Extraordinary women and the food they eat

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Aug. 26, 2017 Food & Drink

A new book looks at the lives and diets of six famous women. There’s a whole galaxy of new restaurants in the United States. Eater’s restaurant critic shares his favorites. Making it into the top 50 world restaurant list is Brae, which sits on an organic farm in Australia. Plus: Jonathan Gold’s review of Dan Tana’s, what to do with Chinese eggplant, and some delicious spirits to try.

The road to Brae. Photo credit: Colin Page

From this Episode:

The best new restaurants across the U.S.

There are many new restaurants opening up around the country, so where to eat first? Bill Addison, restaurant critic for Eater shares his picks , from Southern food in the...

7 min

‘What She Ate’: Stories of women told through food

“You are what you eat,” the old adage goes but time, place, and circumstance influence what’s on our fork, who we eat with, and whether food gives us pleasure or mere...

17 min

Jonathan Gold reviews Dan Tana’s

Many a deal has been signed over martinis and plates of Chicken Sidney Beckerman at Dan Tana's , where Hollywood starlets, power brokers and industry types have dined...

7 min

Paul Hletko on ‘grain to grass’ spirits

Long before Paul Hletko started distilling whiskey and gin, his ancestors owned a large brewery in Czechoslovakia that was lost during the Nazi invasion. Hletko started FEW...

11 min

From farm to table at Australia’s Brae

Dan Hunter began his work in kitchens at age 22. Now, just four years after opening his Australian restaurant, Brae, which sits on a 30-acre organic farm in Victoria, Dan...

8 min

The Market Report: Chinese eggplant

Laura Avery talks to Jill Davie, the executive chef at The Mar Vista on Grand View and Venice Blvd, and Wilma Causey, of Briar Patch Farm in Kingsburg, about Chinese...

5 min