Butter Aerobics, The Creative Process of Bartenders, CA Drought

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jan. 18, 2014 Food & Drink

A butter aerobics class enlivens the Santa Monica Pier, Christiaan Rollich talks about his innovative cocktails and a look at the drought that is threatening farmers.

A butter aerobics class enlivens the Santa Monica Pier, bar man Christiaan Rollich talks about his innovative cocktails, Good Food takes look at the California drought that is threatening farmers, and much, much more.

From this Episode:

Butter Aerobics

Good Food producer Gillian Ferguson recently visited Feel the Churn , a "butter aerobics" class led by a group called Pop Soda on the Santa Monica Pier. Pop Soda describes...

7 min

The Untold Story of Alcohol in American Literature

Olivia Laing is the author of The Trip to Echo Spring , a book about her literary journey across the US tracking the role alcohol played in the lives of extraordinary...

10 min

Market Report

California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a drought state of emergency .

13 min

Jonathan Gold Reviews Factory Kitchen

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times, and this week he reviews Factory Kitchen , a new Italian restaurant in the Arts District...

8 min

Combating Hunger in Rwanda

Josh Ruxin is a public health expert and author. His book, A Thousand Hills to Heaven , chronicles his experience working to build a health infrastructure in Rwanda. In...

12 min

The Creative Process of Bartenders

Christiaan Rollich is the cocktail wiz at A.O.C. , Lucques and Tavern. He talks about the Pinkerton, one of the popular cocktails he serves at A.O.C., tailoring his...

7 min