Good Food
Food in Egypt; Sang Yoon's Lukshon; Carrot Fennel Soup
A look at how food played a role in the popular uprising in Egypt. Plus Jonathan Gold and Gustavo Arellano have restaurant recommendations. And a look at the obesity epidemic in developing countries.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenThis week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, we'll look at how food played a role in the recent popular uprising in Egypt. Claudia Roden explains. Jonathan Gold reviews Lukshon, the new restaurant from Sang Yoon of Father's Office fame. Obesity isn't just problem for Americans. Timothy Armstrong of the World Health Organization tells us how the developing world is dealing with growing obesity rates. Author Frederick Douglas Opie explains the relationship between food and the civil rights movement. We'll go to a Thai Laotian restaurant in Garden Grove with Gustavo Arellano. Plus, Anne Smith of The New School of Cooking shares a recipe for carrot fennel soup. And Delilah Snell takes us to the Irvine Farmers Market.
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8 storiesMarket Report
Anne Smith is the founder and director of The New School of Cooking (8690 Washington Blvd., Culver City). They use mostly farmers market ingredients in their classes.
Read the story7 minIrvine Farmers Market
Delilah Snell is the author of The Road Less Traveled , an eco-store in Santa Ana. She is also a master preserver. She visted the Irvine Farmers Market for Good Food. Cal Poly Pomona has a stall there, where they sell citrus, avocados, lettuce and more. You can also find 5 Bar Beef and Blackmarket Bakery .
Read the story6 minFood in Egypt
Claudia Roden is a cookbook author who was born in Egypt, who now lives in the UK. She has written extensively on the foods on the Mediterranean and the Middle East. FInd out more about how wheat prices and bread influenced the protests here .
Read the story5 minObesity in the Developing World
Dr. Timothy Armstrong heads the World Health Organization's efforts on promoting a healthy diet and physical education. Part of their strategy is to target the marketing of unhealthy food to children (more in the LA Times ).
Read the story8 minJonathan Gold on Sang Yoon's Lukshon
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly . This week he reviews Lukshon , the new restaurant from Sang Yoon of Father's Office fame. Jonathan likes the ceviche, the calamari, the roti canai, the black rice, and the foie gras "ganache."
Read the story7 minThai Laotian Restaurant
Gustavo Arellano is the food editor for the OC Weekly . This week he tells us about a Thai Laos restaurant called Vientiane . He likes the mok pa, the ceviche, and the nam ka. Vientiane 10262 Westminster Ave. Garden Grove (714) 530-7523 See all of Gustavo's restaurant suggestions on the Good Food Restaurant Map .
Read the story8 minBlack History Month
Dr. Frederick Douglas Opie is a history professor at Babson College in Massachusetts, and the author of Hog & Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America . All this month on his blog , he's been musing about food and black history.
Read the story9 minDate Festival
Deep End Diner and Good Food Contributor Eddie Lin was a the Riverside County Fair where he stopped by the National Date Festival in Indio (ends February 27). As well as sampling over twenty varieties of dates, Eddie also went to the ostrich and camel races. He also tried the world famous date shake.
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