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Morels; Eating In Poland; Pig Face; Food Safety Bill HR 875
Chocolate goes spicy, fruity and everything in between. Russ Parsons gets me all choked up over the beautiful artichoke. The truth about HR875 a bill that's rumored to punish farmers markets, plus how to eat on $30 a week.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenTom Philpott fills us in on the truth about HR875 and the bill that is rumored to kill farmers markets. Russ Parsons chokes up on artichokes for delicious results. Andrew Steiner gives us his favorite grilled cheese recipe while Jonathan Gold shakes a few cocktails our way. Listener Mars Berman dropped her life and moved to Poland. She reveals the concept of Second Breakfast. Christina DaCosta lives on $30 a week and shows us how. Chocolate goes floral and spicy in the hands of Nat Bletter and Deep End Diner Eddie Lin looks deep into the face of a pig and eats it. Plus, Laura Avery finds morels at the Santa Monica Farmers Market.
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9 storiesMarket Report
Tom Peltier is also known as the "bug guy" at the Santa Monica farmers market. Tom sells decollate snails, which are carnivores and work underground to kill garden snails that eat plants. You can also buy ladybugs from Tom, which help control the aphid population. Tom recommends putting the ladybugs in a paperbag and spritzing them with soda. …
Read the story9 minHR 875 - Myths and Facts
The Food Safety Modernization Act (HR 875), sponsored by Rep.
Read the story7 minAll Choked Up
Russ Parsons is a food and wine columnist for the L.A. Times. Russ likes to braise artichokes.
Read the story7 minAndrew Steiner's Secret Grilled Cheese Recipe
Andrew Steiner owns Andrew's Cheese Shop in Santa Monica. Andrew takes the crust off the bread, then dries it in the oven. Then, he rubs it with half a clove of garlic and moistens it with butter or oil. Use a high-moisture cheese like cheddar for a good melt. Andrew recommends using Montgomery's Cheddar from North Cadbury, England.
Read the story3 minDrinks with Jonathan Gold
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize winning food critic for the L.A. Weekly. According to Jonathan, there is a cocktail renaissance happening in Los Angeles and around the country. Mark Peel makes terrific cocktails at Campanile (624 S.
Read the story8 minPolish Food Customs
Mars Berman teaches at a Montessori school in Warsaw, Poland. At 10:30, children eat a second breakfast, which includes meat, cheese, bread, pickles, and fruits. Mars loves pierogis and kopytka, which she says is like an Italian gnocchi only better.
Read the story5 minThirty Bucks a Week
Christina DaCosta and her fiance are eating on $30 a week. Buying in bulk at the Park Slope, Brooklyn Food Coop is one way they have reduced their bill. Also, they've learned to be creative when it comes to cravings. Christina made these pancakes with ingredients on hand, including bourbon. Find recipes and copies of their receipts on…
Read the story7 minFresh and Spicy Chocolate
Nat Bletter is an ethno-botanist living in Hawaii, where he makes Pure Origin chocolate. Their chocolate bars are made from raw, unroasted cacao with flavors like Hibiscus, Passion Fruit, Chipotle and Coconut and Kaffir Lime.
Read the story6 minPig Face
Eddie Lin writes DeepEndDining.com . He found roasted pig face at Sam Wu's in Van Nuys. Half a pig's face is $1.50. Sam Woo Bar B Que 6450 Sepulveda Blvd # G Van Nuys, CA 91411 (818) 988-6813 Recession Special from eric alba on Vimeo .
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