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    Chef Josef Centeno puts his L.A. spin on the traditional Japanese breakfast

    Most of the breakfast foods we eat in the US are sweet and hearty, from donuts and pancakes with maple syrup to frosted flakes and biscuits and gravy. At Orsa & Winston in Downtown LA, Chef Josef Centeno is going the savory route. Find out how a trip to Japan inspired his take on the traditional Japanese breakfast .

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    By Evan Kleiman • Mar 18, 2017 • 1 min read

    Most of the breakfast foods we eat in the US are sweet and hearty, from donuts and pancakes with maple syrup to frosted flakes and biscuits and gravy. At Orsa & Winston in Downtown LA, Chef Josef Centeno is going the savory route. Find out how a trip to Japan inspired his take on the traditional Japanese breakfast. Try your hand at his Breakfast in a Shell, and let us know how it works out for you.

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    The Breakfast Show
    1. 0:00The KCRW 'Good Food' breakfast montage
    2. 7:56April McGreger's biscuit crusade
    3. 19:04Chef Josef Centeno puts his L.A. spin on the traditional Japanese breakfastYou’re reading this
    4. 25:30Cornmeal for Big Bad Breakfast
    5. 37:36"The Dim Sum Field Guide"
    6. 47:52It's all about eggs
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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    The full episode

    3 of 6
    The Breakfast Show
    1. 0:00The KCRW 'Good Food' breakfast montage
    2. 7:56April McGreger's biscuit crusade
    3. 19:04Chef Josef Centeno puts his L.A. spin on the traditional Japanese breakfastYou’re reading this
    4. 25:30Cornmeal for Big Bad Breakfast
    5. 37:36"The Dim Sum Field Guide"
    6. 47:52It's all about eggs
    Back to Good Food