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    Good Food

    A Visit to The World’s Only Vegan Strip Club

    Casa Diablo , the world’s first and only vegan strip club in Portland, Oregon, was thrust into the national spotlight this week when Newark Mayor Cory Booker was caught sending flirtatious tweets to one of the resident strippers.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Casa Diablo, the world’s first and only vegan strip club in Portland, Oregon, was thrust into the national spotlight this week when Newark Mayor Cory Booker was caught sending flirtatious tweets to one of the resident strippers.

    Good Food Producer Gillian Ferguson visited Casa Diablo with Evan Kleiman and Sherry Yard while the trio were in Portland earlier this month. She hears from owner Johnny Diablo and a pastry chef-turned-dancer who goes by the alias Dollface.

    The full episode

    1 of 9
    A Vegan Strip Club, Shucking Oysters with Liquid Nitrogen
    1. 0:00A Visit to The World’s Only Vegan Strip ClubYou’re reading this
    2. 9:26Sea Urchin Ice Cream and More Chef Collaborations at Salt & Straw
    3. 17:18Le Pigeon - Gabriel Rucker Talks About the Dirty Bird
    4. 24:04Do You Know Where Your Flour Come From?
    5. 27:55Introducing an Exercise Bike that Doubles as a Grain Mill
    6. 31:42Tips for Building Your Own Backyard Oven
    7. 41:22A Special Market Report from Washington’s Skagit Valley
    8. 45:47Farming Geoduck in the Pacific Northwest
    9. 53:09Cryo-Shucking Oysters with Liquid Nitrogen
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

      Associate Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    1 of 9
    A Vegan Strip Club, Shucking Oysters with Liquid Nitrogen
    1. 0:00A Visit to The World’s Only Vegan Strip ClubYou’re reading this
    2. 9:26Sea Urchin Ice Cream and More Chef Collaborations at Salt & Straw
    3. 17:18Le Pigeon - Gabriel Rucker Talks About the Dirty Bird
    4. 24:04Do You Know Where Your Flour Come From?
    5. 27:55Introducing an Exercise Bike that Doubles as a Grain Mill
    6. 31:42Tips for Building Your Own Backyard Oven
    7. 41:22A Special Market Report from Washington’s Skagit Valley
    8. 45:47Farming Geoduck in the Pacific Northwest
    9. 53:09Cryo-Shucking Oysters with Liquid Nitrogen
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