Good Food
‘The Best Restaurants in America’ and power vegetables
This week, Eater's Bill Addison spotlights 38 restaurants that are defining America’s dining scene. Pomologist David Karp and farmer Tony Ayala introduce new mandarin varieties, and Padma Lakshmi talks spices. Thomas Thwaites ponders his own existence as a goat, and Peter Meehan shares his turbo-charged vegetable recipes. Plus, Jonathan Gold knocks one back at Here’s Looking at You in Koreatown.
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenPhoto credit: Evan Sung
In this episode
6 storiesThe Market Report: Mandarins
Our favorite fruit detective David Karp has been hot on the trail of three new mandarin varieties just hitting SoCal markets now. Keep your eyes peeled for the DaisySL; its intoxicating aromatics and perfect balance of sweetness and acidity make this "God's gift to citrus." That's high praise coming from a pomologist!
Read the story8 minThe Best Restaurants in America
What are the criteria for making it onto Eater's annual list of " The Best Restaurants in America? " We ask Bill Addison , Eater's restaurant editor, to weigh in on his 38 essential picks for dining your way across the country.
Read the story9 min‘The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs’
Spices evoke aromatic exotica and recipes that hint at travel even if you never leave your kitchen. These special seasonings are the "unsung heroes of the kitchen," making their way to us from distant lands so that we can infuse our dishes with culinary wanderlust.
Read the story9 min'GoatMan'
With the weight of the world bearing down on us, what if we could "escape the existential angst of being human"? That was designer Thomas Thwaites ' reasoning, when he decided to climb the Alps … as a goat.
Read the story11 min'Power Vegetables'
Never mind the meat and carbs. Peter Meehan dials up the salt, fats and acids in his latest cookbook, Lucky Peach Presents: Power Vegetables! Turbocharged Recipes for Vegetables with Guts .
Read the story13 minJonathan Gold says "Here's Looking at You"
This week, our favorite food critic Jonathan Gold swings by the Koreatown hot spot Here's Looking at You for more than just cocktails and a slice of bar pie. Chef Jonathan Whitener plays with seasonal ingredients and splashes of familiar umami-rich Asian flavors on his American eclectic menu.
Read the story5 min
