KCRW’s 5 Things To Do: 12.17.12

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Susan Feniger's Bhel Puri

MAKE: Bhel Puri

Chef Susan Feniger shares her recipe for Bhel Puri, aka Indian Puffed Rice Salad. Love it? Then you’ll flip for her new cookbook, Susan Feniger’s Street Food.  With a subtitle like Irresistibly Crispy, Creamy, Crunchy, Spicy, Sticky, Sweet Recipes, who wouldn’t?

TAKE IT TO THE STREETS

WATCH: The Year’s Best Films

Awards season is officially upon us – nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards, SAG Awards and Golden Globes were announced this week. Be sure to catch up on all the nominated films so you’re ready for the big night!

‘TIS THE SEASON

LISTEN: Ra Ra Riot

In just a few years, indie pop group Ra Ra Riot has experienced the ecstasy of celebrity, the heartbreak of loss, and now the tumult of change. KCRW DJ Mario Cotto says, “the new single is a darker departure that resonates with a soulful electronic R&B pulse.”

RIOT ON THE RADIO

READ: The Black Box

Author Michael Connelly has written 25 best-selling novels, 18 of them featuring his tenacious homicide detective Hieronymous (Harry) Bosch. Pick up Connelly’s latest book  it  takes Bosch back to 1992’s LA riots.

WHO DONE IT?

GET: Lost (in LA)

Curator Marc-Olivier Wahler brought together work by artists from France and Los Angeles for an exhibit very loosely based on the popular TV series Lost. KCRW’s Art Talk Contributor Hunger Drohojowska-Philp says the exhibit is the first of many in the Ceci N’est Pas…Art Between France and Los Angeles series.

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