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Chinese Food in LA; Ban on Sharks' Fin; Eating at LACMA
Great restaurants are opening at cultural institutions across the country. This week on Good Food, Jonathan Gold reviews the new restaurant at LACMA. Plus, Chinese Food in Los Angeles.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenThis week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, find out where to get the best Chinese food in Los Angeles. Lesley Bargar Suter of Los Angeles Magazine shares her research. Jonathan Gold reviews the new restaurant at LACMA. We'll find out what it's like to have no sense of smell from Jason Feifer. Plus, a look at how the growing demand for sharks' fin soup is affecting our oceans. We'll get a recipe for a pistachio candy from Charlie Schaffer. And Eddie Lin goes to a goat roast.
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Charlie Schaffer of Shaffer's Genuine Foods is using Santa Barbara Pistachios for a roca, which is like a hard candy. Buy the unsalted kernels (shelled). Find the recipe here .
Read the story7 minSharks' Fin Ban
John McCosker is a Senior Scientist and the first Chair of Aquatic Research at the California Academy of Sciences . From 1973 through 1994 he was Director of the Steinhart Aquarium. The California Legislature has introduced a bill ( AB 376 ) making it illegal to sell or possess shark fins.
Read the story7 minThe Best Chinese Food in LA
Lesley Bargar Suter is the Dining Editor at Los Angeles Magazine . Their May issue features the best Chinese food in LA, most of which is found in the San Gabriel Valley. For authentic Westside options, Lesley recommends Lukshon ( 3239 Helms Ave., Culver City) or WP24 (900 W. Olympic Blvd., LA).
Read the story7 minThe Man Who Can't Smell
Jason Feifer has hyposmia , or a diminished ability to smell. He wrote about his condition for Men's Health . Approximately 16 percent of Americans experience some degree of hyposmia.
Read the story7 minRay's at LACMA
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly and he reviews restaurants for Good Food every week. This week, he reviews Ray's , the new restaurant at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The bar (Stark Bar) and restaurant are named after donor Ray Stark.
Read the story7 minGoat Roast
Eddie Lin writes the blog Deep End Dining . He went to Tender Greens in West Hollywood (8759 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood) for their monthly whole-animal roasts. This time, they roasted goats in La Caja China , a roasting box invented in Cuba. More about La Caja China here .
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