Cooking for two, dating sans alcohol, and edible underwear

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Feb. 08, 2020 Food & Drink

Maria Zizka’s roasted chicken and potatoes. Photo credit: Aya Brackett

Maria Zizka suggests making dinner together at home is the real romantic move for V-Day. Amanda Shapiro reflects on her summer of attempting to date sans alcohol. Plus: Gideon Bower’s unofficial history of edible underwear.

From this Episode:

Do you really want to go out on Valentine’s Day?

The restaurant prix fixe menu is to Valentine’s Day as Cupid is to a bow & arrow. For those opting to celebrate at home, Maria Zizka has some advice from her cookbook, “...

8 min

Do you really need booze to get boys? Dating without alcohol

Dating can be a drag and online apps just add stress to the equation. Amanda Shapiro experimented with booze-free dating and documents her success in a piece for...

9 min

Low-alcohol alternatives are having a moment

Verjus, a green juice used since the Middle Ages, is having a resurgence among chefs and mixologists. Julia Sherman shares how she and winemaker Martha Stoumen are...

11 min

Sizing up the creation of edible underwear

Writer Gideon Brower uncovers the quirky origin story of “Candypants,” the original edible underwear that involves cutting-edge food science, disco, Tokyo Rose, and a...

13 min

Giving citrus the squeeze at the Farmers’ Market

Market Report correspondent Gillian Ferguson catches up with Brittany Cassidy at the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market, where she shares how she is putting seasonal citrus to...

9 min

Patricia Escarcega tracks down soulful Filipino

L.A. Times restaurant critic Patricia Escarcega heads to Bebot in Long Beach, with menu items that have been described as “ millennial Filipino food .”

7 min