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A Vegetarian Poet, Eating Wild Foods, the Best Fries in LA
Dan Barber tells us how farm-to-table missed the mark. A 12-year-old shares his poem to vegan meat. Plus, a look at wild foods and urban foraging.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenDan Barber tells us how farm-to-table missed the mark. A 12-year-old shares his poem to vegan meat. Plus, a look at wild foods and urban foraging.
Banner image by Ava Chin
In this episode
7 storiesThe World Is Awesome
Jobim Zeichner is a twelve-year-old who authored the poem The World is Awesome . He developed his poetry skills at Downbeat 720 , an open-mic organization for high schoolers. He decided to become a vegetarian at the age of three, and talks about how he reached his decision at such an early age. Music: "Cool, Not Cold"
Read the story6 minWhy Do Some Kids Stop Eating Meat?
Karen Hussar, a psychology professor at Cape Cod Community College, tells us about her research into children's moral reasoning. She specifically did a study on why some children decide to stop eating meat .
Read the story4 minEating on the Wild Side
Journalist Jo Robinson is author of Eating on the Wild Side : The Missing Link to Optimum Health. She argues that as agriculture developed, we prioritized flavor, specifically sweetness, over nutrition. Music: "On Shoulders"
Read the story8 minUrban Foraging in Laurel Canyon
We're familiar with chefs who seek out wild edibles in the hillsides of Los Angeles, but Ava Chin , former 'Urban Forager' columnist at the New York Times, tells us about her experience hunting for mushrooms and wild greens in the parks of New York City. Chin is the author of Eating Wildly : Foraging for Life, Love and the Perfect Meal.
Read the story9 minHow Did Farm-to-Table Get it Wrong?
Dan Barber is the executive chef of Blue Hill in Manhattan and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York's Hudson Valley. He's the man for whom the words "farm to table" were invented. Yet, in his new book, The Third Plate : Field Notes on the Future of Food he critiques how the farm to table movement is playing out.
Read the story13 minJonathan Gold Reviews République
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he reviews République , chef Walter Manzke's bistro in the former Campanile space. Jonathan says the french fries will "knock you backwards."
Read the story8 minMarket Report
David Karp has been writing about farmers markets and produce for 25 years, and now he's putting his journalism career on hold to grow stone fruit with Andy Mariani, whom David calls the "patron saint of apricots."
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