Good Food
Cambodians and fried chicken, baby pureés, vegan baking tips
Frank Shyong explains how Cambodians got into LA’s fried chicken game. Clara Polito shares vegan baking tips from her new book, and Leena Saini says boost the flavor of your baby’s food with spices. Martha Rose Shulman talks up a nifty kitchen gadget that will take your produce for a spin, and Jonathan Gold does lamb barbacoa at Maestro in Pasadena. Plus, a closer look at how bees make honey and wasps pollinate figs.
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenPhoto courtesy of Christine Han
In this episode
7 storiesHow Cambodians got into the LA fried chicken biz
Maybe you’ve heard of Cambodian refugees owning most of the donut shops in California. But did you know the Cambodian fried chicken game in South LA is just as strong? LA Times Reporter Frank Shyong has that story.
Read the story9 minVegan cookies 'n' milk pie
At the ripe old age of 20, vegan baker Clara Polito has published her very first cookbook. It’s named after her business, “ Clara Cakes .” Polito clues us into vegan baking tips and shares a tasty cookies ‘n’ milk pie recipe. Yes, please. Give it a try on the Good Food blog .
Read the story9 minJonathan Gold dines at Maestro
This week, our favorite food critic, Jonathan Gold , sips mezcal between bites of ceviche and esquites while dining on regional “Mexican food with a different point of view.” Hear what he has to say about Danny Godinez’s artfully executed bites of grilled octopus tentacles and lamb barbacoa at Maestro in Old Town Pasadena.
Read the story4 min'Around the World in 80 Purées'
When her eldest daughter refused to eat the bland baby food that Americans tend to feed their infants, Leena Saini did some research into what babies in other parts of the world were being fed. What she found might surprise you: baked cod with papaya, cinnamon coconut curry and habichuelas con dulce.
Read the story10 minThe Market Report: Honey
This week at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, Laura Avery talks with Rose Renni about how bees make honey at Energy Bee Farm. Then chef Craig Towe stocks up on buckwheat honey to drizzle on his Neapolitan-style pizzas at Sotto .
Read the story8 min'Gods, Wasps and Stranglers'
Honeybees might get most of the press in the insect world due to their dwindling numbers and power to pollinate. Enter writer and rainforest ecologist Mike Shanahan , who is making the case for wasps. He breaks down their unique relationship with figs in his new book, “ Gods, Wasps and Stranglers .”
Read the story7 min'SPIRALIZE this!'
You’ve probably heard this one before: Eating more vegetables would be a whole lot easier if there was less prep time involved. So without further ado, we give you the spiralizer! In her new book, “ SPIRALIZE this! ” Martha Rose Shulman turns her attention to this nifty kitchen gadget.
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