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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- Artist: Evan Kleiman, KCRW.com
- Copyright: KCRW 2014
Podcasts:
Is it ethical to eat meat? A vegetarian and a carnivore weigh in. Jonathan Gold enjoys Welsh rarebit on Sunset Blvd and a forager makes wild elderberry pie.
Visit a summer camp where kids create their very own restaurant. A pie-lover discovers the regionality of American pie. Plus, LA?s best soup dumpling.
A reporter gets a glimpse of Kellogg's test kitchen. Jonathan Gold tells us his favorite breakfast haunts in Los Angeles; plus, find out what a spurtle is.
Marcus Samuelsson shares his fascinating journey to becoming a professional chef. Plus, eating on the Expo Line and a new line of packaging that?s 100% edible.
Pie-A-Day is back! Find out why pie is a better value than cake, what makes crack pie so addicting and where Jonathan Gold goes for a slice of pie.
LA's top bartenders divulge their summer cocktail secrets. A spoon tasting uncovers how various metals pair with your food. Plus, the history of the fork.
As California's foie gras ban nears, chefs and foie lovers wonder how it will be enforced. Plus, one chef infuses haute cuisine with the flavor of cannabis.
Prepare for Father's Day by learning how to grill the perfect steak, how to craft a proper Old Fashioned and even wow Dad with "ketchup leather" on his burger.
Ever dreamed of owning a restaurant? Two pros explain what it takes to keep a restaurant relevant over time. Plus, quark! Learn what it is and how to make it.
Discover the best cheap eats in Los Angeles. Plus, the controversy over raw milk in California and a new look at fortified wine.
Fifteen years ago this month, Evan Kleiman recorded her first interview as host of Good Food. Hear classic segments like Julia Child, Anthony Bourdain and Ruth Reichl.
A mixologist decodes the myriad styles and flavors of rum. Plus, a Southern chef's quest to save sorghum and a group of bread bakers build a community oven in LA.
What did sushi look like before refrigeration? What does the word sushi really mean? The answers may surprise you. Plus, embracing the mess when baking with kids.
Was the taco as we know it invented in LA? Hear from the giants behind mega chains El Torito and Taco Bell as we trace the history of the taco in America.
Is there a future in food writing? An influential writer says yes, but it's not what it used to be. Plus, the hunt for morels and foraging for wild fennel in LA.
