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Father's Day BBQ; Mongolian Food; Challenging McDonald's
Father's Day grilling ideas, how a group of nuns are challenging McDonald's, and a taste of Mongolian food.
This week on Good Food, celebrate Father's Day by firing up the grill. Host Evan Kleiman talks to Frank Ostini of The Hitching Post II. He's a master of Santa Maria BBQ. Also, for your Father's Day barbecue, Shuji Sakai suggests we go beyond burgers and dogs. He share some meat ideas for the grill. Thomas McCaney tells us how the Sisters of St. Francis are challenging fast food giant McDonald's. Jonathan Gold takes us out for Central Vietnamese noodles. We'll get a taste of Mongolia with Eddie Lin. Plus, Carrie Cusack shares her Auntie Clara's pie recipe. We'll get a kid-friendly pasta recipe from Samantha Barnes. And, David Karp explains what Sacramento is doing about farmers market regulation.
Photo: Eddie Lin
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8 storiesMarket Report
Clemence Gosset runs The Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories at The Market at Santa Monica Place. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, they offer cooking demonstrations using Farmers Market produce.
Read the story8 minFarmers Market Regulation
David Karp writes the Market Watch column for the Los Angeles Times, where he has written about Sacramento's attempts at regulating Farmers Markets . After an expose last year which revealed widespread fraud at LA-are farmers markets , the California Department of Food and Agriculture held listening sessions around the state.
Read the story9 minSanta Maria BBQ
Frank Ostini is the owner of The Hitching Post II in Buellton, CA. They serve meat prepared in the Santa Maria barbecue-style. A recipe for Grilled Tri-Tip is here .
Read the story10 minWhat to Grill
Shuji Sakai, aka Professor Salt, writes for the OC Weekly and he is a competitive barbecuer with his team Four Q BBQ .
Read the story6 minNuns Take on McDonald's
Thomas McCaney is the Associate Director of Corporate Social Responsibility for the Sisters of St. Francis in Philadelphia. As shareholders in McDonald's, they challenged the fast food giant to take action against childhood obesity . McDonald's rejected their proposal, but they've vowed to continue trying .
Read the story6 minCentral Vietnamese Noodles
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food write for the LA Weekly. This week, he takes us to Nha Trang in San Gabriel, which specializes in Central Vietnamese noodles.
Read the story6 minMongolian Food
Eddie Lin writes the blog Deep End Dining and he's a regular contributor to Good Food. He went to the first ever Mongolian Cultural Days event held last week in Downtown LA. Eddie's pictures from the event are here .
Read the story6 minAuntie Clara's Chocolate Cream Pie
Carrie Cusack of Simplethings Sandwich and Pie Shop shares her family's recipe for Chocolate Cream Pie. Carrie's recipe is on the Good Food Blog .
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