Jonathan Gold's 101, modernist baking, and smoking salmon

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Oct. 28, 2017 Food & Drink

Jonathan Gold releases his much anticipated 101 Best Restaurants list and shares some memories of the late Chef Tui of Jitlada. Adam Federman researches food writer Patience Gray, and artist Kim Abeles discusses her work that marries smog with the plate. 10 years of Santa Monica Farmer’s Market cookbook, plus quince from Dinuba. Also, Micah Wexler of Wexler’s Deli takes us on a smoke break.

Photo of challah from Modernist Bread by Nathan Myhrvold. Photo by The Cooking Lab, LLC

From this Episode:

Jonathan Gold shares his new 101 list and memories of Jitlada's Chef Tui.

Restaurateurs, chefs and eaters await Jonathan Gold ’s annual 101 Best Restaurants list with bated breath and hungry stomachs. Well, it’s in! It’s full of exciting...

8 min

The Life of Patience Gray

It’s very likely you’ve never heard of Patience Gray, the food writer who wrote the 1986 book “ Honey from a Weed .” But if you were a cook during that period who spent time...

10 min

'Smog collectors'

It can be a beautiful thing when art, food, and politics collide. Kim Abeles has lived in Los Angeles for the last thirty years and her recent collections marry the food...

9 min

'Modernist Bread'

With Francisco Migoya, Nathan Myhrvold wrote “ Modernist Bread: The Art and Science .” The 2642-page opus hits shelves November 7th, 2017 and explores the history, science...

13 min

The Market Report: Cookbook birthday and quince

Laura Avery talks to author Amelia Saltsman about the 10th anniversary of the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook and quince. She also talks quince with Becky Terry...

9 min

Smoking fish in house at Wexler's

Photo of the Smoked Fish Platter from Wexler’s Deli in Los Angeles, photo by T.Tseng Most of the smoked salmon we eat in the US probably comes from one company:...

7 min