Good Food
Culinary Big-Wigs, Alice Waters, Julia Child, Ferran Adria
We hear from the who's who of the food world: Alice Waters on her favorite music tracks to cook by, Julia Child and Ferran Adrià before they became culinary superstars...
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenWe hear from a select group of food-world superstars. The legendary restaurant Chez Panisse turns 40 this week. We see a new side of Alice Waters as she steps into the DJ booth with KCRW DJ Tom Schnabel. Alex Prud'homme, grand-nephew of Julia Child gives us a glimpse of Julia Child in France, where she first fell in love with food and cooking. Jonathan Gold takes on Wolfgang Puck, and Ruth Reichl discusses how she used disguises to shield her identity as restaurant critic of the New York Times. Mark Bittman and Michael Pollan reveal the food-rules they live by, and Coleman Andrews discusses the pioneer of Molecular Gastronomy, Ferran Adrià.
In this episode
8 storiesJulia Child in France
Alex Prud'homme, nephew of Julia Child, speaks about the book he wrote with her, My Life in France . It is Child’s reminiscence about the years she and her husband Paul (Prud'homme's great uncle) lived in Paris, Marseille and Provence. Music break: Giovoani Benvewnti by Armando Trovaioli
Read the story1 minMarket Report
David Karp is a pomologist with UC Riverside and a freelance writer for the Los Angeles Times food section, where he writes the Market Watch column. This week he describes the Crane Melons sold at Windrose Farm at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. He also discusses the definition of heirloom.
Read the story1 minA Critic in Disguise
Ruth Reichl talks about dressing up in disguise when she was the restaurant critic for the New York Times. Her book, Garlic & Sapphires : The Secret Life of A Critic in Disguise, chronicles her adventures eating in costume. Music Break: Perfidia by the String-A-Longs
Read the story1 minFerran Adria
Colman Andrews' book is Ferran : The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food, a profile of Ferran Adrià.
Read the story1 minMichael Pollan
Michael Pollan is the author of the Omnivore’s Dilemma and most recently Food Rules : An Eater's Manifesto. He and Evan outline some food rules to live by. Music Break: You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry by the Bandana Splits
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Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse which turns 40 this week, joined KCRW's Tom Schnabel in the DJ booth as part of KCRW's Guest DJ Project . Waters played the following tracks: 1) Nina Simone: I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl 2) Radiohead: Reckoner 3) David Byrne: Independence Day 4) Youssou N'Dour: Tan Bi
Read the story1 minJonathan Gold on Wolfgang Puck
Jonathan Gold discusses Wolfgang Puck's high-end Chinese restaurant, WP24 . Jonathan declares that you can't get a bad dish at this restaurant. Highlights include steam buns with foie gras, Chinese fried rice with Chinese sausage, and Hot and Sour Soup.
Read the story1 minMark Bittman
Mark Bittman of the New York Times explains his "less-meatatarian" eating and his practice of eating Vegan Before 6.
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