The History of the Square Meal, Beets, Community Seafood

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jan. 25, 2014 Food & Drink

Abigail Carroll talks about the history of the square meal in the US, Mark Bittman breaks down beet salad, and Community Seafood discusses its Santa Barbara fishery.

Banner image: Damian Gadal

From this Episode:

The History of the Square Meal

Abigail Carroll is a food historian and the author of Three Squares : The Invention of the American Meal. The square meal consisting of a meat, a vegetable and a protein...

7 min

Cooking for One or Two

Joe Yonan is the food and travel editor at the Washington Post. His new book, Eat Your Vegetables : Bold Recipes for the Single Cook, addresses a common issue in...

7 min

Little Arabia's New Restaurant Gem in Anaheim

Gustavo Arellano is the editor of the OC Weekly and a regular commentator on KCRW. He talks about Aleppo's Kitchen , a new Middle Eastern Restaurant in Anaheim's...

5 min

Mark Bittman Breaks Down a Beet Salad

Mark Bittman is a New York Times columnist and cookbook author. He recently wrote a column called " Do Not Fear a Beet without Goat Cheese ." He breaks down the preparation...

6 min

Michael Cimarusti on the Bycatch Problem

Chef Michael Cimarusti is the chef and owner of Providence and Connie & Ted's . He's also a passionate advocate for sustainable seafood. He discusses why bycatch is...

8 min

Market Report

Laura Avery interviews Sarah Rathbone of Community Seafood , a community supported fishery in Santa Barbara that has a pick-up location at the Wednesday and Sunday Santa...

7 min

Scott Conant's Lauded Spaghetti Recipe

Scott Conant is a judge on Chopped on the Food Network and helms five branches of his restaurant Scarpetta nationwide. Late last year he released The Scarpetta...

9 min

Jonathan Gold Reviews Din Tai Fung

Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times, talks about the new outpost of Din Tai Fung at the Americana at Brand in Glendale....

7 min