Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Good Food

    Good Food

    Julia Child, Mediterranean cuisine, Jewish baking, food injustice

    Julia Child completely changed how Americans thought about cooking, and a new side of the culinary phenom is shown in the documentary by Julie Cohen and Betsy West.

    • rss
    • apple-podcasts
    • spotify
    Download MP3
    • Share
    By Evan Kleiman • Nov 13, 2021 • 56m Listen

    Julia Child completely changed how Americans thought about cooking, and a new side of the culinary phenom is shown in the documentary by Julie Cohen and Betsy West. Lien Ta announces that Here’s Looking At You is reopening in Koreatown and shares the ups and downs of the restaurant during the pandemic. Claudia Roden is credited with introducing Middle Eastern cuisine to a larger audience and has a new cookbook cataloging recipes from the Mediterranean. Beth Lee prepares to bake up a storm for Hanukkah. New York Times California critic Tejal Rao discovers baby celery and other ingredients at the Torrance Farmer’s Market for vegetarian Thanksgiving dishes. Lastly, Priya Fielding-Singh researches food injustice and some misconceptions connecting class and diet.

    In this episode

    6 stories
    1. 0:00

      Side of Julia Child you likely haven’t seen: Focus of new documentary

      Not only did Julia Child change how Americans think about food and what they eat, she influenced how women are portrayed on television.

      Read the story
      14 min
    2. 13:32

      Reopening a Koreatown favorite: Here’s Looking At You gets a revival

      When Lien Ta and her business partner Chef Jonathan Whitener chose to close their first restaurant Here’s Looking At You in mid-2020, they turned efforts to their sophomore space All Day Baby .

      Read the story
      9 min
    3. 21:28

      Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean: Tasting the influence of history

      “Memories of life in old rural worlds live on in the cooking like ghosts hovering in saucepans,” writes Claudia Roden, who began collecting recipes over 60 years ago when she moved to London from Egypt to study art.

      Read the story
      9 min
    4. 30:11

      Baking grandma’s Hanukkah recipes with Beth Lee

      Hanukkah begins just three days after Thanksgiving. Baker and blogger Beth Lee prepares for the holiday by recalling family favorites.

      Read the story
      7 min
    5. 37:21

      Vegetarian Thanksgiving inspiration from Tejal Rao at the Torrance Farmer’s Market

      In her weekly newsletter “The Veggie,” Tejal Rao shares vegetarian recipes with her New York Times readers. She visits with market correspondent Gillian Ferguson at the Tuesday Torrance Farmer’s Market.

      Read the story
      8 min
    6. 45:27

      The roots of Americans’ unhealthy eating habits and food injustice

      Us and them: It's a concept that has taken on various forms for eons, and perhaps nowhere more acutely than around food and nutrition.

      Read the story
      11 min
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    In this episode

    6 stories
    1. 0:0014 min

      Side of Julia Child you likely haven’t seen: Focus of new documentary

    2. 13:329 min

      Reopening a Koreatown favorite: Here’s Looking At You gets a revival

    3. 21:289 min

      Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean: Tasting the influence of history

    4. 30:117 min

      Baking grandma’s Hanukkah recipes with Beth Lee

    5. 37:218 min

      Vegetarian Thanksgiving inspiration from Tejal Rao at the Torrance Farmer’s Market

    6. 45:2711 min

      The roots of Americans’ unhealthy eating habits and food injustice

    Back to Good Food