Good Food
Food Allergies; Cupcake Fetish; The Village Kitchen; Natural Wines
We learn about the link between food allergies and intestinal worms. We eat our way across the Pacific Crest Trail, indulge in a cupcake fetish and find out how producer Bob Carlson’s chicken curry turned out. Plus, we learn about an innovative culinary program that employs the homeless, make the case for natural wines and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.
Journalist Dan White eats his way across the Pacific Crest Trail. Dr. Joel Weinstock talks about the link between food allergies and intestinal worms, while Dr. Michael Wilkes explains food allergies. Violet Whipps indulges her cupcake fetish, Good Food producer Bob Carlson cooks up Evan Kleiman’s chicken curry and Sue Campoy and Billie Jean Daniels talk about their experience with The Village Kitchen. Plus, writer Alice Feiring makes the case for wine authenticity and Laura Avery has a fresh Market Report.
In this episode
8 storiesThe Market Report
Evan Kleiman is at the market this week buying fresh clams from Carlsbad Aquafarm . She makes a traditional pasta and clam dish with garlic, parsley, hot pepper flakes and chard. Read the post on our Good Food blog to learn how to make this great dish.
Read the story7 minPacific Crest Trail
Journalist Dan White eats his way across a 2,600-mile hike that stretches from Mexico to Canada in his book, The Cactus Eaters : How I Lost My Mind-and Almost Found Myself-on the Pacific Crest Trail. To read more of his writings, visit Dan's blog . Music break: Ein Fur Die Damen by Death In Vegas
Read the story8 minIntestinal Worms
Dr. Joel Weinstock explains the link between auto-immune disorders, food allergies and intestinal worms. He talks about parasitic worms called helminths and their function in the human body. Dr. Weinstock is Director of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Tufts Medical Center .
Read the story8 minFood Allergies
Dr. Michael Wilkes discusses food allergies and how to live with them.
Read the story6 minCupcake Fetish
Violet Whipps of Cupcake Fetish , reviews cupcakeries and recounts her experiences on a cross-country cupcake crawl. She recommends Cupcake Station in Birmingham, Michigan and The Cupcakery in Las Vegas.
Read the story7 minCooking Lessons with Bob
Good Food producer Bob Carlson is attempting to learn how to cook with the help of host Evan Kleiman. They discuss his last assignment, making chicken curry.
Read the story8 minThe Village Kitchen
Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women & Children board member Sue Campoy and resident Billie Jean Daniels talk about their experience with The Kitchen Village , a culinary arts program that trains and employes homeless women.
Read the story6 minWine Authenticity
Writer Alice Feiring advocates the return to authentic wine-making and natural wines in The Battle for Wine and Love : or How I Saved the World from Parkerization. Two California wineries that Alice enjoys are Edmunds St. John and Cathy Corison's Corison Winery .
Read the story7 min