Good Food
Beer and Bacon Caramel Corn; Bobotie Pie; Summer Wines
Chef Marcus Samuelsson describes a popular South African pie filled with lamb and spices. Jonathan Gold gushes over beer and bacon caramel corn.
By Evan Kleiman • • 28m ListenChef Marcus Samuelsson discusses bobotie pie, a popular South African pie filled with lamb and spices. Then, cookbook author, blogger and pastry chef David Lebovitz guides Evan through her fear of meringue. Jonathan Gold gushes over the beer and bacon caramel corn at Next Door by Josie, and sommelier Stacie Hunt selects three fabulous wines for summer drinking. We find out what to do with figs from pastry chef Robert Wemischner. Plus, Alvaro Bautista is back at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market with his fresh dates.
Banner image: (L-R) fig dessert, photo by Elon Schoenholz; barhi dates, photo by Gillian Ferguson; lime marshmallow pie, photo by Maren Caruso © 2010
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Robert Wemischner is a professor of baking and pastry at Los Angeles Trade Technical College and the author of four cookbooks. His most recent book, The Dessert Architect , is now in its second edition. A recipe for his Caramelized Figs with Goat-Cheese/Mascarpone Crema and Sweet Basil Sauce is on the Good Food blog .
Read the story6 minBeer and Bacon Caramel Corn
Jonathan Gold visits the latest venture from beloved LA chef Josie Le Balch. It's called Next Door by Josie . He enjoys the bacon and beer caramel corn, the house-made pickles, spicy shrimp and grits, sloppy roast pork sandwich, bistro style ribeye and the market vegetable plate.
Read the story6 minWines for Summer Sipping
Stacie Hunt is a sommelier with Du Vin Wine & Spirits and Splash Productions . She is also the author of the new e-book, Zinfandel 101 . She's put together another fabulous package of wines for KCRW subscribers. Find details on all of the wines Stacie talked about on the Good Food blog .
Read the story7 minDavid Lebovitz Loves Marshmallows
Pastry chef, blogger and cookbook author David Lebovitz dishes about his love for marshmallows and provides a step by step guide to his Lime and Marshmallow Pie .
Read the story5 minBobotie Pie
Marcus Samuelsson is a James Beard Award-winning chef and author, winner of Top Chef Masters, Season 1 and chef/owner of Red Rooster in Harlem. He discusses a popular South African savory pie made with lamb and spices. It's called Bobotie Pie .
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