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Michael Pollan Talks about His New Book, 'Cooked'

Hosted by Evan Kleiman May. 04, 2013 Food & Drink

Michael Pollan's latest book is Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation. Hear part two of his conversation with Evan next week on Good Food.

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Host:

Evan Kleiman

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Gillian Ferguson, Laryl Garcia, Sarah Rogozen, Harriet Ells, Gideon Brower

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