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Good Food

Waiter Rant; The Ripper; Drinking Tap Water; Speakeasies

We discover Beijing’s popular street foods and relish Fab’s the Ripper hot dog. We search the world for the perfect dinner, get lessons on how to annoy a waiter and learn about the speakeasy’s comeback. Plus, we drink tap water, celebrate the wines of California’s Central Coast and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery.

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By Evan Kleiman • Aug 30, 2008 • 1h 0m Listen

Writer Jen Lin-Liu dishes up popular street foods in Beijing, while Jonathan Gold relishes Fab’s the Ripper hot dog. Jay Rayner eats his way around the world in search of the perfect dinner, Steve Dublanica talks about ways to annoy a waiter and Lessley Anderson discusses the speakeasy's comeback and growing cocktail culture. Plus, Eric Yaverbaum advocates drinking tap water, William Ausmus toasts the wines of California’s Central Coast and Laura Avery has a fresh Market Report.

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    Evan Kleiman

    host 'Good Food'

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    Bob Carlson

    host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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    Jennifer Ferro

    Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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    Thea Chaloner

    Supervising Producer, Good Food

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