Good Food
2019 Gift Guide: Books and Beyond
The holidays are fast approaching, which means it’s time to learn about the year’s best cookbooks. We’re also learning about other gift ideas for the food lover in your life.
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenThe holidays are fast approaching, which means it’s time to learn about the year’s best cookbooks. We’re also learning about other gift ideas for the food lover in your life. Plus: chef Jet Tila joins us to discuss the closure of his family’s Bangkok Market after 47 years in LA.
In this episode
6 storiesRemembering Bangkok Market, America’s first Thai market
Bangkok Market, the first Thai market in the United States, recently closed its doors.
Read the story13 minThe history of Thai food in LA
When Mark Padoongpatt was first asked to write a book about Thai food in America, he wasn’t interested. But then he began to examine the immigration history between Thailand and Los Angeles, and found a rich story about immigration and cooking.
Read the story11 minPatricia Escárcega accepts a challenge at Hawkins House of Burgers
LA Times restaurant critic Patricia Escárcega recently found herself in Watts at Hawkins House of Burgers, a walk-up counter that’s been slinging hefty backyard-style burgers since 1982.
Read the story4 min2019: A year of great cookbooks
Celia Sack is the owner of Omnivore Books on Food in San Francisco, a bookstore for food lovers. Each holiday season, she calls in to KCRW’s Good Food with a list of her favorite books of the year, and there were many in 2019.
Read the story15 minGift recommendations from LA’s cookbook store Now Serving
Located on the first floor of the Far East Plaza in LA’s Chinatown, Now Serving LA has the distinction of being the only cookbook store in Los Angeles.
Read the story5 minMarket Report: Chicories
Winter is a time for chicories, the hardy, bitter, leafy greens that come in many varieties. Gillian Ferguson visits with Melissa Perello , chef and owner of the newly opened M Georgina at the Row DTLA.
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