Supermensch, Pi Day, farming at Tule Lake Segregation Center

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Mar. 11, 2017 Food & Drink

Shep Gordon discusses his move from managing musicians to star chefs, and Lisa Morehouse reports on the role compulsory farming played for Japanese-American internees at the Tule Lake Segregation Center. In honor of Pi Day, Dan Pashman debates Evan over the particulars of pie, and Yasmin Khan shares a saffron rice recipe for Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. Plus: Kohlrabi is in season now at the Santa Monica Farmers Market.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

From this Episode:

Becoming Mr. Vergé's grasshopper

Shep Gordon spent the early part of his career as the tour manager for big, bad musical acts like Alice Cooper and Luther Vandross. Then, after meeting the French chef and...

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Happy Pi Day

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The Market Report: Kohlrabi

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Farming behind barbed wire at Tule Lake

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12 min

'The Saffron Tales'

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12 min