The persimmon report

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The days and nights are finally cooling down in our neck of the woods and for chefs like Kris Tominaga of Mardi, that means it is persimmon season. Learn how Tominaga works the Fuyu and Hachiya varieties onto his menu while farmer Jeffrey Rieger explains how persimmons are grown at Penryn Orchards. Laura Avery give us the report from the Santa Monica Farmers' Market.

Music: "Flim Flam" (Instrumental) by Lee Fields and "Insane in the Brain" (Instrumental) by Cypress Hill