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Bushmeat; Five Guys Burgers; Mark Bittman; Jonathan Gold on Playa
The New York Times' Mark Bittman joins Evan Kleiman for a discussion about managing guilt when making decisions about food. Plus Jonathan Gold reviews John Sedlar's new restaurant, Playa.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenThis week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, The New York Times' Mark Bittman tells us why he made the jump from his Minimalist column to the Op-Ed section of the paper. We'll get a taste of John Sedlar's new restaurant, Playa, from Pulitzer Prize-winner Jonathan Gold. Lisa Pharaoh and Alice Macharia address the illegal hunting of wildlife for busmeat in Africa. We'll tap into the wisdom of crowds to help solve the obesity epidemic with Christy Harrison. Plus, Gustavo Arellano takes us to a Lebanese restaurant in Little Arabia. Lesley Balla takes us to some new and burger joints in LA, including Five Guys. And Stefano De Lorenzo of La Botte shares a recipe for baby artichoke salad.
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Stefano De Lorenzo is the chef/owner of La Botte, a restaurant in Santa Monica with 1 Michelin star. He is buying baby purple artichokes for a salad. He slices them raw and adds arugula, celery and a Sicilian olive oil. His recipe is here .
Read the story8 minMark Bittman
Mark Bittman writes an Op-Ed column for The New York Times and a regular column for the New York Times magazine . He recently ended his Minimalist column after 13 years.
Read the story9 minBushmeat
Alice Macharia is the Director for East Africa Programs and Lisa Pharoah is the Director for West and Central Africa Programs at The Jane Goodall Institute in Arlington, Virginia. Find out about efforts to end the illegal hunting of wild animals for bushmeat here .
Read the story10 minUsing the Hive to Reduce Obesity
Christy Harrison is the author of a recent article on Slate 's The Hive , an on-line open forum asking readers to submit their suggestions for solving some of the world's biggest issues. The current hive is about how to reduce childhood obesity. Read some reader suggestions here .
Read the story6 minJonathan Gold on Playa
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly. This week, he reviews Playa , the new restaurant from John Sedlar of Rivera fame. Jonathan recommends the maize cakes, the humitas (like a tamale in a clamshell), chiles rellenos, the grilled octopus with hearts of palm, and the tortillas florales.
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Lesley Balla write the blog ChowBalla.com .
Read the story8 minLebanese Food in Anaheim
Gustavo Arellano is the food editor of the OC Weekly where he reviews restaurants. This week, he takes us to Zait and Zataar , a Lebanese restaurant in Anaheim serving wraps, which he calls "Lebanese Burritos." He likes the sojuk, lahm b'ajeen and some of their fusion wraps. Read his full review here .
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