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    Attempting Celebrity Diets, from Greta Garbo to Beyoncé

    In her book, I'll Have What She's Having , author Rebecca Harrington chronicles her hilarious misadventures following the diets of celebrities like Jackie Kennedy, Greta Garbo, Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyoncé. Music: "Lentil" by Sia               "Penguin Prison"

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jan 8, 2016 • 1 min read

    In her book, I'll Have What She's Having, author Rebecca Harrington chronicles her hilarious misadventures following the diets of celebrities like Jackie Kennedy, Greta Garbo, Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyoncé.

    Music: "Lentil" by Sia

    "Penguin Prison"

    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Celebrity Diet Fails, Friendly Fats, Unpacking Pok Pok LA
    1. 0:30Attempting Celebrity Diets, from Greta Garbo to BeyoncéYou’re reading this
    2. 8:45Big Sugar's Public Enemy Number One
    3. 20:46Is Fat Our Friend?
    4. 31:57Just Eat It: Two Filmmakers Find Mountains of Food Waste in Dumpsters
    5. 42:29Jonathan Gold Reviews Pok Pok Los Angeles
    6. 51:05Market Report: Radicchio
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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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      Camellia Tse

      Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Celebrity Diet Fails, Friendly Fats, Unpacking Pok Pok LA
    1. 0:30Attempting Celebrity Diets, from Greta Garbo to BeyoncéYou’re reading this
    2. 8:45Big Sugar's Public Enemy Number One
    3. 20:46Is Fat Our Friend?
    4. 31:57Just Eat It: Two Filmmakers Find Mountains of Food Waste in Dumpsters
    5. 42:29Jonathan Gold Reviews Pok Pok Los Angeles
    6. 51:05Market Report: Radicchio
    Back to Good Food