Memoirs of a food media pioneer

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jul. 13, 2019 Food & Drink

Serious Eats founder Ed Levine. Photo credit: Robyn Lee

Serious Eats founder Ed Levine looks back on the Wild West days of the food media business. Grace Young can be your wok therapist. Pok Pok chef Andy Ricker waxes philosophical on noodles, while a special “club” for Northern Thai food appears in East Hollywood.

From this Episode:

Food media pioneer Ed Levine reflects on a career as a “Serious Eater”

The restaurant business is tough, but the food media world can be just as precarious in many ways. Ed Levine is the founder of Serious Eats , one of the first big...

17 min

Big flavors at Northern Thai Food Club in Thai Town

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison joins to discuss Northern Thai Food Club in Thai Town, a 12-seat restaurant where chef-owner “Nancy” Amphai Dunne is turning...

5 min

Recreating Pok Pok’s classic noodle dishes at home

The repertoire of Thai cooking is full of incredibly delicious noodle dishes. From the brothy to the pan-fried, they’re the stuff of cravings. Plus, you can customize them...

13 min

Grace Young is here to be your wok therapist

Grace Young is an award-winning author of books like “ Breath of the Wok ” that demystify the art of wok cookery. Still, her inbox is regularly flooded with questions about...

13 min

Blenheim apricots are a treasure worth preserving

Blenheim apricots are a beloved Californian fruit, though orchards have been in decline for years . Nonetheless, some farmers like Mike Cirone of See Canyon in San...

9 min