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    Dia de Los Muertos, Gabrielle Hamilton, Food Lovers Guide to LA

    Carlos Salgado guides us through the food traditions of Dia de los Muertos, Gabrielle Hamilton shares recipes from Prune and we hear about what’s in Los Angeles Magazine’s food lovers guide.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Nov 1, 2014 • 57m Listen

    Carlos Salgado guides us through the food traditions of Dia de los Muertos, Gabrielle Hamilton shares recipes from Prune, and we hear about what’s in Los Angeles Magazine’s food lovers guide.

    Photo: Carlos Salgado

    In this episode

    7 stories
    1. 0:00

      Dia de Los Muertos

      Carlos Salgado is the chef/owner of Taco Maria in Orange County. He guides us through the culinary side of Dia de los Muertos, including sugar skulls, pan de muertos and candied pumpkin.

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      9 min
    2. 9:27

      Colombian Food in Orange County

      Gustavo Arellano is the editor of the OC Weekly, the author of Taco USA and the voice behind the nationally syndicated "Ask a Mexican" column. He talks about Donde Adela in the city of Orange. It’s only the second Colombian restaurant to open in Orange County.

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      6 min
    3. 15:24

      Prune: The Cookbook

      Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef/owner of Prune , a beloved restaurant on New York City’s Lower East Side. Her cookbook, simply titled Prune , is the follow up to her memoir Blood, Bones and Butter .  An outtake and recipe for Hamilton’s Cold Candied Oranges is on the Good Food  blog.

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      9 min
    4. 24:32

      Jonathan Gold Reviews Commissary

      Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he reviews Commissary , Roy Choi’s latest restaurant in the Line Hotel that highlights vegetables.

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      8 min
    5. 32:35

      The Bread Exchange

      Malin Elmlid is a fashionista-turned-bread barterer. Traveling extensively for work, she sought out the best possible loaves in every city she visited. After she discovered her favorite white sourdough was hard to come by in her adopted city of Berlin, she decided to make her own. Soon, people started giving her things for it.

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      9 min
    6. 41:30

      Food Lovers Guide

      Los Angeles magazine’s "Food Lovers Guide" just hit stands last week. Dine Editor, Lesley Bargar Suter talks about this year’s issue.

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      8 min
    7. 49:49

      Market Report

      Evan Kleiman hit the market this week and spoke with Roxana Jullapat of Cooks County . Roxana is shopping for early autumn mangoes from Markov Farms in Valley Center.

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      7 min
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Caroline Chamberlain

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      CultureFood & Drink

    In this episode

    7 stories
    1. 0:009 min

      Dia de Los Muertos

    2. 9:276 min

      Colombian Food in Orange County

    3. 15:249 min

      Prune: The Cookbook

    4. 24:328 min

      Jonathan Gold Reviews Commissary

    5. 32:359 min

      The Bread Exchange

    6. 41:308 min

      Food Lovers Guide

    7. 49:497 min

      Market Report

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