Good Food
The Best of 2009; Pie; Smoked Fish; Vegan Before Six
This week, we revisit some memorable segments of 2009. Hear the incredible story of the man who couldn't eat. Plus urban farming, pie and killer plants. And Mark Bittman shares his secret to losing 35 pounds.
By Evan Kleiman • • 59m ListenToday on the show, the best of Good Food from 2009. Jon Reiner is the man who couldn't eat. The treatment for his Crohn's disease forced him to stop drinking or eating anything for several months. Rachael Sheridan of Cube Marketplace on La Brea muses about her love of pie. Good Food listener Mars Berman is living and Poland and continues to be amazed at some of their food customs. She describes the concept of the Polish second breakfast. We take trip to the Lower East Side of New York City and Russ and Daughters' Appetizing Store. Nikki Federman is a fourth generation Russ and runs the store with her cousin. Novella Carpenter is farming on a dead end street in the middle of the Oakland ghetto. What it means to be vegan before 6 pm. Mark Bittman of the New York Times explains. Amy Stewart reveals the deadly nature of some plants. Scott Gold, the Shameless Carnivore eats the Peruvian delicacy of cuy, or guinea pig. And Laura Avery has a rhubarb margarita at the Santa Monica Farmers Market.
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9 storiesMarket Report
Jean Francois Meteigner of La Cachette Bistro is buying rhubarb at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. Only a few farmers grow rhubarb and Jean Francois is buying it for his bartender who is making a rhubarb cilantro margarita. He makes a rhubarb simple syrup by boiling chopped rhubarb with sugar and water. Blend it and then strain it.
Read the story4 minThe Man Who Couldn't Eat
Jon Reiner suffers from Chron's disease , which causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, ulcers and weight loss. Complications from the disease caused a fistula to form in Jon's small intestine. The treatment was for Jon to not eat or drink anything until the fistula healed. …
Read the story8 minPie-a-Day
Rachael Sheridan is the buyer for Cube Cafe and Marketplace on La Brea. Read about Evan Kleiman's Pie-a-Day Project . FInd the recipe for Barbara Treves winning apple pie from Good Food's pie contest.
Read the story5 minEating in Poland
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. Music Break: Zelda's Theme by Perez Pardo
Read the story4 minThe Temple of Smoked Fish
Josh and Niki Niki Federman runs Russ and Daughters , an appetizing store on the Lower East Side of New York. In the Jewish tradition, an appetizing store sells fish and dairy. Meat, which has to be bought separately, was purchased at a delicatessen. Joel Russ started the business with a pushcart, selling Polish mushrooms and smoked fish…
Read the story9 minGhost Town Farm
Novella Carpenter is the author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer . She owns an urban farm in Oakland where she raises turkeys, chickens, pigs, goats, rabbits and bees. See more pictures of Novella's urban farm. Music Break: Wild Cat Blues by Chris Barber's Jazz Band
Read the story7 minVegan Before Six
Mark Bittman is the food writer for the New York Times . His most recent book is Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes . He has written numerous cookbooks including How to Cook Everything .
Read the story7 minWicked Plants
Deadly Nightshade Amy Stewart is the author of Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities . Her book was part of an exhibit at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens earlier this summer. Music Break: Whole Lotta Love by CCS
Read the story7 minGuinea Pig
Scott Gold is the Shameless Carnivore. He has a blog and a book by the same name. Guinea pig, cuy in Spanish, is a source of protein and a staple in Ecuador and Peru. Scott atecuy at Coco Roco in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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