Food on the Screen: Los Angeles

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jun. 18, 2016 Food & Drink

This week, we continue our conversation about food on the screen closer to home, in Los Angeles. Chef Niki Nakayama discusses how life has changed since being featured on the first season of Chef's Table on Netflix. Also on the show: how the pluot was born, Sichuan food in the SGV, the Lone Star State's many styles of BBQ, taking over the tap at LA Beer Week and vegan baking tips from a teen.

Photo: Chef Niki Nakayama of n/naka (Zen Sekizawa)

From this Episode:

Life before and after 'Chef's Table' at n/naka

This time last year, it's possible you did not know the names Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida. Then the dynamic duo's restaurant, n/naka , was featured in the first season of...

15 min

How the pluot was born

In the natural world, we depend on birds and bees to carry pollen from tree to tree to create new seeds of life. When two trees share the same species or genus,...

7 min

Jonathan Gold dines Sichuan-style at Dongpo in Arcadia

Jonathan Gold is no stranger to Sichuan cuisine. Now it's time to add another restaurant to the list: Meizhou Dongpo in the Westfield Santa Anita mall in Arcadia. Jonathan...

7 min

BBQ in the Lone Star State

Kansas City, the Carolinas and Memphis have all got their own styles of barbecue. Then there's Texas. The Lone Star State has at least four kinds of 'Q all by itself, says...

12 min

Taking over the tap at LA Beer Week

LA Beer Week kicks off this Saturday. The seven-day celebration of all things malty and hoppy moved us to ask Jolie Myers to fill us in on the latest trends in beer. Myers...

7 min

How to make that Elvis cake vegan (and other baking tips from a teen)

Fans of vegan food can get their fix this Saturday in Pasadena at the Vegan Beer and Food Festival . Clara Polito is one of dozens of vendors selling their goods at the...

8 min