Good Food
Sweets, Sweeps, Saltsman Cooks; Great Balls of Fryer
We update the cupcake craze and learn where to find the tastiest chocolates. We'll go in search of the best fried balls in LA. Plus, a primer on how to prepare all those yummy finds from the Santa Monica Farmers' Market.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenFood writer Lesley Balla has an update on the cupcake craze and offers sweet advice on where to find the tastiest chocolates. Cooking instructor Amelia Saltsman tells us how to prepare the season’s produce from the Santa Monica Farmers' Market. Jonathan Gold finds the best fried balls in LA; and Laura Avery has the weekly Market Report.
Banner image: ginger, almond and almond fleur de sel toffee from Valerie Confections
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Read the story1 minThe Market Report
Laura Avery talks with Jill Davie, chef de cuisine at Josie Restaurant , about cooking Chinese eggplant. Jill recommends coating 1/4" slices lightly with olive or canola oil and roasting them with salt and pepper on a sheet pan for 20-25 minutes. Eat them crispy or your desired consistency. Add basil and red pepper flakes for dressing.
Read the story7 minGreat Balls of Fryer
Jonathan Gold rounds up the best fried balls in LA: arancini (rice, mozzarella, and tomato) at Evan Kleiman's Angeli Caffe ; fried pig-foot balls at Osteria Mozza ; falafel at Marouch (Jonathan's favorite Lebanese restaurant); Cantonese fried balls, stuffed with pork and scallions at Elite; k'bbeh (minced meat with bulgar wheat) at Alcazar ;…
Read the story7 minSweet Treats
Food blogger Lesley Balla satisfies our sweet tooth by telling us where to find some of LA’s finest confections and chocolates.
Read the story7 minSaltsman Cooks
Amelia Saltsman is a frequent guest on Good Food. She's also the author of The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook , which as some great recipes for turning the freshest produce of the season into such delectable dishes as tomato salad, baked eggplant, creamed corn and zucchini soup.
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