duguid's "Burma: River of Flavors" and Susan Feniger's "Street Food."

 Jelly Doughnuts, Cambodian Food, The Peruvian Pantry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A writer and comedian invents a hilarious Jewish Deli Zodiac inspired by the Chinese Zodiac. Instead of the Year of the Ox he creates the Year of the Lox.

 The Science Show: Calories, Fermentation and Meat Patents | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Why do onions make us cry? What causes a brain-freeze? Why is it harder to lose weight then gain weight? Food scientists weigh in on these vexing questions.

 The Future of Street Food; Vegan Twinkies; Date History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Sidewalk food vendors are a mainstay in Los Angeles, but their operations are illegal. Now vendors are fighting to legalize and legitimize real street food.

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