Good Food
Noodles, Your Own Cow, Silverlake Wine, Spring Desserts, Family Recipes
Carl Chu takes us to lunch for oyster noodles in San Gabriel. If you're afraid of where your meat comes from, why not buy your own cow? Josh Karpf did just that, and he'll tell us how. A new wine store opens in Silverlake, we hear from owner George Cosette. Roxanna Julipat, pastry chef at AOC and Lucques, has a spring dessert or two to whet your appetite. Plus, recording your family's recipes with Chinese American cook, Grace Young.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenRecipes and information from this week's edition of Good Food
Carl Chu is the author of the self-published Finding Chinese Food in Los Angeles: A Guide to Regional Chinese Cuisines. He spoke about Ah Chung restaurant, on the second floor of the San Gabriel Square, at 140 W Valley in San Gabriel. The restaurant's signature dish is oyster noodle soup which comes with a couple of small oysters and noodles. He also spoke about their Taiwanese street snacks, including Taiwanese tempura, which is fried fish cakes and chicken nuggets.
Josh Karpf is a food lover. His website is www.foody.org, where you can see pictures of the meat exchange. Josh mentioned a Jaccard brand meat tenderizer. You can email him about time-share beef at beef@foody.org.
Grace Young is the author of The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen: Classic Family Recipes for Celebration and Healing, published by Simon and Schuster. Her newest book, , comes out in September.
George Cosette is the owner of the new Silverlake Wine store at 2395 Glendale Blvd in Los Angeles; (323) 662-9024. The grand opening is Sunday, April 25--with free tastings and food provided by AOC, Campanile and Ginger Grass Vietnamese restaurant.
Roxana Julipat is the pastry chef of A.O.C. and Lucques restaurant, both in Los Angeles.
