Good Food
Chillin’ With Red Wines; The FDA & Chocolate; Cheddarvision
Jonathan Gold finds authentic Mexican food at El Huarache Azteca #1; Mark Schatzker journeys through northern France and England; Stacie Hunt chills-out with red wines; Dom Lane makes cheese the star with Cheddarvision TV; David Graulich devours the tasty history of the hamburger; Molly O’Neill reviews the passion and history of food writing; Cybele May petitions the FDA about chocolate standards; and Laura Avery gets a nectarine crisp recipe in the Market Report.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenJonathan Gold finds authentic Mexican food at El Huarache Azteca #1; Mark Schatzker journeys through northern France and England; Stacie Hunt chills-out with red wines; Dom Lane makes cheese the star with Cheddarvision TV; David Graulich devours the tasty history of the hamburger; Molly O’Neill reviews the passion and history of food writing; Cybele May petitions the FDA about chocolate standards; and Laura Avery gets a nectarine crisp recipe in the Market Report.
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8 storiesThe Market Report
Laura Avery talks beans with James Birch of Flora Bella Farm , which is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills community of Three Rivers. He has green garbanzo beans on the stalk. They come in giant bunches because they are too labor-intensive to pick off individually. In India, these large stalks are placed on a grill and sold as a snack.
Read the story7 minEl Huarche Azteca #1
When in Highland Park, do as the locals do… Jonathan Gold visits El Huarache Azteca #1. This friendly, neighborhood Mexican restaurant is known for its huaraches – a massive slab of fried masa, piled high with beans and thin pieces of grilled steak or marinated pork, a second layer of shredded lettuce and topped with cheese and Mexican-style…
Read the story7 minCulinary Travels in Western Europe
Mark Schatzker accepted the challenge to travel around the world in 80 days – a seemingly simple task until you consider that this is “slow travel,” where land and sea are the only acceptable forms of transportation. Mark is a self-professed omnivore and the unhurried journey has permitted him to try every imaginable cuisine and to explore each…
Read the story7 minChillin' With Red Wines
One of the largely accepted rules about wine is that whites are chilled and reds are served at room temperature. Stacie Hunt is the director of Italian wines at Du Vin Wine & Spirits in West Hollywood and she explains that certain red wines are surprisingly delicious chilled – becoming more lively from their young age and fruit forward…
Read the story7 minCheddarvision
In England’s Somerset County, the West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers have been causing a stir with their “Cheddarvision TV” – a website that features live images of a 44- pound cheddar round that is maturing in the Westcombe Dairy. A recent New York Times article highlighted the dairy, citing Cheddarvision TV’s 900,000 viewings and the 15…
Read the story7 minHamburger Heaven
As summer arrives, backyard barbecues get fired up for one of America’s most quintessential foods: the hamburger. Dave Graulich, author of The Hamburger Companion : All About The Foods We Love To Eat--With A Side Of Guilt, is an expert on some of our guiltiest pleasures, including the beloved hamburger. He cooks up some hamburger history,…
Read the story7 minAmerican Food Writing
Molly O’Neill is the editor of American Food Writing : An Anthology: With Classic Recipes. Her comprehensive book is a collection of essays, stories and recipes that celebrates 300 years of American food writing – from Meriwether Lewis’ hunts during his journey across the continent to modern-day foodies. Molly, former host of the PBS series…
Read the story7 minThe FDA & Chocolate
Chocolate is surprisingly big business – whether it’s a common chocolate bar bought at the grocery store or a highly-specialized gourmet version made from rare cocoa beans picked by hand. The average American eats approximately 12 pounds of chocolate per year, totaling about $18 billion annually. The FDA is considering a “citizens petition”…
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