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Breakfast: the Most Important Meal of the Day
Evan celebrates porridge, coffee, pancakes and all things breakfast with René Redzepi, Jonathan Gold and other guests who share her passion for the first meal of the day.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenEvan celebrates porridge, coffee, pancakes and all things breakfast with René Redzepi, Jonathan Gold and other guests who share her passion for the first meal of the day.
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In this episode
8 storiesThe Breakfast Bible
Seb Emina , also known as Malcolm Eggs, is the editor of the London Review of Breakfast and the author of the book, The Breakfast Bible . He talks about how a lack of breakfast coverage in the media inspired his obsession with breakfast. Find his recipe for porridge on the Good Food blog .
Read the story11 minHow to Waffelize Everything
Dan Shumski is the author of Waffleizer , a digital celebration of cooking anything but waffles in a waffle iron. Recipes on his blog include Waffleburgers, S'moreffles, and waffled chocolate chip cookies. Find a recipe for waffled chocolate chip cookies on the Good Food blog .
Read the story5 minWhat Does Rene Redzepi Eat for Breakfast?
René Redzepi, Danish chef and co-owner of two-Michelin star restaurant NOMA , tells Evan Kleiman about why breakfast is his favorite meal and time of the day. He also discusses his preference for hot breakfast and his first vivid food memory.
Read the story7 minHow to Make Traditional Porridge
John Boa is the 2011 winner of the 19th Annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Competition. He explains what a spurtle is and shares tips on how he likes to make his porridge.
Read the story4 minThe Quest for the Perfect Cup of Coffee
Michaele Weissman journeyed inside the world of specialty coffee in search of the perfect cup. She traveled to coffee-growing regions in Nicaragua, Panama and Ethiopia with Peter Giuliano of Counter Culture , Geoff Watts of Intelligentsia and Stumptown 's Duane Sorenson.
Read the story7 minJonathan Gold's Favorite Breakfast Spots
Jonathan Gold discusses his favorite breakfast haunts in LA. Lately he's been enjoying Taiwanese breakfast at Huge Tree in Monterey Park, where he likes the sweet soy milk with you tiao (aka twisted Chinese crullers), savory soy milk served with a dash of vinegar and a mound of "pork floss," or the sesame pastries such as their "burned rolls."
Read the story8 minA Great L.A. Breakfast Joint: Salt's Cure
Chris Phelps and Zak Walters are the chefs at the West Hollywood breakfast spot Salt's Cure , a restaurant known for its use of locally sourced ingredients. On weekdays from 9:00AM to 3:00PM they serve their popular breakfast dishes that range from a 2x2x2 to Oatmeal Griddle Cakes.
Read the story7 minMarket Report
Laura Avery talks to Felix Schweizer, a concerned customer who is helping Lindner Bison save their bison ranch. Lindner Bison is a fixture at the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers' Market that has about two weeks left in their Indiegogo campaign in which they are crowd sourcing funds to fix their broken well.
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