Good Food
32 yolks, taco bowls, cherries and tips from a master forager
Chef Eric Ripert discusses his new memoir 32 Yolks, and KCRW host Gustavo Arellano weighs in on Trump and taco bowls. We taste cherries at the farmers market and forager extraordinaire Pascal Baudar walks us through the found ingredients in his book, The New Wildcrafted Cuisine. Plus, Jonathan Gold goes to town with the affogato-style soft serve topped with cotton candy at CottonHi in Koreatown.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenPhoto: Quinn Dombrowski
In this episode
5 stories'32 Yolks' by Eric Ripert
Long before Eric Ripert earned a third Michelin star for his New York institution Le Bernardin, he was a lanky youth from a broken home looking for solace. With resilience and a sweet tooth, he gravitated towards the kitchen.
Read the story16 minTrump, Taco Bowls and Tacups
On Cinco de Mayo, Donald Trump went big on social media. "I love Hispanics!" he tweeted with a snapshot of what he called a taco bowl from the Trump Tower Grill. Not surprisingly, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's political maneuverings ignited a furor online, especially among Latinos.
Read the story8 minCotton candy and soft serve ice cream at CottonHi
A new ice cream parlor in Koreatown has caught the attention of our favorite food critic. CottonHi specializes in soft serve topped with — wait for it — organic cotton candy. Choose from several menu items or combine your favorite flavors of ice cream and cotton candy.
Read the story6 minCherry: King of the Stone Fruits
Don't be surprised if you start seeing lots of activity at the Murray Family Farms ' stands around town in the weeks ahead. That's because the cherries this farm is known for are ripening now.
Read the story7 min'The New Wildcrafted Cuisine'
With all the hoopla over foraging, you'd think it was a new thing. But Pascal Baudar has been scouring the Southland for wild plants for years. His found ingredients have appeared on the menus of restaurants owned by Ludo Lefebvre, Josiah Citrin, Ari Taymor, Michael Voltaggio, CJ Jacobson and Niki Nakayama.
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