Good Food
American Cheese; ‘Gold’ Restaurants; Heritage Breeds
On this pledge drive edition of Good Food, Andrew Steiner reveals the real American cheese, Jonathan Gold lays out his Top 10 restaurants of the last year and Suvir Saran confesses his love for heritage varieties of the goats, sheep and chickens he raises on his farm. Plus, a large emu egg astounds farmers market reporter Laura Avery.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenOn this pledge drive edition of Good Food, Andrew Steiner reveals the real American cheese, Jonathan Gold lays out his Top 10 restaurants of the last year and Suvir Saran confesses his love for heritage varieties of the goats, sheep and chickens he raises on his farm. Plus, a large emu egg astounds farmers market reporter Laura Avery.
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Read the story1 minMarket Report
Rachael Sheridan, food buyer for Cube restaurant and marketplace on La Brea Ave, and chef Erin Eastland found fava bean tendrils at the market. The tendrils, the tops of the baby fava bean plant, taste just like a fava bean and work well in a sauté with brown butter. Creamy Braised Fava Bean Tendrils 2 Tablespoons butter…
Read the story8 minJonathan Gold's Top Dishes of 2008
Pulitzer Prize winning food writer Jonathan Gold of the LA Weekly eats at hundreds of restaurants every year for his Counter Intelligence column. His top 10 dishes of 2008 include: Fried Hominy at Animal Duck a L'orange at Anisette Bok Jiui at Dae Bok Eva Solo coffee at La Mill Vegetables en Papillote at Palate Food & Wine Roasted Root…
Read the story9 minAmerican Masala Farm
Suvir Saran raises Heritage Breeds on his American Masala Farm in upstate New York. He partnered with the American Livestock Breed Conservancy to find breeds that are in the greatest need for preservation, including La Mancha goats and Leicester Longwool sheep.
Read the story8 minAmerican Artisanal Cheese
Andrew Steiner is the owner of Andrew's Cheese Shop in Santa Monica, which sells many varieties of top American artisanal cheeses. Andrew recommends Sally Jackson's goat cheese, which is wrapped in grape leaves, and a clothbound cheddar from Cabot Creamery in Vermont.
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