Making Bánh Chung, Super Bowl Diet, Eating Off-road in Japan

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Feb. 06, 2016 Food & Drink

For the Vietnamese new year, Chef Diep Tran shares her spin on traditional lunar new year cakes. Retired NFL center Shaun O'Hara reveals what players eat leading up to Super Bowl Sunday. Matt Goulding of Roads & Kingdoms talks about exploring some of the lesser-known spots and dishes of Japan.

Photo: Cathy Chaplin

From this Episode:

How to make bánh chung for Tết

The Vietnamese New Year kicks off on Monday. For Diep Tran, who is chef and owner of Good Girl Dinette in Highland Park, T ế t celebrations are not complete without...

8 min

In season now: Grapefruits

This week Santa Monica Farmers Market Manager Laura Avery speaks with Timothy Hollingsworth, chef-owner of Otium . He's shopping for ruby red grapefruit to make smoked...

7 min

What goes into the diet of a Super Bowl contender?

Shaun O'Hara is an analyst with the NFL Network, but he played professionally for 11 seasons and won Super Bowl XLII as a center with the New York Giants.

13 min

Jonathan Gold does dizi at Nersses Vanak

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author for the LA Times. This week he takes us to Nersses Vanak in Glendale for dizi, that Iranian lamb and chickpea stew...

7 min

Eating off-road in Japan

Japan entices us as much for its wild embrace of pop culture as for its deep reverence for tradition and extreme craftsmanship. Matt Goulding is one of the founders of the...

13 min

Retiring to the restaurant biz

On Saturday, a giant sweet potato float will roll through the streets of Downtown Anaheim for the 36th annual Orange County Black History Parade. Gretchen Shoemaker will be...

7 min