Good Food
Critter Fritters; Kugel; Pork n' Beans; Skyr
This week on Good Food, host Evan Kleiman taste tests critter fritters, made from insects. Plus chef Eric Greenspan explains why he has kugel on his menu at The Foundry. Plus Jonathan Gold takes us to San Gabriel for lobster.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenFor most of the world, eating bugs is normal. We, are the weird ones. This week on Good Food, host Evan Kleiman taste tests critter fritters from Daniela Martin. Chef Eric Greenspan of The Foundry on Melrose has put kugel on his menu. He explains why. Jonathan Gold tell us why we should go to San Gabriel for lobster. Have you heard of skyr? It's an Icelandic yogurt and Siggi Hilmarsson makes it. Martha Rose Shulman explains why side dishes are often best as main courses. Pork n' beans are definitely a crowd pleaser. Rachael Sheridan from Cube is taking it to a new level. We talk a lot about "food politics" on Good Food, but what exactly is "food policy"? Michael Dimock of Roots of Change is here with a primer. And 82-year old grandmother Jean Hill of Concord, Massachusetts is fighting to ban bottled water from her town. And Daniel Mattern of Ammo has some ideas for how to use sunchokes in a variety of dishes.
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Daniel Mattern is the chef at Ammo in Hollywood. He uses sunchokes in a variety of ways. Watercress, shaved sunchoke & roasted beet salad Aside from roasting the beets, which might take close to an hour, this is a very simple salad to prepare. If press with time, roast the beets a day or two in advance and store them in the refrigerator…
Read the story9 minLobster with Jonathan Gold
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly . This week he reviews Newport Seafood in San Gabriel, which is best known for its lobster dishes, including a Vietnamese fried lobster.
Read the story7 minEric Greenspan and Kugel
Eric Greenspan is the chef/owner of The Foundry on Melrose. He has just put kugel on his menu, a Jewish pudding-like casserole. Hear Eric talk about his career as a short order cook . Music Break: Wake Up The Nation by Paul Weller
Read the story8 minIcelandic Yogurt
Skyr is an Icelandic-style yogurt which is very rich. The whey is strained to make a thick yogurt which is very high in protein and low in fat and sugar (it's made from skim milk). Siggi Hilmarsson, originally from Iceland, makes Siggi's skyr in New York. Here on the West Coast, you can find skyr at Whole Foods, Sprouts, Gelsons, Bristol…
Read the story7 minCritter Fritters
Daniela Martin is the "girl" behind Girl Meets Bug . She is an anthropologist who advocates the consumption of bugs as an alternative to meat. According to Daniela, bugs require 20 times less food than cattle and therefore the produce more protein per pound of food their are given. More than 80 percent of the world eats insects.
Read the story7 minSide Dishes
Photo: New York Times Martha Rose Shulman writes the Recipes for Health in The New York Times. Her latest book is The Very Best of Recipes for Health , which is the next selection for the Good Food Cookbook Club . She frequently turns side dishes into main dishes emphasizing vegetables. Pepperonata is one such dish, a sauteed pepper…
Read the story4 minPork n' Beans
Rachael Sheridan is the buyer for Cube Marketplace , which is throwing a Pork n' Beans party on Saturday, October 9 at the downtown rooftop space. The event will benefit the Cube Foundation, which funds garden-to-table programs. Rachael loves using Rancho Gordo heirloom beans and The Fatted Calf pork for her pork and beans. Both…
Read the story5 minA Food Policy Primer
Michael Dimock is the President of Roots of Change , a non-profit working towards a sustainable food system for California. They are holding a food summit in Los Angeles from October 6-8. A reception at Vibiana will kickoff the summit. They'll be announcing the findings of LA's Food Policy Task Force . Public Works Commissioner Paula…
Read the story6 minBottled Water Ban
Jean Hill is a resident of Concord, Massachusetts and she recently proposed a ban on bottled water . Jean is hoping a ban on bottled water will prevent pollution and destruction caused by plastic bottles. She was motivated by huge stretch of plastic present in the Pacific ocean, also called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch .
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