Leaving the NFL for the Farm, Brothing, Celebrity Diet Fails, Citrus

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jan. 10, 2015 Food & Drink

Jason Brown was famously the highest paid center in the NFL; he explains why he gave up his lucrative football career for farming. Julia Moskin details New York's "brothing" trend. Rebecca Harrington enthralls us with her hilarious attempts at following celebrity diets and citrus is pouring into Southern California markets.

From this Episode:

Attempting Celebrity Diets, from Greta Garbo to Beyonce

In her book, I'll Have What She's Having , Rebecca Harrington chronicles her hilarious misadventures following celebrity diets from Jackie Kennedy and Greta Garbo to...

9 min

Broth Is the New Juice

In this week's New York Times, reporter Julia Moskin writes about the " brothing " trend. While driven mostly by the popular Paleo lifestyle, New Yorkers have embraced broth...

8 min

Jason Brown's Journey from the NFL to the Farm

Five years ago Jason Brown of the St. Louis Rams was the highest paid center in the NFL. Today, he operates a 1,000 acre farm in Louisburg, North Carolina, where he donates...

7 min

Market Report

Judy Babis is the sous chef for Gjelina restaurant. This week she's shopping for citrus like tangerines, Meyer lemons, Cara Cara oranges and Oro Blanco grapefruit.

7 min

Gustavo Arellano Reviews Gia Hoi

Gustavo Arellano is the editor of the OC Weekly, the author of Taco USA and the host of Orange County Line on KCRW. This week he reviews Gia Hoi in the city of...

4 min

Making Your Own Butter and Ricotta with Mrs. Wheelbarrow

Cathy Barrow is the blogger behind Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Kitchen . Her new book is Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Practical Pantry : Recipes and Techniques for Year Round Processing....

7 min

Gabrielle Hamilton Makes Dinner with Kitchen Scraps

In her new cookbook Prune , chef and author Gabrielle Hamilton devotes an entire chapter to "Garbage," where she explains how to utilize vegetable scraps, fish bones and...

5 min

Jonathan Gold Reviews Ledlow

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week, he reviews Ledlow , the most recent opening from chef Josef Centeno who...

8 min