Good Food
War Ready Brownies; Dining with Harry Potter; Finger Limes; EVOO
This week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, we'll dine with Harry Potter, eat a whole stuffed lamb with Gustavo Arellano, and we'll find out what goes into war-ready brownies. Plus, how virgin is your EVOO?
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenJust how virgin is your EVOO? This week on Good Food, host Evan Kleiman talks with Dan Flynn of UC Davis about olive oil regulation. Dinah Bucholz explores what's on Harry Potter's table. We'll enjoy a whole stuffed lamb with Gustavo Arellano in Orange County. Jeremy Whitsett and Julie Smith make food for soldiers. They'll explain what goes into their war-ready brownies. George Cossette tells us that sherry is wine, but it's a little more complicated than that. Jonathan Gold eats Uighur food in San Gabriel. Uhuru is raising money by selling pies; Maureen Wegener has more info. And Laura Avery explores the exotic finger lime at the Santa Monica Farmers Market.
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8 storiesMarket Report
James Shanley brings finger limes to the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market. This Australian citrus fruit is oblong and filled with little balls of juice. It's also called "citrus caviar" or "citrus pop rocks." More about the finger limes in the LA Times.
Read the story8 minEVOO Authenticity
Dan Flynn is the executive director of the UC Davis Olive Center . He also oversees all aspects of olive oil production for UC Davis. His recent study on the authenticity of Extra Virgin Olive Oil found that a shocking number of oils on the super market shelves may not be what they seem.
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Gustavo Arellano is the food editor of the OC Weekly . He also writes the popular Ask a Mexican column. He frequently shares recommendations for where to eat in Orange County. This week he likes Olive Tree in Anaheim's Little Arabia. For large parties, if you call in advance, they'll make a whole stuffed lamb.
Read the story6 minOmar's Restaurant
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly . He joins us on Good Food every week with a restaurant suggestion. This week is he is taking us to Omar's Restaurant in San Gabriel, a Uighur halal restaurant. Jonathan likes the mutton kabobs, the meatloaf sandwich and the hand-pulled noodles.
Read the story8 minEating with Harry Potter
Dinah Bucholz's book is The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike . Find a recipe for Harry Potter's favorite dessert here .
Read the story5 minWar Ready Brownies
Jeremy Whitsitt and Julie Smith are civilians employed by the Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate. Jeremy is Program Outreach Coordinator and Julie is a Food Technologist. They designed a brownie that is made to last for years. Read more about the brownie here and download the "formula" (or recipe) here .
Read the story8 minSherry, Baby
George Cossette is the co-owner of Silverlake Wine (2395 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA). Sherry is a fortified wine, which comes from Jerez, Spain. After fermentation, sherry is fortified with a distilled grape alcohol and then aged.
Read the story10 minUhuru Pies
From November 19 - November 24 Uhuru Pies are on sale in Northern California and the St. Petersburg Florida Bay Area, to raise money for the African People's Education and Defense Fund . They sell apple crumble, blackberry, pecan, sweet potato, and pumpkin pies.
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