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    Good Food

    'Adventures in Starry Kitchen'

    On his last visit to the KCRW studios, Nguyen Tran made a plea that we save his balls. The balls in question were the crispy, green vegan tofu balls he served out of his illegal restaurant, Starry Kitchen. Now he’s making them at Button Mash in Echo Park. Tran also has a new cookbook, “ Adventures In Starry Kitchen .”

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jul 21, 2017 • 1 min read

    On his last visit to the KCRW studios, Nguyen Tran made a plea that we save his balls. The balls in question were the crispy, green vegan tofu balls he served out of his illegal restaurant, Starry Kitchen. Now he’s making them at Button Mash in Echo Park. Tran also has a new cookbook, “Adventures In Starry Kitchen.”

    The full episode

    3 of 6
    Travels in Spain, Slow Food, 'Adventures in Starry Kitchen'
    1. 0:00Repping workers along the food chain
    2. 12:17A field report from Slow Food Nations
    3. 20:01'Adventures in Starry Kitchen'You’re reading this
    4. 31:26Jonathan Gold dines at Michael's
    5. 38:53'Grape, Olive, Pig'
    6. 49:37The Market Report: Summer squash
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

      Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    3 of 6
    Travels in Spain, Slow Food, 'Adventures in Starry Kitchen'
    1. 0:00Repping workers along the food chain
    2. 12:17A field report from Slow Food Nations
    3. 20:01'Adventures in Starry Kitchen'You’re reading this
    4. 31:26Jonathan Gold dines at Michael's
    5. 38:53'Grape, Olive, Pig'
    6. 49:37The Market Report: Summer squash
    Back to Good Food