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Australian Olive Oil; Wolfgang's Steakhouse; Raising Pigeons
Hear an Australian olive-oil producer sing the song of a revolutionary type packaging (he's also a Latin Jazz recording artist); learn about newly blind Diabetes sufferers getting needed help to get back into the kitchen. Jonathan Gold goes to Wolfgang's Steakhouse. Plus, learn how to combine the right flavors for extraordinary eating, raise pigeons for food at home, and take a walk through old cookbooks to learn about our history.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenAustralian Jeremy Meltzer of YellingBo Olive Oil is importing olive oil in a special cask to keep it fresh for as long as you keep it. Chef AJ has been teaching the newly blind how to cook and Jonathan Gold recounts a mouthwatering tale about Wolfgang's Steakhouse. Authors Andrew Dornberg and Karen Page show us how to combine flavors with a chef's precision. We take a walk through Omnivore Books with owner Celia Sack, and David Kahn teaches us how to raise pigeons for food. Plus Laura Avery takes us to the farmers' market.
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8 storiesMarket Report
Laura Avery visits with Chef C.C. from CleanPlateMeals.com , who shops weekly at the farmers' market. Right now she's making a winter chopped salad with radicchio, fresh cannelloni beans, sprouting broccoli and Clementine tangerine slices. (Recipe coming!) She also makes a roast chicken, rubbed with salt, pepper and paprika.
Read the story8 minOlive Oil from Down Under
Jeremy Meltzer owns Yellingbo Olive Oil Company with his father, Howard, in the Yarra Valley of Southeast Australia. Aware that olive oil can spoil when it's exposed to air and light, the two Aussies created a unique way to store it.
Read the story8 minTeaching the Blind to Cook
Abbie Jaye (aka Chef A.J. ) is the Executive Vegan Pastry Chef at Santé La Brea.
Read the story7 minJonathan Gold 'Steaks out' Beverly Hills
Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold of the L.A. Weekly takes us to Wolfgang's Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zweiner in Beverly Hills. This steakhouse was inspired by New York's famous Peter Luger Steakhouse. According to Jonathan, the porterhouse is bliss, but skip the accoutrements. Music break: Sad American by Kaki King
Read the story7 minThe Flavor Bible
Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg are the authors of The Flavor Bible , a guide to hundreds of ingredients to inspire you in the kitchen. The book looks at how different flavors can fit together to create a new dish or simply jazz up leftovers. You can learn more about Karen and Andrew on their website .
Read the story8 minAntiquarian Cookbooks
Celia Sack is the owner of Omnivore Books in San Francisco, which sells new and antiquarian cookbooks.
Read the story7 minRaising Pigeons
David Kahn is Executive Director of Sustainable Habitats , a nonprofit which focuses on education of urban homesteading. He is also on the Board of Directors at Edendale Farm in Silverlake, a hands-on urban homesteading project. If you're interested in getting started, here's a great resource .
Read the story6 minMaster Gardening
Yvonne Savio is the program manager for the UC Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Volunteer Program , which has helped almost 90,000 low-income people with their gardens. If you're interested in the program, the deadline to receive an application is January 15.
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