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    Good Food

    Absinthe

    Louisa Chu is a chef and writer based in Paris and Chicago, and has been a Good Food correspondent since 2002.  Good Food followed Louisa Chu through her year at the Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris. She stayed in France as long as she could, working in many of the best Paris restaurant kitchens. Now we can find her in Chicago.

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

    Louisa Chu is a chef and writer based in Paris and Chicago, and has been a Good Food correspondent since 2002. Good Food followed Louisa Chu through her year at the Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris. She stayed in France as long as she could, working in many of the best Paris restaurant kitchens. Now we can find her in Chicago.

    She recommends Ted Breaux's Nouvelle-Orleans absinthe.

    Check out Luisa's great food blog for more details.

    Music Break: Kennedy - Ratatat

    The full episode

    3 of 8
    City Bans; Meat Glue; Absinthe
    1. 1:00Market Report- Carrots, Walnuts
    2. 7:00Gin Please!
    3. 14:00AbsintheYou’re reading this
    4. 21:00McDonalds Takes Asia
    5. 29:00Meat glue?
    6. 36:00Bread - Crust and Crumb
    7. 45:00Banning Trans Fats
    8. 52:00Grill Outside, Break the Law
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Marina McLeod

      Producer, Good Food

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    3 of 8
    City Bans; Meat Glue; Absinthe
    1. 1:00Market Report- Carrots, Walnuts
    2. 7:00Gin Please!
    3. 14:00AbsintheYou’re reading this
    4. 21:00McDonalds Takes Asia
    5. 29:00Meat glue?
    6. 36:00Bread - Crust and Crumb
    7. 45:00Banning Trans Fats
    8. 52:00Grill Outside, Break the Law
    Back to Good Food