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Haitian Food; Thomas Keller; Pound Cake; Rutabagas
We pay a visit to LA's only Haitian restaurant. Thomas Keller visits our studio. And secrets for the best meatloaf and pound cake are revealed.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenThe devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti has touched people around the world. This week on Good Food, Eddie Lin visits LA's only Haitian restaurant, TiGeorge's Chicken in Echo Park, and chats with owner George Laguerre. Thomas Keller visits our studio and reflects on how he got his start in the kitchen. Jonathan Gold has a restaurant for us to try. Dr. Susan Brown encourages us to examine our body's pH balance. Carolyn Smith Kizer gives us a glimpse of history as a French Colonial reenactor. Jack Bishop of America's Test Kitchen shares the secret to perfect meatloaf. Plus Shirley Corriher celebrates the great American pound cake. And Laura Avery is at the Santa Monica Farmers Market.
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TiGeorge's Chicken TiGeorge's Spit TiGeorge's Coffee George Laguerre is the owner of TiGeorge's Chicken in Echo Park, LA's only Haitian restaurant. TiGeorge's serves chicken spit roasted over an avocado wood fire. One of the specialties is a dish called acra, which is grated taro, herring and habañero deep fried into a…
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Jonathan Gold writes the Counter Intelligence column for the LA Weekly, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. He recommends Mantee Cafe in Studio City for Armenian food (via Lebanon).
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Thomas Keller is the owner of The French Laundry , Bouchon and ad hoc in Yountville, CA. He also owns Bouchon in Las Vegas and now Beverly Hills as well as Per Se in Manhattan. Thomas's new book is ad hoc at home .
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Dr. Susan Brown studies the alkaline / acid balance in the body and how it relates to bone health. She says that the body tries to maintain a slightly alkaline level. The kidneys, lungs and to a lesser degree, skin all work to maintain this balance.
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Carolyn Smith-Kizer is a French Colonial reenactor living in Illinois. She focuses her blog on food in the French Colonial era . She researches manuscripts to find recipes. Recently she's been cooking with Peau d'Espagne , which is a combination of flower and spice oils used to flavor meats.
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Jack Bishop is the Editorial Director at America's Test Kitchen . He likes to make a meat loaf with ground veal, beef and pork. He also likes to use saltines soaked in milk as a filler to lighten the meat loaf. An all-meat loaf would be too dense and heavy.
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Shirley Corriher is the author of Bakewise . One of her favorite recipes from the book is her Great American Poundcake.
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Mari Silva is a student at Santa Monica College. She's volunteering at KCRW's upcoming Subscription Drive . At each drive, local restaurants donate food for volunteers.
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