Good Food
Geoduck Clam; Mother's Day Tale; American Chinese Food
We celebrate Mother's Day with the Brass Sisters, get the rules on keeping secret recipes confidential and create magic with Yummyfun Kooking. We control calories through the "uniform eating" diet, discover the geoduck clam and get Jonathan Gold’s latest restaurant find. Plus, we discuss the evolution of Chinese food in America and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenThe Brass Sisters celebrate Mother’s Day by sharing their mother’s favorite recipes, while Helena Echlin tells us the rules on keeping secret recipes confidential. Clare Crespo creates magic with Yummyfun Kooking, septuagenarian Clarence Bass shares his “uniform eating” diet and filmmaker Justin Bookey digs up the geoduck clam. Plus, Jonathan Gold tells us about his latest food find, writer Jennifer 8. Lee discusses the evolution of Chinese food in America and Laura Avery finds what’s in season in a fresh Market Report.
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8 storiesThe Market Report
Laura Avery chat with Mark Peel, chef-owner of Campanile restaurant, who loves the fresh berries this time of year. His favorite variety of strawberry right now is the Avalon.
Read the story8 minA Mother's Day Tale
Marilynn and Sheila Brass, known as the Brass Sisters , celebrate Mother's Day by recounting a story of their mother that made her cry tears of despair. They also share their mother's favorite recipes. Marilynn and Sheila Brass have a new PBS show called The Brass Sisters: Queens of Comfort Food, which airs on WGBH in Boston.
Read the story8 minSecret Recipe Etiquette
Etiquette expert Helena Echlin tells us the rules on keeping secret recipes confidential and talks about her own secret salsa recipe that won't share with anyone. Echlin writes the Table Manner column for Chow magazine online. Music break: Music to Watch Girls By by The Brass Ring
Read the story6 minYummyfun Kooking
Clare Crespo creates kitchen magic with Yummyfun Kooking, an amazingly inventive cooking series that transports viewers into another world. Her shows are available for purchase on DVD on her YummyFun website. Music break: Mysterious Habitats by Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Read the story6 minUniform Eating
Septuagenarian Clarence Bass controls his caloric intake by eating the same meals everyday through his " uniform eating " diet. He recommends eating healthy foods that you enjoy and respond to your body. Bass is a lawyer, bodybuilding champion and author of Great Expectations : Health Fitness Leanness Without Suffering.
Read the story7 minGeoduck Clam
Filmmaker Justin Bookey digs deep for the geoduck clam, the world's largest and oldest clam, in 3 Feet Under: Digging Deep for the Geoduck Clam . Pronounced "gooey duck", the clam has a phallic neck, can live over 160 years and is native to the Pacific Northwest. Music break: No Name Bar by Isaac Hayes
Read the story8 minLa Mill Coffee
Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic and LA Weekly columnist Jonathan Gold samples the next generation of coffee gastronomy at La Mill Coffee in Silver Lake. He recommends the French toast, Yukon gold potato/leek soup, Asian BLT and cured Tasmanian sea trout, as well as the cafe con leche.
Read the story7 minAmerican Chinese Food
Writer Jennifer 8. Lee discusses the evolution of Chinese food in America in her book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles : Adventures in the World of Chinese Food. Lee also solves Chinese food mysteries , such as the chow mein sandwich.
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