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Donabe Cooking, Scratch and Sniff Guide to Whiskey, Mexicano
Naoko Moore introduces us to Japanese donabe (hot pot) cooking. Plus, Richard Betts returns with a new scratch-and-sniff whiskey guide; and Jonathan Gold finds flautas, enchiladas and enormous margaritas at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenNaoko Moore introduces us to Japanese donabe (hot pot) cooking. Plus, Richard Betts returns with a new scratch-and-sniff whiskey guide; and Jonathan Gold finds flautas, enchiladas and enormous margaritas at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
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Richard Betts follows up his popular The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert with The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Whiskey Know-It-All: Know Your Booze Before You Choose .
Read the story10 minJonathan Gold Reviews Mexicano
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week, he visits Mexicano , the second restaurant by Jaime Martín del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu, the chef/owners of the popular La Casita Mexicana in Bell. He recommends the chile en nogada, cecina al chipotle, enchiladas tres moles and seven-chile filet.
Read the story6 minDonabe: The Art of Japanese Clay Pot Cooking
Naoko Moore teaches Japanese home cooking in Los Angeles and is an importer of fine donabe (earthenware pots) from Japan. She is also the co-author of Donabe: Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking with Kyle Connaughton . Find a recipe for her Kyoto-Style Saikyo Miso Hot Pot on the Good Food blog . Music: "The Fall" by Rhye
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Tangerine season is in full swing at our Southern California farmers markets. According to Omar Estrada of Friend's Ranch in Ojai, satsumas are coming to an end, but we have at least nine other varieties to look forward to including clementines, Lee tangerines and more.
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Anissa Helou is a London-based cookbook author, teacher and chef specializing in the cuisines of the Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa. Her latest book is Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream . Music: "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit
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