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Empanadas, The Nordic Cookbook, China's Thirst for Bordeaux
LA Times Arts and Culture journalist Carolina Miranda shares family's empanada stories. Plus, chef Magnus Nilsson celebrates everyday Nordic food; and wine writer Suzanne Mustacich looks at China's culture of consumption as it turns to Bordeaux wines.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenLA Times Arts and Culture journalist Carolina Miranda shares family's empanada stories. Plus, chef Magnus Nilsson celebrates everyday Nordic food; and wine writer Suzanne Mustacich looks at China's culture of consumption as it turns to Bordeaux wines.
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7 storiesMaking Empanadas with Mom
Carolina Miranda is an arts and culture journalist for the LA Times. She recently penned an article about her mother's empanadas for the magazine, Lucky Peach. Carolina and her mother, Margarita Miranda, join us in studio to share their family's story of making and eating empanadas together. You can find their recipe here .
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Sawa Okochi, together with husband Aaron Israel, are chef/owners of the Brooklyn-based Shalom Japan . Their restaurant's menu reflects the couple's Japanese and Jewish backgrounds. Sawa shares their tradition of serving okonomiyaki latkes for Hanukkah. You'll find her recipe for Okonomi-Latkes on the Good Food blog .
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Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week, he visits Baroo , an ode-to-fermentation restaurant in Hollywood. He recommends the noorook, kimchi fried rice and celeriac pasta.
Read the story8 minMagnus Nilsson: The Nordic Cookbook
Magnus Nilsson is best known as the chef/owner of the internationally acclaimed Faviken restaurant in rural Sweden. His new book, The Nordic Cookbook , aims to capture the everyday foods of the five countries and outlying islands that encompass the Nordic region.
Read the story8 minChina's Thirst for Bordeaux
Suzanne Mustacich is a contributing editor at Wine Spectator . Her new book, Thirsty Dragon: China's Lust for Bordeaux and the Threat to the World's Best Wines , uncorks the convoluted relationship between Bordeaux winemakers and the Chinese entrepreneurs working to turn China into a wine power. Music: "Sauce" by Chancha Via Circuito
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Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. Her latest book, Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) , shines a light on the soda industry's marketing strategies, while laying out a framework for advocating the health of upcoming generations.
Read the story8 minMarket Report
Santa Monica Farmers' Market manager Laura Avery speaks with Barbara Whyman of Tutti Frutti Farms about how California's drought and unseasonably warm temperatures have resulted in the proliferation of bug infestations devastating their winter crops.
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