Potlikker and pork as metaphor, the story of 'LA Mexicano'

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jun. 17, 2017 Food & Drink

From this Episode:

'L.A. Mexicano'

Bill Esparza is the driving force behind Tacolandia , LA Weekly’s yearly taco fest. He’s been dubbed the Magellan of Menudo and the Captain Cook of Carnitas by Gustavo...

11 min

A field report from Camp Bacon

Every June for the past eight years, pork lovers have descended on Ann Arbor, Michigan, to pitch their tents for Camp Bacon . Lots of bacon is consumed at the five-day...

7 min

'The Potlikker Papers'

Camp Bacon is a fundraiser for the Southern Foodways Alliance , a nonprofit co-founded by John T. Edge . Edge has just published a book that explores issues of race,...

15 min

Jonathan Gold dines at Side Chick

Now we return to our neck of the woods to eat Hainan chicken rice with Jonathan Gold at Side Chick . It’s Johnny Lee’s latest culinary endeavor situated in the Westfield...

4 min

Winning the gold at the Bocuse d'Or

The Bocuse d’Or is the Olympics of the culinary world. This January in Lyon, France, an American team of chefs took home the gold for the first time in 30 years. Why is the...

11 min

The Market Report: Genoese basil

We close out this week’s show at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. Laura Avery shops for Genoese basil with Mirko Paderno, executive chef of Culina and Vinoteca at the Four...

9 min