Good Food
Portuguese Pastries; 1001 Things to Eat; The Herbalist
Find out the secret to making delicious burgers, travel through Europe's culinary richness -- by way of Italy, taste 17th Century Portuguese pastries and great court banquets of the Renaissance. Breathe in the vast world of herbs and eat 1001 things before dieting. Lastly, learn how slavery impacted the foods of the South and the US.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenMark Bittman shares the secret to making delicious burgers. Author Fred Plotkin guides gourmet travelers through Italy. Fatima Marques bakes old-world Portuguese pastries. Scholar Ken Albala feasts on medieval banquets. Gary Allen presents the vast world of herbs. Ian Jackman details 1001 things to eat before dieting. Food anthropologist Jessica Harris discusses how slavery affected the foods of the South and the US. As always, Laura Avery has what's in season this week at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market.
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8 storiesThe Market Report
Laura Avery talks with Amelia Saltsman, author of The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook , who shares these tasty ideas for white cannellini beans and beets.
Read the story7 minGrinding Your Own Hamburger Meat
New York Times Minimalist columnist Mark Bittman shows us how to make delicious hamburgers. The author of the popular How To Cook Everything cookbook series recommends buying your own cut of meat and grinding your own patties.
Read the story7 minItaly for the Gourmet Traveler
Gourmand Fred Plotkin has spent over 30 years living, traveling, working, studying and eating throughout Italy. His Italy for the Gourmet Traveler explores campanilismo and how visitors benefit from this food rivalry. He also explains his rules of Italian dining and guidelines for eating pizza. Music Break -- Kids with Guns - Gorillaz
Read the story7 minPortuguese Pastries
One of the best things about living in Los Angeles is its numerous ethnic food enclaves. Most people aren't familiar with Portuguese cuisine (characterized by its use of fresh seafood and produce), including its baked goods. Neither do they realize that there's a Portuguese community in Artesia. Now, Angelinos have another culinary destination.
Read the story7 minThe Banquet
Scholar Ken Albala feasts on the great court banquets of the Renaissance. In The Banquet , he describes this lavish, medieval dining event as a multi-media experience.
Read the story7 minThe Herbalist in the Kitchen
There's more to life than cooking with oregano. Sometimes you just have to spice it up with other aromatic herbs. Food writer and professor Gary Allen introduces us to the world of herbs in his book, The Herbalist in the Kitchen . Music Break -- Whatever's Fair - Mark Holder
Read the story7 minEat This!: 1001 Things to Eat Before You Diet
People are always looking for reasons to shed some excess pounds. Maybe your pants are a bit tight or you'd like to get into that sexy, little black dress. Before you decide to forego your favorite guilty pleasures, Ian Jackman suggests 1001 things to eat before dieting in his book, Eat This! .
Read the story7 minHistory of African-American Food
Food anthropologist Jessica Harris discusses the history of African-American food -- from slavery, sharecropping, chuck wagon chefs into the West and Buffalo Soldiers, to sodbusters, the Northern Migration and soul food.
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