Good Food
Asian Cuisine; The Great American Sandwich; Gluten-Free Bakery
Fill up on your favorite Asian cuisine, from sushi to Thai. Find out what a sandwich says about its region; take a sip of fresh, cool agua frescas; discover a gluten-free bakery in Culver City; and learn about artisan cheese in the Market Report.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenSpotlight on Asian Cuisine: Jonathan Gold samples the chicken-ginseng soup at Keumsan Samgyetang in Koreatown; producer Thea Chaloner travels with a sushi chef in search of the freshest fish; Sasha Issenberg reveals the big business of sushi; and Saveur magazine’s James Oseland discovers the little-known foods of Southern Thailand. Jane and Michael Stern find a slice of Americana in the form of sandwiches; Jimmy Shaw plunges into summer with a cool glass of agua fresca; Eugenie Mason provides gluten-free treats in her bakery; and Laura Avery checks-out artisan cheeses in the Market Report.
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8 storiesThe Market Report
Laura Avery discusses the art of cheese making with the Winchester Dairy, who feature varieties of aged Gouda cheese made with raw cow’s milk, including a jalapeno style, a smoked style and an herb-infused variety. Also available at the market is a raw, aged sheep’s milk cheese from the Rinconada Dairy. Rinconada’s entire cheese-making process…
Read the story7 minKeumsan Samgyetang
The classic Korean dish, samgyetang (chicken-ginseng soup) is an easy-to-find dish in Koreatown. Lucky for us, the neighborhood is also blessed with the presence of Keumsan Samgyetang – a restaurant with a menu specializing in chicken and some of the best samgyetang in town, which Jonathan Gold recently stopped by to try. The dish comes in a…
Read the story7 minThe Great American Sandwich
Jane and Michael Stern are a husband-and-wife team that have traveled the country since the 1970s, seeking out what they call “roadfood.” Since that time they have written more than 30 books on the subject. They are also contributing editors to Gourmet magazine, where they write a James Beard Award-winning monthly column, called (surprisingly)…
Read the story7 minSushi Ride-Along
Nobi Kusuhara is the chef and owner of the upscale sushi restaurant Sushi Sasbune. Good Food producer Thea Chaloner rides along with him at 4 a.m. to get the best of the daily catch – the freshest and highest quality fish.
Read the story7 minSushi Economy
In his most recent book, The Sushi Economy : Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy, Sasha Issenberg explores the network of industries that collide to bring sushi to our humble plates. It’s big business that has created its own economy, from fisherman and shippers to marine biologists and chefs and even tuna pirates.
Read the story7 minSpicy Foods of Southern Thailand
James Oseland is the editor of Saveur magazine – he recently visited the deep south of Thailand and wrote an article about their cuisine. The foods of Southern Thailand are a heady mix of spicy heat and multicultural influence from neighboring countries, which separates them from the cooking traditions of the north. He explains how their…
Read the story7 minA Cool Sip of Summer
Aguas frescas (Spanish for "fresh waters") are a fresh juice drink whose popularity in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean has finally reached the U.S. Their irresistibly refreshing and simple combination of fruits, sugar and water make them the perfect antidote to the heat of summer or to complement a spicy meal. Jimmy Shaw, owner of the…
Read the story7 minGluten-Free Bakery
Those who are sensitive to wheat gluten have reason to celebrate -- The Sensitive Baker, a brand new gluten-free/dairy-free/kosher bakery in Culver City -- have opened their doors. Eugenie Mason is one of the bakers and she stopped by to talk about the mission of the bakery and the challenges they face in creating their treats within the “new…
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