Eddie Huang, 'A Date with a Dish,' peaches and pozole

Hosted by Evan Kleiman May. 21, 2016 Food & Drink

We discuss the oppressive whiteness of the food world, how California's minimum wage law is playing out in the restaurant biz and pay homage to a cookbook author you may never have heard of. Then it's off to dine at a Vietnamese izakaya in Little Tokyo and the Little Arabia Lebanese Bakery in Anaheim. Plus, we fill you in on what you need to know about peaches and pozole.

Photo: Crispy sweet potato and poached shrimp with fish sauce and herbs (Camellia Tse)

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12 min

Will $15-an-hour wages help or hurt Californians in the restaurant biz?

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Life's a peach

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9 min

Donna Battle Pierce on Freda DeKnight and 'A Date with a Dish'

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12 min

Two Minutes of Pozole

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2 min

Gustavo Arellano eats at Little Arabia Lebanese Bakery in Anaheim

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5 min