Atlanta's Hip Hop Loving Restaurant Critic, Peddling Candy in South LA

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Sep. 05, 2015 Food & Drink

This week we get to know Christiane Lauterbach, Atlanta's most adventurous food critic. Plus, we shadow South LA street vendor Grace of the Sea on her Jefferson Park candy route. We also hear from pie champion Nicole Rucker about her journey to winning the Good Food pie contest in 2012.

Photo: Alexandra Garreton

From this Episode:

Getting to Know Christiane Lauterbach: Atlanta's Wandering Food Critic

This story was produced by Tina Antolini and first aired on Gravy , a podcast from the Southern Foodways Alliance .

10 min

Peddling Candy in South LA

As part of KCRW's Below the Ten: Life in South LA series, producer David Weinberg follows a street vendor named Luis Sanchez, who dresses in drag and goes by the name...

7 min

Jonathan Gold Reviews Pho Fillet and Pho Fillet 2

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Vietnamese restaurants Pho Filet and Pho Filet 2 in the San Gabriel Valley.

6 min

How to Win a Pie Contest

Nicole Rucker, co-owner of Cofax , swept 2012's Pie Contest winning four blue ribbons: Best Fruit Pie, Best Savory Pie, Best Crust and Best in Show for her Pork and Peas...

8 min

Market Report

This week market manager Laura Avery talks with farmer Mike Cirone of See Canyon Orchards. This year's drought has been especially harsh on his farm and he is experiencing...

7 min