Food policy under Trump and legalized street vending

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Feb. 04, 2017 Food & Drink

We take a look at the food and ag policies under review on Trump's desk, get a history lesson on street vending in LA and find out where to stock up on sausages for Super Bowl Sunday. Plus, where to eat a juicy vegan burger with Jonathan Gold, and recipes for zhajiang mian from Little Fatty and diversidad de maíz from Central.

Photo by Rob Sinclair

From this Episode:

Food and ag policy under President Trump

Since his inauguration, President Trump has hit the ground running. We've been wondering whether food and farm policies are next on the chopping block, so we tapped Politico...

12 min

'Food, health and culture in Latino L.A.'

The L.A. City Council voted to legalize street vending this week. Though it's been against the law for decades, many Angelenos have turned a blind-eye as thousands of...

12 min

Sausages for Super Bowl Sunday

Chips and dips are typically the first to arrive and the last to leave any Super Bowl gathering. But Los Angeles Magazine restaurant critic Patric Kuh believes there is no...

11 min

Jonathan Gold goes vegan at Erven in Santa Monica

It's not every day Jonathan Gold says a beer-battered tofu burger tastes “meaty” and drips like beef. Take a bite at chef Nick Erven's new vegan restaurant in Santa Monica,...

6 min

The market report: Carrots

At the Santa Monica Farmers' Market, Laura Avery talks to Paul Thurston of McGrath Family Farm about his organic French knot, purple haze and Yellowstone carrot varieties....

7 min

Central

Chef Virgilio Martinez's restaurant, Central , has been voted one of the best places to eat in the world by the British magazine, Restaurant. The menu is an exploration...

9 min