Good Food
Bacon Explosion; Barbecue Bonanza; Meatless Monday; Red O
This week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, we'll pay tribute to the almighty grill in honor of Father's Day. Evan visits a barbecue competition in Orange County with Deep End Diner Eddie Lin. Plus the bacon explosion and going meatless on Mondays.
In honor of Father's Day, Good Food pays tribute to the almighty grill. Steven Raichlen describes how cooking meat over fire is actually what makes us human. Host Evan Kleiman and Deep End Diner Eddie Lin visits the chefs at an Orange County barbecue competition.
Shuji Sakai, aka Professor Salt, was one of the competitors. We'll taste a bacon explosion with
Jason Day and Aaron Chronister. Two friends are biking across the country and eating potlucks along the way. Aaron Zueck and Robert DuBois tell us about their local food journey. West Hooker-Poletti of Lago restaurant in Santa Monica is going meatless on Mondays. Plus Anna Lappe tells us how junk food is worse for the environment than SUV's. And Jonathan Gold dines at Rick Bayless' high-end Mexican restaurant, Red O.
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8 storiesMarket Report
Chef Lee Gross is visiting Los Angeles from New York. He's a consulting chef for M Cafe , a macrobiotic restaurant with several locations in Los Angeles. He's making a raw zucchini salad dressed with pesto using several varieties: Magda (also called Mexican), cocozelle (an Italian heirloom variety), yellow crookneck and traditional green. …
Read the story7 minBiking for Local Food
Robert DuBois and Aaron Zueck are two friends biking across the country to raise awareness for the local food movement. Their trip is called Bikeloc (pronounced Bike-luck).
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Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the L.A.
Read the story7 minEntering the BBQ Man Caves
Big Daddy's Q'n Crew Bigmista's Rig Injecting Flavor Baby Roo's Rig Seasoning Meat Eddie Lin (of the blog Deependdining.com ) and Evan Kleiman visted the OC BBQ Festival on the Friday before the big barbecue competition. Some of the 60 teams competing included Four Q BBQ Crew, Slap Yo Daddy, Baby Roo's,…
Read the story14 minBacon Explosion
The bacon explosion is bacon wrapped, bacon stuffed smoked sausage. Jason Day and Aaron Chronister are the Authors of BBQ Makes Everything Better . Their recipe is here . Eddie Lin Eats a Bacon Explosion Bacon Explosion (adapted by the NY Times ) 2 pounds thick-cut sliced bacon 1 1/2 pounds Italian sausage, casings…
Read the story6 minBBQ Makes Us Human
Steven Raichlen is the author of Planet BBQ. Matambre (Montevidean Hunger-Killer) This recipe may sound complicated, but it can be assembled in 15 minutes. When people see the results, they'll think you've been working for hours. This recipe calls for flanksteak, but I've also made matambre with brisket. If you're not comfortable…
Read the story8 minMeatless Monday
West Hooker-Poletti owns Lago restaurant in Santa Monica. They have decided to take beef and dairy off their Monday menu. It's their effort in the Meatless Monday movement which encourages less beef consumption as a way to help the environment.
Read the story5 minDiet for a Hot Planet
Writer and environmentalist Anna Lappe's latest book is Diet for a Hot Planet . She is the daughter of Francis Moore Lappe, the author of the seminal Diet for a Small Planet .
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