Tacolandia, To Run & Dine in LA, Fire & Ice

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Mar. 26, 2016 Food & Drink

We talk to Bill Esparza about what's in store at this year's taco extravaganza. Good Food Supervising Producer Abbie Fentress Swanson and friends share an unusual Hollywood Half Marathon training plan that involves running and eating all over LA. Then we head to more northerly climes to hear from Darra Goldstein. Her new book is Fire & Ice.

Photo: Abbie Fentress Swanson runs past the Martin Luther King "Mountaintop" memorial at the Compton Civic Center during her Hollywood Half Marathon training program (Carolina Miranda)

From this Episode:

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To run and dine in LA

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Jonathan Gold recommends Little Sister Downtown

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7 min

Darra Goldstein heads to that other West Coast

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16 min

Easter, sweet-and-sour style

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6 min