Dispatches from the Front of the House, Roy Choi Opens LocoL

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jan. 16, 2016 Food & Drink

Independent radio producer Sara Curtis explores San Francisco's "front of house" culture; Roy Choi takes us on a tour of LOCOL in Watts.

From this Episode:

Dispatches from the Front of the House

Independent radio producer Sara Curtis spent six months interviewing servers in San Francisco. She shares what she learned about front of house culture along the way.

15 min

Gender Inequality in the Professional Kitchen

Dr. Deborah Harris is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Texas State University. She, along with Patti Giuffre, co-authored Taking the Heat: Women Chefs and Gender...

9 min

Who's Cooking in Unit 120?

Chef Alvin Cailin rose to fame with Eggslut , the wildly popular egg sandwich counter in the Downtown LA's Grand Central Market. This year, the brand will expand to Venice...

9 min

LocoL: Revolutionary Fast Food

LocoL is the brainchild of chefs Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson . It's a fast food concept serving delicious, nutritious and inexpensive food in under-served...

12 min

Jonathan Gold Reviews Viviane

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author for the LA Times. This week, he visits Viviane at the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills. He recommends the Old Fashioned,...

5 min

Market Report

Andy Shaeffer, owner of Vista Punta Gorda, is the newest vendor at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market . He and Laura Avery discuss the unique micro-climate of his banana...

6 min