Good Food
Bake Sales; Food Waste; Indian Wine; Strawberries
This week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, we'll explore how much food is wasted every day. Plus, the future of bake sales in schools and the man who drinks for a living.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenJonathan Gold joins host Evan Kleiman every week on Good Food. This week he reviews The Dining Room at the Langham. Zane Lamprey tells us what its like to drink for a living. The future of school bake sales is in jeopardy says Helena Echlin. Laura Wright reveals the astonishing amount of food wasted every day. Fisherman Mark Marhefka explains what a community supported fishery is. The New York Times' Kim Severson tells us about the chefs that influenced her. Plus Mira Advani Honeycutt introduces us to Indian wine. And Laura Avery has what's fresh at the Santa Monica Farmers Market this week. She talks to David Karp who issues a challenge to strawberry growers.
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8 storiesMarket Report
Galante Strawberry (Photo: David Karp) April is peak strawberry season. Fruit researcher David Karp has a manifesto for Southern California strawberry growers. The most common varieties include Gaviota and Seascape. Farmer Jerry Rutiz sells the Galante berry which is thin skinned and full of flavor. It isn't grown for commercial sale,…
Read the story7 minThe Dining Room
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize winning food writer for the LA Weekly. This week he reviews The Dining Room at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena. The restaurant, helmed by Michael Voltaggio, serves only tasting menus. Jonathan recommends the langoustine with white asparagus wrapped in squid ink, and the fois gras terrine.
Read the story9 minBake Sale Survival
Helena Echlin writes the Table Manners column for Chow.com . The New York Department of Education recently banned bake sales in public schools. Helena has advice for people who still are allowed to hold bake sales: always include a nut-free and a vegan option. She also thinks that there is a place for savory baked goods as well.
Read the story7 minFood Waste
Laura Wright is a Senior at On Earth , an environmental magazine. She recently wrote about food waste in the U.S. According to the USDA, Americans waste 30 percent of all food produced. Laura writes that that number is probably more like 40 percent. Consumers can reduce food waste by composting, and by encouraging food recovery programs.
Read the story8 minAbundant Seafood
(Photo: David La Spina for The New York Times) Mark Marhefka is a second generation commercial fisherman, fishing off the shores of South Carolina. As of January 1, 2010 commercial and recreational fishing for most species of shallow-water grouper, as well as black sea bass, red porgy and red snapper, is closed in North Carolina, South…
Read the story6 minSpoon Fed
Kim Severson writes about food for the New York Times. Her new book is Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life . Music Break: Silhouettes by Billy Strange
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Grover Vineyards Mira Advani Honeycutt is a wine writer and the chairperson of the Los Angeles Mumbai Sister City Coalition. Her most recent book is California's Central Coast: The Ultimate Winery Guide. Sula Sauvignon Blanc is one variety of Indian wine that Mira recently tried. Nashik is a wine growing region in India, as is Nandi…
Read the story7 minThree Sheets
Zane Lamprey is the host of Three Sheets on the Travel Channel. He's currently on tour and will be appearing at the House of Blues in Anaheim on April 30.
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