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Art of Mexican Cooking; Champagne Prices Climb; Sourtoe Cocktail
We get tasty ideas for eating succulent spot prawns, cook authentic Mexican food, and drink a “sourtoe” cocktail. We decant bubbly wines, create delicious weeknight meals and discover some baking secrets. We eat comfort food and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenRuss Parsons cooks up succulent spot prawns, while Diana Kennedy makes authentic Mexican cooking. Dick van Nostrand mixes a sourtoe cocktail, George Cossette decants alternative wines to Champagne and Sara Moulton has tasty ideas for weeknight meals. Jack Bishop shares baking secrets, Zov Karamardian nourishes us with comfort food and Laura Avery finds what’s in season in a fresh Market Report.
In this episode
8 storiesThe Market Report
Laura Avery chats with Amelia Saltsman, author of The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook , who gives us an idea for using cherries in a savory way. Laura also talked with farmer Bob Poole about his young berries and boysenberries. They are in right now and great for cooking with.
Read the story7 minSpot Prawns
LA Times food writer Russ Parsons cooks up delicious ways to prepare succulent spot prawns. His most recent book is How to Pick a Peach : The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table.
Read the story8 minThe Art of Mexican Cooking
Before Mexican food became ubiquitous in Los Angeles and known throughout the United States, British writer Diana Kennedy set about cataloging the special flavors of Mexico's regions during the late 1950's and early 60's in her seminal work, The Art of Mexican Cooking .
Read the story6 minSourtoe Cocktail
Bar owner Dick van Nostrand serves up a sourtoe cocktail using a real, preserved human toe at Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon (Canada). This drink has even got a club of intrepid followers called the Sourtoe Cocktail Club , whose rule is that drinker's lips must touch the toe. Music break: Run with the Hunted by Tommy Guerrero
Read the story7 minChampagne Alternatives
Wine expert George Cossette decants delicious alternatives to expensive Champagne. He owns Silverlake Wine , which offers Sunday and Thursday night flight tastings.
Read the story8 minWeeknight Meals
Host Sara Moulton shares her secrets for tackling weeknight meals. She's the executive chef at Gourmet , author of Sara's Secret for Weeknight Meals and hosts Sara's Secrets on the Food Network . Her new cooking series, Sara's Weeknight Meals, airs on KCET and KOCE .
Read the story8 minBaking
America's Test Kitchen contributor Jack Bishop shares baking secrets in The America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book . He recommends adding vodka for making a great pie crust that won't roll out.
Read the story8 minComfort Food
Chef-owner Zov Karamardian built her Orange County restaurants around the concept of comfort food. She's the owner of Zov's Bistro in Tustin and Zov's Cafe & Bakery in Newport and Irvine, and the author of Zov : Recipes and Memories from the Heart.
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