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Maggot Therapy; Top Chefs' Final Meals; Mexican Delicacies
We bite into chef Ludovic Lefebvre's latest creations, compile the final meal requests of 50 top chefs and follow the spice trail. Plus, we sample exotic Mexican delicacies, spend a year eating dangerously and bake scary Halloween treats. Lastly, we discuss the benefits of maggot therapy and get a fresh serving of the Market Report.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenJonathan Gold bites into chef Ludovic Lefebvre's latest creations, while photographer Melanie Dunea compiles the final meal requests of 50 top chefs and award-winning chef Eric Ripert shares his last meal. Norwegian chef Andreas Viestad follows the spice trail and gastronomic adventurers Eddie Lin and Gustavo Arellano sample exotic Mexican delicacies. Culinary extremist Tom Parker Bowles spends a year eating dangerously, Clare Crespo bakes scary Halloween treats and Dr. Karen Dente discusses the benefits of maggot therapy. Plus, Laura Avery finds what's in season in the Market Report.
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8 storiesThe Market Report
Laura Avery talks with Kirk Fink of Casablanca Nursery in San Diego County about growing culinary herbs indoors. Some recommended herbs are basil, mints, thyme, chives, and sage (pictured.) She also meets up with Bill Coleman of Coleman Farms to find out about two exotic looking fruits - passion fruit and dragon fruit.
Read the story7 minThe Gold Standard: Ludo Bites at Breadbar
LA Weekly Counter Intelligence columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Gold bites into Ludo Bites at BREADBAR , a three-month dining experience and collaboration between chef Ludovic Lefebvre (of Bastide and L'Orangerie), the Beverly Hills Cheese Shop, and BREADBAR.
Read the story7 minMy Last Supper
Chefs and foodies often play a game where they confess what their final meal on earth would be if they had a choice. In award-winning photographer Melanie Dunea's book, My Last Supper , she compiles the final meal requests of 50 top chefs. Le Bernardin chef Eric Ripert is one of those celebrated chefs and describes his simple last meal.
Read the story7 minWhere Flavor Was Born and New Scandinavian Cooking
Norwegian chef Andreas Viestad follows the spice trail along the Indian Ocean in Where Flavor Was Born . He is a food writer and television host of PBS' New Scandinavian Cooking , where he cooks outdoors in a makeshift kitchen.
Read the story7 minMexican Delicacies
Extreme food correspondent Eddie Lin revisits his kitchen nightmares by eating Mexican delicacies, chapulines (grasshoppers--see above!) and huitlacoche (corn smut) in Orange County.
Read the story7 minThe Year of Eating Dangerously
Tom Parker Bowles travels the world searching for rare delicacies and other foods that push the limit in The Year of Eating Dangerously . He is a food writer, television host of UKTV's Market Kitchen and is the son of Camilla Parker Bowles. Music break: God Made Me Funky by the Headhunters
Read the story7 minHalloween Treats
Baker Clare Crespo's favorite day of the year is Halloween. Some ghoulishly tasty treats are eyeball, brain and bleeding heart cupcakes, as well as monster head potatoes and hand punch. She is the author of Hey There, Cupcake! and The Secret Life of Food .
Read the story7 minMaggot Therapy
It's all about eating or getting eaten, as is the case for maggots and humans. Dr. Karen Dente discusses the benefits of free-range maggot therapy. Around since antiquity and used by many cultures, maggots clean wounds by eating infected dead tissue, allowing new tissue to grow. Dr.
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