Good Food
Jonathan Gold's 101, Apples of the Future, Is Seaweed the New Kale?
Jonathan Gold delivers his annual list of the 101 best restaurants in LA; pomologist David Karp gives us a preview of what apples from the future will taste like; and the New Yorker's staff writer Dana Goodyear explores seaweed as the next superfood.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenPhoto courtesy of Weiser Family Farms
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7 storiesJonathan Gold's 101 Best Restaurants for 2015
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. Every year, he publishes his picks for the 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles . Here's what he has to say about this year's Top 20. Photo by Marie Astrid Gonzalez Music: "These Streets" by Bastille
Read the story8 minOne-Pan Pasta
During a trip to Puglia, food stylist and culinary producer Nora Singley discovered this recipe for one-pan pasta that defies the rules of traditional Italian cooking. It's unbelievably quick and easy, making it perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Read the story8 minIs Seaweed the New Kale?
Seaweed is one of the world's most nutritious and even sustainable crops, with its negative carbon footprint. It has the potential to transform the entire food landscape, but can we figure out how to make it palatable enough for the masses?
Read the story8 minSuperiority Burger
Brooks Headley left his job as the executive pastry chef at Del Posto to open Superiority Burger , a vegetarian fast food project in the East Village. Brooks discusses his vision to package the quality of fine-dining for a fast-casual environment, one veggie burger at a time. Music: "Burning Too" by Fugazi
Read the story9 minIntroducing Cosmic Crisp, the Apple of the Future
Commercial apple growers have long-favored certain apple varieties for their glossy appeal and longer shelf life. But with consumers now catching onto to these mass-marketed, bland apples, fruit breeders have begun cultivating new hybrids with improved apple flavor that can last on supermarket shelves.
Read the story9 minWashington Apples Head to China
A recent trade agreement has opened China's doors to all-American apple varieties for the first time ever. Fruit gifting is a common practice of the Chinese culture, which could mean big business in time for the holidays.
Read the story7 minMarket Report
Laura Avery is the Santa Monica Farmers' Market manager. This week, she talks with farmer Alex Weiser of Weiser Family Farms about his Tehachapi Grain Project .
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